Orient Express

On this CD:

1. Music from the films of Federico Fellini, for chamber ensemble (after Nino Rota)
Composed by I Salonisti
Performed by I Salonisti

2. Romanesca, morceau de style ancien, for piano
Composed by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Performed by I Salonisti

3. Soirées musicales, song collection for voices & piano La Danza, tarantella Napoletana
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by I Salonisti

4. Thais, opera Meditation
Composed by Jules Massenet
Performed by I Salonisti

5. Golliwogg's Cakewalk, for piano, L. 113/6
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by I Salonisti

6. Clair de lune, for piano, L. 75/3
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by I Salonisti

7. Wien bleibt Wien for orchestra, march
Composed by Johann Schrammel
Performed by I Salonisti

8. Mein Liebeslied muß ein Walzer sein (insertion aria for the operetta Weißes Rössl)
Composed by Robert Stolz
Performed by I Salonisti

9. The Old Refrain, for violin & piano (transcription of Johann Brandl's "Du alter Stefansturm" from Der liebe Augustin)
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
Performed by I Salonisti

10. Polichinelle for violin & piano
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
Performed by I Salonisti

11. The Way of All Flesh, film score Wiegenlied
Composed by Deszo Horvath
Performed by I Salonisti

12. Csárdás for salon orchestra No 2
Composed by Ferry Muhr
Performed by I Salonisti

13. Work(s) Song & Oriental Dance
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
Performed by I Salonisti

14. Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major for orchestra, Op. 11/1
Composed by George Enescu
Performed by I Salonisti

Tracks:

Dangerous Moonlight: Warsaw Concerto
The Case Of The Frightened Lady: Portrait Of Isla
Spellbound: Spellbound Con
The Glass Mountain: The Legend Of The Glass Mountain
Murder On The Orient Express: Theme And Waltz
Love Story: Cornish Rhap
Hangover Square: Con Macabre
While I Live: The Dream Of Olwen
Midnight On The Cliffs: Midnight On The Cliffs

Customer Reviews:

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FILM PIANO MUSIC.......2007-04-11

MOST OF THE FILMS FOR WHICH THESE PIANO PIECES WERE WRITTEN ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE, SO WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE THIS WONDERFUL RECORDING. FORGET ABOUT MORE EXPENSIVE VERSIONS. THIS IS THE BEST INTERPRETATION OF THE WARSAW CONCERTO ON THE MARKET!

Warsaw Concerto.......2005-10-09

The version of the toon was not what I expected. I wanted more the "popular" version.

Classic Movie Pieces.......2003-10-04

I am a pinaist, and several of thses pieces find themselve in my repertoire, and by hearing them on this cd, one is able to truly appreciate the composition and performance of these songs, which are not very popular nowadays. A great collection that I highly recommend to all musicians and music lovers.

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.......2003-02-07

If you like light works for piano and orchestra, this is the BEST I have heard. With the popularity of movie themes in this genre, this CD will not disappoint you. There are some great undiscovered gems on this CD. Every pianist should have this to 'expand their horizons'. Simply the best!

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A long-awaited return

Travels the Orient Express

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Quartetto Gelato

ASIN: B0002ABTK8
Release Date: 2004-06-29

Tracks:

Slow Train
Under Paris Skies
Tombeau de Couperin I Prde
Tombeau de Couperin V Menuet
Tombeau de Couperin II Rigaudon
La Vie en Rose
Konzertstus 79 Finale: The Feast
Rondo all Zingarese
Tambourin Chinois
Dein Ist Mein Ganzez Herz
Kai Kett
Kai KettI
Kai KettII
Romanian Caravan
Turkish Medley
Danny Boy

Album Description

Quartetto Gelato are one of Canada's best selling and most acclaimed classical artists, having sold over 150,000 units internationally. Since their debut in 1994, Quartetto Gelato has won the hearts of audiences worldwide with their unique blend of sparkling technique, musical finesse and humor.

Quartetto Gelato have had sold-out repeat performances in New York, Washington, Vancouver, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Toronto, Calgary, Tokyo, Edmonton, Seoul and Hong Kong.

The group now consists of original members Cynthia Steljes on oboe and English horn, tenor Peter De Sotto on vocals and violin and new members Alexander Sevastian (three-time first prize-winner of the International Accordion Competition) on accordion and piano and Kristina Reiko Cooper (Doctorate of Music from the Juilliard School of Music and winner of the 1999 Walter M. Naumberg Chamber Music Competition) on cello.

