The Best Of Danny Williams

On this CD:

1. Pagliacci, opera Vesti La Giubba
Composed by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Performed by General Motors Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tauber

2. Ein Traum (A Dream), song for voice & piano, Op. 48/6
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by General Motors Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tauber

3. Frasquita, operetta Serenade
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by General Motors Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tauber

4. Roméo et Juliette, opera Non, Ce n'est pas les jour
Composed by Charles Gounod
Performed by General Motors Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tauber, Grace Moore

5. Liebestraum (3), notturnos for piano (after songs LW N18), S. 541, LW A103 [Unspecified] Liebestraum
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by General Motors Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tauber

6. Zigeunerliebe, operetta Hör'ich Cymbalklänge
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by General Motors Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tauber

7. Gräfin Mariza, (Countess Maritza), operetta Grüss Mir Mein Wien
Composed by Imre (Emmerich) Kalman
Performed by General Motors Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tauber

8. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta Romance Duet
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by General Motors Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tauber, Erna Sack

9. Våren (Last Spring) song for voice & orchestra, EG 177e
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by General Motors Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tauber

10. Geschichten von Strauss(Tales of Strauss), for piano, Op 21 Song of Love
Composed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Performed by General Motors Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tauber

11. Ständchen ("Leise flehen meine Lieder"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by General Motors Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tauber, Grace Moore

12. Mignon, opera in 3 acts Adieu Mignon
Composed by Ambroise Thomas
Performed by General Motors Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tauber

13. Élégie for soprano, cello and piano
Composed by Jules Massenet
Performed by General Motors Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tauber

14. Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts La fleur que tu m'avais jetée
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by General Motors Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tauber

15. Life Is Nothing without Music
Composed by Fred Hartley
Performed by Percy B. Kahn, Richard Tauber

16. None but the lonely heart, song for voice & piano, Op. 6/6 sung in German
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Percy B. Kahn, Richard Tauber

17. Pimpinella (The Florence Song), for voice & piano, Op. 38/6
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Percy B. Kahn, Richard Tauber

18. Break of Day
Composed by Hans May
Performed by Percy B. Kahn, Richard Tauber

19. Land Without Music, The, film score Heaven In A Song
Composed by Oscar Straus
Performed by Richard Tauber

20. I Could Never Tell
Composed by Billy Bowen
Performed by Richard Tauber

21. Dearest of All
Composed by Vernon Sharp
Performed by Richard Tauber

22. My Heart Is in Vienna Still
Composed by Alan Murray
Performed by Richard Tauber

23. Der Vogelhändler, operetta My Most Romantic Memory
Composed by Carl Zeller
Performed by Richard Tauber

24. Ein Traum (A Dream), song for voice & piano, Op. 48/6
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Richard Tauber

25. Eros, poem for voice & piano, Op. 70/1
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Richard Tauber

26. Gräfin Mariza, (Countess Maritza), operetta Vienna So Gay
Composed by Imre (Emmerich) Kalman
Performed by Richard Tauber

27. Der Evangelimann, opera, Op 45 Selig Sind Die Verfolgung Leiden
Composed by Wilhelm Kienzl
Performed by Percy B. Kahn, Richard Tauber

28. Die beiden Grenadiere ("Nach Frankreich zogen zwei Grenadier"), song for voice & piano, Op. 49/1
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Percy B. Kahn, Richard Tauber

29. Widmung ("Du meine Seele, du mein Herz"), song for voice & piano (Myrthen), Op. 25/1
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Percy B. Kahn, Richard Tauber

30. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40 Ombra Mai Fu
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Percy B. Kahn, Richard Tauber

31. Old Chelsea, operetta My Heart and I
Composed by Richard Tauber
Performed by Percy B. Kahn, Richard Tauber

32. Ständchen ("Leise flehen meine Lieder"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Percy B. Kahn, Richard Tauber

33. Lachen und Weinen, song for voice & piano, D. 777 (Op. 59/4)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Percy B. Kahn, Richard Tauber

34. Blossom Time Love Comes At Blossom Time
Composed by Victor Herbert
Performed by Percy B. Kahn, Richard Tauber

35. Das Land des Lächelns, operetta You Are My Heart's Delight
Composed by Franz Lehar
Performed by Percy B. Kahn, Richard Tauber

36. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527 Ma Quel Mai
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden with Richard Tauber, Maria Cebotari

37. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527 Dalla Sua Pace
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden with Richard Tauber

38. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527 Il Mio Tessoro (Incomplete)
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden with Richard Tauber

