Leroy Anderson, Orchestral Music - Leonard Slatkin & BBC Concert Orchestra - 5CDs

CD One

1 Bugler's Holiday (1954) 2:41

2 Blue Tango (1951) 2:58

3 The First Day Of Spring (1954) 3:05

4 Belle Of The Ball (1951) 3:00

5 Governor Bradford March (1948) 2:29

6 Clarinet Candy (1962) 2:59

7 The Captains And The Kings (1962) 2:46

8 The Golden Years (1962) 4:10

9 Chicken Reel (1946) 3:07

10 Fiddle-Faddle (1947) 3:43

11 The Classical Jukebox (1950) 3:09

12 China Doll (1951) 2:38

13 Balladette (1962) 3:02

14 Arietta (1962) 2:38

Piano Concerto In C Major (1953) 19:29

15 I. Allegro Moderato 8:23

16 II. Andante 5:12

17 III. Allegro Vivo 5:55



   Composed By – Leroy Anderson

   Conductor – Leonard Slatkin

   Orchestra – BBC Concert Orchestra

   Piano – Jeffrey Biegel

Recorded at The Colosseum, Town Hall, Waterford, UK

on 24th and 25th April 2006.



CD Two

1 Woodbury Fanfare 0:55

2 A Harvard Festival 6:13

3 Forgotten Dreams 2:25

4 Whistling Kettle 1:44

5 Horse And Buggy 3:46

6 The Waltzing Cat 2:36

7 Home Stretch 2:48

8 The Girl In Satin 2:19

9 March Of The Two Left Feets 2:24

10 Waltz Around The Scale 2:43

11 Lullaby Of The Drums 3:05

12 Jazz Legato 1:45

13 Jazz Pizzicato 1:58

14 Song Of The Bells 3:30

15 Song Of Jupiter 4:13

16 Suite Of Carols For String Orchestra 12:27



CD Three

1 Harvard Sketches 4:49

2 Melody On 2 Notes 1:55

3 Mother's Whistler 3:30

4 The Penny-Whistle Song 2:38

5 The Phantom Regiment 3:09

6 Plink, Plank, Plunk! 2:49

7 Promenade 2:47

8 Sandpaper Ballet 3:18

9 Saraband 3:36

10 Serenata 3:54

11 Old Macdonald Had A Farm 3:16

12 Seventy-Six Trombones 2:57

13 Sleigh Ride 2:47

14 Suite Of Carols For Brass Choir 11:42

15 Wintergreen For President 1:25

16 The Typewriter 1:43

17 A Trumpeter's Lullaby 3:08

18 The Syncopated Clock 2:26



   Composed By – Leroy Anderson

   Conductor – Leonard Slatkin

   Orchestra – BBC Concert Orchestra

Recorded at The Colosseum, Town Hall, Waterford, UK

from 12th to 14th April, 2007.



CD Four

Irish Suite (19:37)

1 I. The Irish Washerwoman 3:00

2 II. The Minstrel Boy 3:27

3 III. The Rakes Of Mallow 2:58

4 IV. The Wearing Of The Green 3:20

5 V. The Last Rose of Summer 3:46

6 VI. The Girl I Left Behind Me 3:07

7 Edward MacDowell: To A Wild Rose 2:11

8 Summer Skies 3:53

Scottish Suite (10:26)

9 I. Bonnie Dundee 2:51

10 II. Turn Ye To Me 2:20

11 III. The Bluebells Of Scotland 2:06

12 IV. The Campbells Are Coming 3:10

13 Blue Tango 2:37

14 Forgotten Dreams 2:51

15 Belle Of The Ball 3:12

Alma Mater (6:30)

16 I. Chapel Bells 1:31

17 II. Freshman On Main Street 1:27

18 III. Library Reading Room 1:48

19 IV. Class Reunion 1:44

20 A Christmas Festival 9:10



   Baritone Vocals – William Dazeley (tracks: 15)

   Composed By – Leroy Anderson

   Conductor – Leonard Slatkin

   Orchestra – BBC Concert Orchestra

   Soprano Vocals – Kim Criswell (tracks: 13-15)

Recorded at The Colosseum, Town Hall, Waterford, UK from 3rd to 5th September, 2007.

World première recording (track 7).

World première recording of complete suite (tracks 9-12)

World première recording of version for voice & orchestra (tracks 14, 15)



CD Five

Goldilocks (Excerpts) (35:40)

1 Overture 4:57

2 Lazy Moon 1:44

3 Save A Kiss 3:23

4 The Pussy Foot 3:11

5 Pirate Dance 2:19

6 Who's Been Sitting in My Chair 2:08

7 Lady in Waiting, Ballet 5:14

8 Shall I Take My Heart and Go 3:16

9 The Town House Maxixe 3:09

10 I Never Know When 3:05

11 Pyramid Dance 3:13

Suite Of Carols (Version For Woodwinds) (10:46)

12 I. Angels In Our Fields 2:33

13 II. O Sanctissima 1:39

14 III. O Come, O Come Emmanuel, O Come 2:29

15 IV. Little Children 1:05

16 V. Coventry Carol 1:35

17 VI. Patapan 1:24

Goldilocks (Excerpts)

18 Lady In Waiting, Waltz 3:26

19 Shall I Take My Heart (Instrumental) 2:24



   Recorded At – Watford Colosseum

   Baritone Vocals – William Dazeley (tracks: 1 to 11, 18, 19)

   Composed By – Leroy Anderson

   Conductor – Leonard Slatkin

   Lyrics By [Lyricist] – Jean Kerr (tracks: 1 to 11, 18, 19), Joan Ford (tracks: 1 to 11, 18, 19), Leroy Anderson (tracks: 1 to 11, 18, 19), Walter Kerr (tracks: 1 to 11, 18, 19)

   Orchestra – BBC Concert Orchestra

   Soprano Vocals – Kim Criswell (tracks: 1 to 11, 18, 19)



Recorded at The Colosseum, Town Hall, Waterford, UK from 3rd to 5th September, 2007