Their latest release "Travels the Orient Express" follows the route of the storied train that runs from London to Istanbul. The songs change and shift in theme and style as the scenery would outside the traveler's compartment window. Travels the Orient Express is an exciting musical journey for the listener.

Information on the band can be found on their website.

Customer Reviews:

A long-awaited return.......2004-11-30

I love Quartetto Gelato, so perhaps I'm not the most objective reviewer. But I had some fears that the group might not be as great as it used to be after some personnel changes. I approached this CD with some trepidation.

QG is not the group it used to be, I must admit. But...the new QG is every bit as good as the original, just different now.

The CD is a great concept, a musical voyage on the classic Orient Express. The opening track, "Slow Train," represents London and is rather melancholy and sets the tone for a nostalgiac trip on a train voyage that (at least as far as I know) is no longer running. ("Slow Train" is by the British comedy team Flanders & Swann, an uncharacteristically solemn piece.)

Paris is represented by Ravel's "Tombeau de Couperin," brilliantly arranged, and by two familiar chestnuts, "La Vie en Rose" (giving Peter a chance to do Piaf), and "Under Paris Skies," giving new accordianist Alexander Sevastian a chance to strut his stuff.

"Konzertstuck" and "Rondo al1 Zingarese" give us a taste of Munich, and then cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper excels outrageously on Kreisler's "Tambourin Chinois," representing Vienna. Standing in for Budapest are Lehar's "Dein Ist Mein Ganzez Herz" and Kodaly's "Kallai Ketos".

My two favorite tracks come next. Bucharest is represented by an original piece, "Romanian Caravan," an energetic piece redolent of gypsy wagons and open fires. And "Turkish Carnival," for Istanbul, is another original piece, utterly intoxicating in its exotica, bringing images of odalisques, harem guards, and all the gaudy delights of the Near East.

The CD winds up with a return to the UK with "Danny Boy," bringing the voyage full circle.

Yes, it's light stuff, but it's good light stuff. I was once lucky enough to see QG live and they are a group who truly enjoys what they do, and their concerts have a sense of fun and delight that few classical performances have. Their CDs (I have them all) do capture some of that, and for that reason alone they're worth the attention of all classical music fans.

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A unique collection of film music
delightful

Film Music of Richard Rodney Bennett

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Release Date: 2001-01-23

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Customer Reviews:

A unique collection of film music.......2001-06-17

This recording is generally very well performed and produced. The playing of the BBC Philharmonic under Rumon Gamba is very high caliber indeed. I am not a big fan of movie music, but I was glad I bought this CD.

I bought this album for the highlight selection, the Elegy for Viola and Orchestra from Lady Caroline Lamb. This piece is pure heaven. The only piece I know that is even somewhat similar is Vaughan-Williams' Flos Campi. The soloist, orchestra and conductor are magnificent in Bennett's work - this is reason enough to own this CD.

delightful.......2001-02-13

I remember Bennett for his wonderful film scores for Nicholas and Alexandra(the fold-out LP album had a regal splendour to it) and Lady Caroline Lamb. Marcus Dodds conducted the Lamb score with the New Philharmonia Orchestra on LP (Angel S-36946) - now out of print. Gamba`s conducting is marvellous on this Chandos re-recording. But Dodds is unsurpassed for his romantic and passionate handling, with Peter Mark giving an intense interpretation of the Caroline theme. Overall, the LP has

Tracks:

Overture And Kidnapping
Stamboul Ferry
The Orient Express
The Body / Remembering Daisy
Entr'acte
Princess Dragomiroff
The Knife
Prelude To Murder
The Murder
Finale

Customer Reviews:

A Trip On The Orient Express.......2007-04-05

The soundtrack is great just as the movie! When you listen to the musical score you see the movie again in your mind. A wonderful cast of stars to go along with the music.

