Echoes of Italy & Great Strauss Waltzes (rec 1964 & 1970) [2 LPs on one CD]

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Werner Muller & his orchestra
Echoes of Italy & Great Strauss Waltzes (rec 1964 & 1970) [2 LPs on one CD]

[ Vocalion Decca Archives / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 30 January 2009

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German orchestral maestro Werner Mueller makes his ninth appearance on Vocalion with two further albums drawn from his extensive Teldec catalogue, both of which demonstrate that he was a master of light classical music repertoire in addition to the Latin and big band idioms for which he was best known.

Echoes of Italy presents several timeless melodies from the land of song, including numbers that found international fame once English lyrics had been written for them: Quando, M'innamoro (A Man without Love), Ti Guarderò Nel Cuore (More), Alla Fine Della Strada (Love Me Tonight). Müller also turns his attention to works by composers such as Toselli (Serenade No.1, Op.6), Rossini (Finale from 'William Tell') and Tchaikovsky (Capriccio Italien, Op.45), and these and every selection in the album are treated to typically exquisite Müller orchestrations. Great Strauss Waltzes is, as the title suggests, dedicated to the undisputed master of the waltz, Johan Strauss. Classics including the Accelerations Waltz, Tales from the Vienna Woods, Roses from the South, Blue Danube Waltz and many more are given new leases of life under Müller's expert direction.

Tracks:

Echoes of Italy
ORIGINAL LP SLK 16863 (1970) STEREO

Quando, Quando, Quando (Testa; Renis; Boone)
Mattinata (Leoncavallo arr Muller)
Funiculi, Funiculà (Denza; Turco arr Müller)
Italian Festival I (medley): Serenade No.1, Op.6 (Toselli arr Müller); O Sole Mio (Di Capua arr Müller); Catari, Catari (Cardillo; Cordiferro; Fields); Finale from 'William Tell' (Rossini arr Müller; Jouy; Bis)
Arrivederci Roma (Rascel; Giovannini; Sigman; Garinei; Glando)
La Danza (Rossini arr Müller; Pepoli)
Quando, M'innamoro (A Man without Love) (Pace; Livraghi; Mason; Panzeri)
Alla Fine Della Strada (Love Me Tonight) (Pace; Pilat; Mason; Panzeri)
Al Di La (Donida; Mogol; Drake)
Ti Guarderò Nel Cuore (More) (Oliviero; Ortolani; Newell)
Italian Festival II (medley): Capriccio Italien, Op.45 (Tchaikovsky arr Müller); Marechiare (Tosti; Di Giacomo); Vieni Sul Mar (Trad arr Müller); Carnival of Venice (Trad arr Müller)
Il Silenzio (Celeste; Brezza)

Great Strauss Waltzes
ORIGINAL LP SLK 16269 (1964) STEREO

Roses from the South (J Strauss arr Müller)
Accelerations Waltz (J Strauss arr Müller)
Tales from the Vienna Woods (J Strauss arr Müller)
You and You (J Strauss arr Müller)
Kiss Waltz (J Strauss arr Müller)
Vienna Blood (J Strauss arr Förster)
Lagoon Waltz (J Strauss arr Förster)
Emperor Waltz (J Strauss arr Müller)
Wine, Women and Song (J Strauss arr Förster)
Blue Danube Waltz (J Strauss arr Förster)