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British Light Classics I & II

Search: The Westminster Waltz
by: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Release Date July 03, 2006

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British Light Music: Robert Farnon

Search: The Westminster Waltz
from: Marco Polo

Release Date December 17, 1992

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The British Light Music Classics Series

Search: The Westminster Waltz
by: New London Orchestra

Release Date November 06, 2006

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Music of London

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by: Band of the Blues and Royals

Release Date July 08, 2002

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British Light Music Classics, Vol.2

Search: The Westminster Waltz
from: Hyperion

Release Date March 03, 1997
This is even better than its predecessor. There's more confidence in the playing and the programme is especially well chosen, with its emphasis on I-never-knew-it-was-called-that tunes. Fans of the Archers will be pleased to hear its signature tune in its entirety. The whole programme is top-drawer but unexpectedly my special favourite is Finck's In the Shadows--I'd heard it before but this time the tune really got into my blood. Good to see this series continuing.

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Elizabethan Serenade

Search: The Westminster Waltz
from: Naxos

Release Date November 04, 1996
Marco Polo has been doing a great job in reintroducing the sort of light music that aficianados of a certain age, such as me, thought would never be revived. It isn't surprising that a sampler CD from the catalogue has appeared at Naxos price. That said, this is rather a mixed bag. It's good to hear the old familiar tunes come tumbling out--the only one new to me was Sketch of a Dandy and I loved it instantly. And I have to admire the way that the overseas orchestras capture the English light music idiom so effectively. But the delightful Vanity Fair sounds much too thin, Roses of Picardy and the Tom Jones waltz really need their words and Marigold would have been far better left as a piano solo than worked up into such an overblown arrangement. ... Read More:

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Presentation of New Colours By Hm Queen Elizabeth II

Search: The Westminster Waltz
by: Honourable Artillery Company

Release Date July 02, 2007
Marco Polo has been doing a great job in reintroducing the sort of light music that aficianados of a certain age, such as me, thought would never be revived. It isn't surprising that a sampler CD from the catalogue has appeared at Naxos price. That said, this is rather a mixed bag. It's good to hear the old familiar tunes come tumbling out--the only one new to me was Sketch of a Dandy and I loved it instantly. And I have to admire the way that the overseas orchestras capture the English light music idiom so effectively. But the delightful Vanity Fair sounds much too thin, Roses of Picardy and the Tom Jones waltz really need their words and Marigold would have been far better left as a piano solo than worked up into such an overblown arrangement. ... Read More:

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Music of London

Search: The Westminster Waltz
by: Various Artists

Release Date July 10, 2006
Marco Polo has been doing a great job in reintroducing the sort of light music that aficianados of a certain age, such as me, thought would never be revived. It isn't surprising that a sampler CD from the catalogue has appeared at Naxos price. That said, this is rather a mixed bag. It's good to hear the old familiar tunes come tumbling out--the only one new to me was Sketch of a Dandy and I loved it instantly. And I have to admire the way that the overseas orchestras capture the English light music idiom so effectively. But the delightful Vanity Fair sounds much too thin, Roses of Picardy and the Tom Jones waltz really need their words and Marigold would have been far better left as a piano solo than worked up into such an overblown arrangement. ... Read More:

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Legends

Search: The Westminster Waltz
by: Grimethorpe Colliery UK Coal Band

Release Date August 29, 2005
Marco Polo has been doing a great job in reintroducing the sort of light music that aficianados of a certain age, such as me, thought would never be revived. It isn't surprising that a sampler CD from the catalogue has appeared at Naxos price. That said, this is rather a mixed bag. It's good to hear the old familiar tunes come tumbling out--the only one new to me was Sketch of a Dandy and I loved it instantly. And I have to admire the way that the overseas orchestras capture the English light music idiom so effectively. But the delightful Vanity Fair sounds much too thin, Roses of Picardy and the Tom Jones waltz really need their words and Marigold would have been far better left as a piano solo than worked up into such an overblown arrangement. ... Read More:

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Music of London

Search: The Westminster Waltz
by: Band Of The Blues & Royals

Release Date September 30, 2002
This is an enjoyable record. The recording is clean and colourful (it sounds digital) and the music is very cheering, with some nice touches of saxophone. It is a perfect companion to the superb Chandos disc of Holst and Vaughan Williams wind band music.