A Brilliant Score Beautifully Recorded.......2005-11-30

For MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, Richard Rodney Bennett could have arranged a 1930's pastiche score and left it at that. Instead, he created an entirely original score, by turns melodious and atonal, to enhance the classic murder mystery on screen. The Overture certainly does, to quote Bennett himself, "give one the sense of excitement and anticipation that one felt in the theatre, as a child, before the curtain went up," while the main theme of "The Orient Express" combines a joyous waltz with an ominous woodwind motif that tells of dark deeds to come. "The Reenactment" and "The Murder" consist of some of the eeriest music ever heard in a film (as frightening - if not more so - as much of Bernard Herrmann's score for PSYCHO). At other times, the score is impressionistically beautiful, as in the Puccini-esque "Stamboul Ferry." Bennett impressively handles both music under dialogue (in "The Orient Express," for example, or "Princess Dragomiroff") and leitmotifs (the nervous string motif associated with the villain of the piece, acted by Richard Widmark). In short, this is a brilliant score. But what truly raises the soundtrack to the highest level is the grandly scaled playing of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, led by Marcus Dods. The 1974 recording matches the orchestra in quality, with each instrument clearly audible. Thus, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS is a remarkable original soundtrack recording in more ways than one.

Christie Music at its Best!.......2005-09-01

"Murder on the Orient Express" was the one that really started the whole Agatha Christie craze at the movies, but none can top this one. I really love this soundtrack; it captures the real mood of this movie. From the excellent mood piece, "Kidnapping" to the majestic "The Orient Express", this soundtrack has just about everything for the lover of this movie. On most soundtracks you listen to some cuts and skip the others, but this one has such a variety of mood music that you'll want to hear it all.

The genius of Sir Rodney Benet!!.......2005-06-10

This film is perfect; and one of its undeniable virtues was precisely his admirable soundtrack. Exquisite in all the extension of the word. Absolutely gratifying and recommended.

Orient Express - Delightful!.......2004-06-10

I remember enjoying the movie when it first came out, as a matter of fact, it was the first movie on VCR I purchased; I guess that makes me really old! I loved the soundtrack, and you can almost hear the steam engine being fired, as it prepares to leave Paris. My vinyl copy has been gone for years, so I was delighted to stumble across it here. I have played it a number of times in the two weeks I have had it, and copied it to my MP3 player also. It is a great recording!

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Waited a long time
smooth and easy
Liz Damon Enters the Music Scene Again!

Liz Damon's Orient Express
Liz Damon
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ASIN: B0000CESU2
Release Date: 2006-09-11

Tracks:

1900 Yesterday
Something
But for Love
You Make Me Feel Like Someone
Bring Me Sunshine
You're Falling in Love
Everything Is Beautiful
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Let It Be
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Album Description

From Hawaii comes pure cane sugar, the Ukelele, the steel guitar, Steve McGarrett, Chin and Dan-o....oh!....and.... Liz Damon's Orient Express! From the soon-to-be legendary Rev-Ola White Whale Records series Originally released in 1969, "Liz Damon's Orient Express" is a masterpiece of loungepop and the "NOW SOUND" which features not only their US smash hit "1900 Yesterday.", and a raft of other Now Sound classics, but also a cracking softpop rendition of "Bring Me Sunshine," the song with which Eric & Ernie closed many a classic "Morecombe and Wise," show in the 1960's and 70's......(though here not orchestrated by Andre Preview, sadly).....superb!

Album Details

From Hawaii Comes the Ukelele, the Steel Guitar, Steve Mcgarrett, Chin and Dan-o....oh!....and.... Liz Damon's Orient Express! the Veteran Lounge Band of the Waikiki Hotel Scene Are Forever Preserved on this Album. Originally Released in 1969, "Liz Damon's Orient Express" is a Masterpiece of Loungepop and the "Now Sound" which features Not Only their Us Smash Hit "1900 Yesterday" and a Raft of Other Now Sound Classics, but also a Cracking Softpop Rendition of "Bring Me Sunshine", the Song with which Eric and Ernie Closed Many a Classic "Morecombe and Wise" Show in the 1960's and 70's......(Though Here Not Orchestrated by Andre Preview, Sadly).....superb!

Customer Reviews:

Waited a long time.......2007-05-13

I always loved the song "1900 Yesterday" but could not find it anywhere, including the on-line music services. When I received the CD I was a little disappointed because I didn't see any other originals besides 1900. They were all covers of other artist's songs. Then I listened and have to say I was very pleased with their renditions and found a number of them that I thought much better than the versions done by other artists. All in all. It's worth the price. Good listening.

smooth and easy.......2006-06-07

I bought this cd for the song "1900 yesterday",and was pleasantly surprised by the other quality, smooth,easygoing music of this group.It comes with a little booklet about Liz and her band,somewhat interesting,but the real worth in this cd is the easylistening music and songs.I remember some of these songs ,but not all of them, but they are all good and enjoyable,and a reasonably priced cd is this,most likely to be enjoyed by a good number of people.

