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“For over four decades when conducting the BBC’s Light Orchestras on radio… I always included pieces from the American repertoire which I knew from the Boston Pops and the Hollywood Bowl. These wonderful melodies were also a “hit” with audiences at my “Pops at the Philharmonic” concerts. I have put together a selection of favourites, including instrumental arrangements from the Great American Songbook, and themes from the movies, to bring back some of the glitz and glamour of a Golden Age. (Iain Sutherland)
- [1] Overture: Captain Blood (Erich Korngold) 2:08
- [2] Manhattan Playboy (Robert Farnon) 2:52
- [3] Forgotten Dreams (Leroy Anderson) 2:38
- [4] I’m a Brass Band (Cy Coleman arr Iain Sutherland) 2:19
- [5] Pavanne (Morton Gould) 3:18
- [6] Folks Who Live on the Hill (Jerome Kern) 4:08
- [7] Marching Thro’ Georgia (Trad/Peter Hope) 4:22
- [8] Night and Day (Cole Porter arr Reg Tilsley) 4:19
- [9] Song Of The High Seas (Richard Rodgers) 3:06
- [10] Overture: Mack & Mabel (Jerry Herman) 5:42
- [11] Walking the Dog (George Gershwin) 3:06
- [12] Tiny Ballerina (who danced in the key of C) (David Rose) 3:17
- [13] Kentucky Love Song (Black is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair)
(Trad/Peter Hope) 3:57 - [14] March of the Toys (Victor Herbert) 3:48
- [15] On Golden Pond (Dave Grusin) 4:56
- [16] Carousel Waltz (Richard Rodgers) 5:50
- [17] Trumpeter’s Lullaby (Leroy Anderson) 2:51
- [18] American Salute (Morton Gould) 4:37
- [19] How Beautiful is Night (Milt Raskin & Robert Farnon) 3:32
- [20] Overture: West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) arr.Peress 5:08
