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Guild has already done some string-oriented releases in its The Golden Age of Light Music reissue series, such as Strings and Things Go Stereo! and whatnot. However, this volume, Picking Strings, is a standout. Drawing from selections recorded between 1947 and 1958, this collects a generous number of high-spirited, high-energy orchestral tracks with a few lush, romantic tracks thrown in for the sake of variety. For fans of "bug music," this is pretty buggy, containing such left of center fare as Percy Faith's The Fiddling Bullfighter, Otto Cesana's Marionette, George Melachrino's Busybodies, and Don Gillis' "Perpetual Emotion" (from his Symphony No. 5 1/2). Less buggy tracks have that curtain-raising quality, that time-to-visit-the-drive-in-movie-snack-bar quality, that downhill slalom quality, that skipping-down-the-lane quality, that "time for dinner" sound; many of the key experiential points that these expert moodsmiths could hit, seemingly with pinpoint accuracy most times, are represented here. The outlook in terms of orchestras and composers is international this time, with Britain -- usually heavily represented on these volumes, though no worse for it -- having to share the spotlight with American artists such as André Kostelanetz, the Spencer-Hagen Orchestra, and George Cates, not to mention the French, Dutch, and German artists included. As usual, the quality of sound and 78 (or in some cases, LP and 45) transfers is top drawer and the music is catchy and, in some cases, almost narcotically addicting. For students and enthusiasts of film and television scoring, Guild Light Music's Picking Strings should prove invaluable, but for ordinary listeners who like a little lift in their music and appreciate popular orchestral music this should also be good. Although it's definitely light, too much of the material on Guild Light Music's Picking Strings is strong and substantive enough to qualify it as a "guilty pleasure."
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Gerard Calvi, Composer - Gérard Calvi And His Orchestra, MainArtist
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Frank Chacksfield, Composer - K P M MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher - The Symphonia Orchestra Conducted By Curt Andersen, MainArtist
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Ronald Hanmer, Composer - JOSEF WEINBERGER LTD, MusicPublisher - Stuttgart Radio Orchestra Conducted By Kurt Rehfeld, MainArtist
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Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Composer - Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Famous Music Corp, MusicPublisher
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Ray Martin, Composer - Ray Martin and His Orchestra, MainArtist - World-Music-Company, MusicPublisher
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Kermit Leslie & Walter Leslie real surnames Levinsky, Composer - Kermit Leslie And His Orchestra, MainArtist - Wood-B-F-Music Co Th, MusicPublisher
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Otto Cesana and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Otto Cesana, Composer
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André Varel, Composer - Frank Cordell and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Mark Bailly, Composer - Jan Savoy – arr. Frank Cordell, Composer
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Clive Richardson, Composer - Philip Green and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Francis Day and Hunt, MusicPublisher
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Trevor Duncan, Composer - K P M MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher - The Symphonia Orchestra Conducted By Curt Andersen, MainArtist - real name Leonard Charles Trebilco, Composer
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Stuttgart Radio Orchestra Conducted By Kurt Rehfeld, MainArtist - Norman Whiteley, Composer
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Angela Morley, Composer - Danish State Radio Orchestra Conducted By Robert Farnon, MainArtist
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Don Gillis, Composer - Hawkes-and-son (lon, MusicPublisher - New Symphony Orchestra Of London Conducted By Don Gillis, MainArtist
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Earle H. Hagen, Composer - Herbert Spencer, Composer - The Spencer-Hagen Orchestra, MainArtist
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Alan Perry, Composer - Stuttgart Radio Orchestra Conducted By Kurt Rehfeld, MainArtist - real name Ernest Tomlinson, Composer
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Florian ZaBach, Composer, MainArtist - His Violin And Orchestra, MainArtist - Frank Andrini, Composer
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Margueritte Angele Monnot, Composer - Eddie Barclay and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Metropolitaines Edit, MusicPublisher
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Norrie Paramor, Composer - The Connaught Light Orchestra, MainArtist
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George Cates, Composer - George Cates And His Orchestra, MainArtist - Greene-Mort-Music Co, MusicPublisher - Polygram Internation, MusicPublisher - Champagne-Music Corp, MusicPublisher
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Chucho Monje, Composer - Mario Ruiz Armengol And His Orchestra, MainArtist - arr. Mario Ruiz Armengol, Composer - Promotora Hispanoame, MusicPublisher
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Rafael Hernandez, Composer - Peer International C, MusicPublisher - Pépé Gonzalez And His Orchestra, MainArtist
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Steve Kirk, Composer - TOP-MUSIC CO, MusicPublisher - Dolf Van Der Linden And His Orchestra (Van Lynn On Lp Label), MainArtist
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George Melachrino, Composer - The Melachrino Orchestra Conducted By George Melachrino, MainArtist
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BOB HAYMES, Composer - Acquaviva and His Orchestra, MainArtist
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Nancy Hamilton, Composer - David Rose and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Chappell-Co Inc, MusicPublisher - MClassical Lewis, Composer
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PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - The Brussels New Concert Orchestra Conducted By Vic Reynaers, MainArtist - Vic Reynaers, Composer
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Van Phillips, Composer - K P M MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher - The Connaught Light Orchestra, MainArtist
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Gilbert Becaud, Composer - PIERRE DELANOE, Composer - Boris Sarbek and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Erna-In, MusicPublisher
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Roger Roger, Composer - Roger Roger And His Champs Elysees Orchestra, MainArtist - Marlowlynn Ltd., MusicPublisher
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Percy Faith, Composer - Percy Faith and His Orchestra, MainArtist
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Albumbeschreibung
Guild has already done some string-oriented releases in its The Golden Age of Light Music reissue series, such as Strings and Things Go Stereo! and whatnot. However, this volume, Picking Strings, is a standout. Drawing from selections recorded between 1947 and 1958, this collects a generous number of high-spirited, high-energy orchestral tracks with a few lush, romantic tracks thrown in for the sake of variety. For fans of "bug music," this is pretty buggy, containing such left of center fare as Percy Faith's The Fiddling Bullfighter, Otto Cesana's Marionette, George Melachrino's Busybodies, and Don Gillis' "Perpetual Emotion" (from his Symphony No. 5 1/2). Less buggy tracks have that curtain-raising quality, that time-to-visit-the-drive-in-movie-snack-bar quality, that downhill slalom quality, that skipping-down-the-lane quality, that "time for dinner" sound; many of the key experiential points that these expert moodsmiths could hit, seemingly with pinpoint accuracy most times, are represented here. The outlook in terms of orchestras and composers is international this time, with Britain -- usually heavily represented on these volumes, though no worse for it -- having to share the spotlight with American artists such as André Kostelanetz, the Spencer-Hagen Orchestra, and George Cates, not to mention the French, Dutch, and German artists included. As usual, the quality of sound and 78 (or in some cases, LP and 45) transfers is top drawer and the music is catchy and, in some cases, almost narcotically addicting. For students and enthusiasts of film and television scoring, Guild Light Music's Picking Strings should prove invaluable, but for ordinary listeners who like a little lift in their music and appreciate popular orchestral music this should also be good. Although it's definitely light, too much of the material on Guild Light Music's Picking Strings is strong and substantive enough to qualify it as a "guilty pleasure."
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 30 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:37
- Main artist: Various Artists
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Guild Music
- Genre: Klassiek
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
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