Liz Damon Enters the Music Scene Again!.......2006-04-18

I have been a Liz Damon and the Orient Express fan even before seeing them in their home state of Hawaii. 1900 Yesterday was very popular on radio in Houston, Texas. Their mellow melodic kind of pop music sounds great even today. I was so excited to find that finally their music had been transferred to CD. I have their original release albums, but do not listen to vinyl anymore. One of the best groups EVER!

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Homesick

British Film Classics

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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March from 'Things To Come'
Valse Caprice from 'Uncle Silas'
Prelude from 'Hamlet'
Suite from 'Murder on the Orient Express'
March from 'The Dam Busters'
Ship's Waltz from 'In Search of the Castaway'
Rumba from 'In Search of the Castaways'
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Warsaw Concerto from 'Dangerous Moonlight'
Scorched Earth from 'The Overlanders'
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Colonel Bogey from 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
Main Titles from 'Scott of the Antarctic'
Luftwaffe March from 'The Battle of Britain'
Prologue from 'Henry V'
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Customer Reviews:

Homesick.......2004-03-06

Perfect

I found this CD in chicago, where this brit now lives, and the tunes and themes are such a retrieval cue for sunday afternoons watching these old stiff upper lip black and white movies on tv. Just what I needed, although the addition of 4 weddings is slightly odd. Good quality recordings...:-)

Liz Damon's Orient Express
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Reminiscing

Liz Damon & The Orient Express's 33-RPM record of 1970

Liz Damon's Orient Express
Liz Damon
Manufacturer: Rev-Ola
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ASIN: B0000E32ZL
Release Date: 2003-01-01

Tracks:

1900 Yesterday
Something
But for Love
You Make Me Feel Like Someone
Bring Me Sunshine
You're Falling in Love
Everything Is Beautiful
That Same Old Feeling
(They Long to Be) Close to You
Let It Be
Heaven in My Heart [*]
Quando, Quando Quando [*]
Canadian Sunset [*]
Wave [*]
Danny Boy [*]

Customer Reviews:

Reminiscing.......2006-04-01

This music actually means more to my Mom & Dad. Since they are not computer users I am writing on their behalf.

They had a trip to Hawaii in the early 70's and ran across the Orient Express in an Island bar. Although they enjoy all of the music, they are particularly enamored with a song that they have had considerable difficulty in finding. This goodie is called something like "Quiet Sounds" or "The Quiet Sounds". Although they have most of the lyrics down they are on a sincere search for either the 45, music, album, anything that contains this specific song. If anyone knows how to obtain anymore information, I'd appreciate some assistance. THANKS!!!
Sandi, winningtoo@comcast.net

Liz Damon & The Orient Express's 33-RPM record of 1970.......2005-07-08

I first heard Liz Damon, her sister, and band in the outside bar and stage area along the beach of the Hilton Hawaiian Village when I was on R&R from my tour in Vietnam. I came to Honolulu's Waikiki Beach in October 1970, and experienced an instant LOVE for this band, while I was enjoying my priceless time with my wife Yvonne, after not seeing her since April 1st. The up-beat yet mellow sounds of Liz and her Orient Express was hypnotic and I found myself deeply in-touch with their sound. I did not have to be prompted to buy one of their albums (33-RPM), and have it today. It's been through a flood in our home, and the record is ever so slightly warped, but still playable. THAT, is why I had to buy their newly re-cut and sound re-mastered CD of the same album name. I had to hear their music again; this time in my car or portable player!!!

Their songs, "1900 Yesterday," is by far their best work on the album, although I'm VERY partial to their rendition of, "But For Love!!!" It's a VERY INTENSE and BUILDING work of musical coordination and harmony, and really gets you smack dab in the heart!

My email message from Amazon.com tells me I'll be waiting for 2-5 weeks for delivery. I hope that is not so, because I am really looking forward to hearing it play in my car as I drive down the road, reminiscent of my drive in the rental car convertible (Ford Fairlane, 1970) around Oahu that October 1970, with the air-conditioning on near full-blast, to match my musical speakers in the car, back then!

If you enjoy great harmony... great listening and sing-along music... and don't like to be blasted by overkill acid/hangover rock `n roll anymore... and just want to chill-out and be `moved,` .... then this is your album to buy.

T.D. Jorgensen
Vietnam Vet (aviator) 4/1/70 - 4/1/71
Atlanta, GA

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old wine in a new bottle

Travels the Orient Express (Import)

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Dein Ist Mein Gainzes HErz
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Turkish Circus
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Album Details

"travels the Orient Express" is Not Scheduled for a Us Release Until June 2004.

Customer Reviews:

old wine in a new bottle.......2004-07-09

Fantastic CD! The oboist with this group continues to astound with each of their releases. I don't personally care for the vocal portions added to LeTombeau, but I wonder what Ravel might have thought? The 2 new members of the quartet really seem to pull their weight (and I really liked the former members!) The new accordionist just dazzles. This CD has something to offer for lovers of all musical flavors.

Murder on the Orient Express/Never Can Say Goodbye

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All The Things You Aren't
The best Chinatown EVER!!
Andre Kostelanetz Murder On The Orient Express/Never Can Say

Murder on the Orient Express/Never Can Say Goodbye
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THEME FROM THE GODFATHER PART II
WE MAY NEVER LOVE LIKE THIS AGAIN
ROOT BEER RAG
LOVE THEME FROM EARTHQUAKE
THEME FROM AIRPORT 1975
THEME FROM MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
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SGT. PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
LOVES THEME
ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE BONUS TRACK from Very Warm For May
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NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
MY OWN BEST FRIEND
THEME FROM CHINATOWN
ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE
VIOLETS AND SILVERBELLS
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ISNT THIS BETTER THAN WALKIN IN THE RAIN?

Customer Reviews:

All The Things You Aren't.......2006-12-03

I'm an avid collector of elevator music, but yet I loathe almost everything concocted by Andre Kostelanetz, and this cd is no exception.
Andre's version of "Chinatown" is downright gaudy with a free kitchen sink included. Percy Faith's interpretation of "Chinatown" is correct in it's subdued semblance of feeling, and much better than all the cheesy chintz on this cd.

The best Chinatown EVER!!.......2005-04-13

After waiting almost 20 years for this album to be reissued, it's finally here. Never Can Say Goodbye is one of Kostelanetz's best albums of the early 70's. The title song is a wonderfully spirited with a pulsating disco beat. In an arrangement by Homer Dennison, this makes label mate Percy Faith's version sound dull by comparison. Another terrific arrangement is "At Long Last Love." This song is arranged by the great Eddie Sauter and Kosty pulls it off beautifully! But the absolute highlight this album is "The Theme from Chinatown." This is without question the finest arrangement of this song EVER! Abosolutely no other arranger can ever hope to top this lush and colorful arrangement. Arranged by Jack Pleis (who arranged for the vocal group The Four Aces,) Kostelanetz conducts in what is the best version of this song ever recorded. It is worth buying this album for this cut alone. Compare this Chinatown to label mate Percy Faith. Yes, Percy did write his own arrangement, but it is lacking in spirit, energy and drive. It is surprisingly dull for Percy Faith considering what a fine arranger he is. The album as a whole is excellent. One of Kosty's best efforts. The first half of the cd is good, but not as satisfying. The Godfather theme is much too slow. No comparison against the splendid Franck Pourcel version. There is a nice unreleased version of "All the Things You Are" and the rest of the album is nice, if not on the same level as the second album.

Andre Kostelanetz Murder On The Orient Express/Never Can Say.......2005-04-11

This is 2 of Kostelanetz's best albums.The first album Murder On The Orient Express is based mostley on movie themes and also songs that were in movies i.e. Tenderly.The second album Never Can Say Goodbye is based on the then Today's Movies,Broadway Shows and Hits of 1975.Both albums are very lush and relaxing and are 2 of Kosty's best.When your listening to this cd you will think your listening to a b/ez station.Here is the info on the album.

Murder On The Orient Express 1975 Original Liner Notes Yes
1)Theme From The Godfather Part 2 Lush
2)We May Never Love Like This Again Lush
3)Root Beer Rag Brass/Ragtime
4)Love Theme From Earthquake Lush
5)Theme From Airport 1975 Lush
6)Theme From Murder On The Orient Lush
7)Tenderely Lush
8)Front Page Rag Brass/Ragtime
9)Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Brass
10)Love's Theme Lush
11)All The Things You Are(Bonus Track)Lush
12)Stardust(Bonus Track) Lush

Never Can Say Goodbye 1975 Liner Notes Yes
13)Never Can Say Goodbye Lush with a touch of Disco
14)My Own Best Friend Lush
15)Theme From Chinatown Lush
This is ther prettiest version of Chinatown that ever come out and no one else in my opinion was able to top Kosty on this song.There were others that did it but no one could come close to Kosty's version.Kosty's version of this song got played a lot on b/ez stations all over america in the 70s and 80s.This song is the reason I ordered this cd.I had been looking for it for years.
16)One Day In Your Life Lush
17)Violets And Silverbells Lush
18)Maiysha Lush
19)At Long Last Love Lush
This is a very beautiful song by Kosty.You use to hear it played in supermarkets and on the radio.
20)Smile Smile Smile Lush
21)Richard's Window Lush
22)Theme From Prisoner Of Second Ave Lush
23)It's Only A Paper Moon(Bonus Track)Uptempo
24)Isn't This Better(Bonus Track) Lush

If you love elevator music this cd is a must have.I also recommend Percy Faith Chinatown/Summer Place 76 for Faith's beautiful version of Chinatown.

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Manufacturer: Winter & Winter
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005N6W1
Release Date: 2001-10-30

Tracks:

Paris (Est): In The Train Station 'Mari Maro' - Trifon Trifonov
Dept., June 7th, 1905 'Musette Fantasy' - Stian Carstensen
On The Train 'Rose Mousse' - Kwartet Prima Vista
The Piano Player On The Traveller De Luxe 'As A Memento Of La Boheme' - Fumio Yasuda
At The Dining Car 'Pizzicato Polka' - Kwartet Prima Vista
Welcome To Munich 'Bayerischer Prasentiermarsch' - Heeresmusikkorps 4, Regensburg/Major Roland Kahle
The Brass Band Party At The Munich Train Station 'Bayerischer Defillermarsch' - Heeresmusikkorps 4, Regensburg/Major Roland Kahle
On The Way To Vienna 'Habanera' - Kwartet Prima Vista
Relaxation On The Train 'Serenade' - Kwartet Prima Vista
Hustle And Bustle At The Train Station In Vienna 'An Der Schonen Blauen Donau' - Kwartet Prima Vista
Heralds Of Balkans 'Hungarian Dance' - Filip Simeonov/Stian Carstensen/Ivan Atanasovi/Ivailo Atanasovi
Passing Through Budapest 'Valurile Dunarii' - Kwartet Prima Vista
Border Crossing Point To Romania 'Neno Mari Neno' - Tsonka Dimitrova
Once Upon A Time In The East 'Na Trapeza', 'Dalchovo Horo' - Raicho Assenov Boshinov/Stian Carstensen
The Train Compartment Becomes A Dance Flor 'Shopsko Horo', 'Krivo Horo' - Raicho Assenov Boshinov/Stian Carstensen
Interlude For An Unaccompanied Traveller 'Giacomo Puccini Fantasy' - Fumio Yasuda
Interruption In The Bulgarian Countryside 'Zora See Zazorila' - Tsonka Dimitrova/Darina Miteva/Radka Stefanova/Diana Velichkova
In The Fields 'Snoschti Damian Sardit Dolde' - Tsonka Dimitrova/Darina Miteva/Radka Stefanova/Diana Velichkova/Stian Carstensen
Gypsy Party 'Rachenitza' - Sylvian Aleksandrov/Ivan Atanasovi/Ivailo Atanasovi/Stian Carstensen
Breath Of Wind 'Mori Riso, Riso' - Tsonka Dimitrova/Darina Miteva/Radka Stefanova/Diana Velichkova/Stian Carstensen
Back On The Train 'Harlekin Polka' - Kwartet Prima Vista
Arrival In Constantinople, June 10th, 1905 'Song For Osman Pasha' - Filip Simeonov/Sylvian Aleksandrov/Ivan Atanasovi/Ivailo Atanasovi
In The Central Station Of Constantinople - Train De Luxe: Orient-Express Paris/Constantinople

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