The Best Of Danny Williams, Music, Georges Bizet, Billy Bowen, Charles Gounod, Edvard Grieg, George Frideric Handel, Fred Hartley, Imre (Emmerich) Kalman, Wilhelm Kienzl, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Franz Lehar, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Franz Liszt, Jules Massenet, Hans May, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alan Murray, Sigmund Romberg, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Vernon Sharp, Oscar Straus, Richard Tauber, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Ambroise Thomas, Carl Zeller, Erno Rapee, General Motors Symphony Orchestra, Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden, Percy B. Kahn, Richard Tauber, Erna Sack, Grace Moore, Maria Cebotari, 20th/21st Century Music for Voice and Keyboard, Classical, Film, Film Music, French Romantic Opera, German/Austrian 20th/21st Century Opera, German/Austrian Classical Period Opera, German/Austrian Operetta, Italian Baroque Opera, Keyboard, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Miscellaneous Vocal Music, Music for Keyboard

The Very Best of Danny Williams
Average customer rating:

More than just "White on White"

The Very Best of Danny Williams
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Manufacturer: EMI Gold Imports
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Moon River//Swinging for You

Singles Collection

Tommy Roe - Greatest Hits [MCA]

ASIN: B000EPR7LG
Release Date: 2006-04-10

Tracks:

Moon River
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
Portrait of My Love
What Kind of Fool Am I?
I've Got You Under My Skin
It Might as Well Be Spring
Steppin' out With My Baby
With These Hands
Stay as Sweet as You Are
In Other Words (Fly Me to the Moon)
Wonderful World of the Young
Jeannie
Danny Boy
Story of a Starry Night
No Love, No Nothin'
All or Nothing at All
Autumn Leaves
After You
I'm Beginning to See the Light
White on White
I Talk to the Trees
Street of Goodbyes
Boy I Really Didn't Know What Hit Me
Every Time We Say Goodbye

Album Description

A superb album highlighting the very best of Danny Williams. Includes the number one single 'Moon River' which Nat King Cole refused to record because he said that "Danny's version could never be bettered". The album is full of great ballads and swing classics including 'Stay as Sweet as You are', 'Autumn Leaves', 'Everytime we Say Goodbye', 'Fly Me To The Moon', and 'Portrait of My Love'. This album was compiled by Danny who sadly died in December 2005. EMI. 2006.

Album Details

A Superb Album Highlighting the Very Best Recordings by the Late Danny Williams. Includes the Number One Single "Moon River", which Nat King Cole Refused to Record Because He Said that "Danny's Version Could Never Be Bettered". While Us Crooner Andy Williams (No Relation) Would Record it Across the Atlantic Years Later, Audiences in the UK Identify it as One of Danny Williams all Time Hits. This Album is Full of Great Ballads and Swing Classics Including 'stay as Sweet as You Are', 'autumn Leaves', 'everytime We Say Goodbye', 'fly Me to the Moon', and 'portrait of My Love'.

Customer Reviews:

More than just "White on White".......2007-01-17

Here in America, Danny Williams is best known for his Top Ten hit single "White On White" (which incidently appears on this compilation), but other than that song, he is relatively unknown. While in Britain, Williams had a string of hits that included his chart topping version of "Moon River" (also featured on this compilation). THE VERY BEST OF DANNY WILLIAMS collects the best of his recordings for EMI's His Master's Voice subsidiary (which were released on United Artists here in the States) and gives the listener an overview of his work and comes off as an excellent introduction to the singer many have called "Britain's Johnny Mathis".

The only thing that keeps this CD from being a definative compilation of Danny Williams' classic recordings (not to mention the only thing that keeps this for getting five stars) are the absences of such notable British hits as "We Will Never Be As Young As This Again", "The Miracle Of You" (both which appear on EMI's 2 on 1 CD MOON RIVER/SWINGING FOR YOU), and "Tears". But considering that the person who compiled this collection was the late Danny Williams himself, he could be excused for not picking tracks that might have been favorites of his fans. But what he did pick forms this excellent compilation. Not only do we get the aformentioned "Moon River" and "White On White", we also get such hits as "The Wonderful World Of The Young" and "Jeannie". Not to mention his versions of such songs as "What Kind Of Fool Am I", "Portrait Of My Love", and "It Might As Well Be Spring" among others.

Although this is not the definative Danny Williams compilation (we'll have to wait until EMI puts that one out), THE VERY BEST OF DANNY WILLIAMS serves as both a collection of his classic recordings to be cherished by his many fans and as a perfect introduction of his recordings to new listeners. Especially to many Americans who are only familiar with the afformentioned "White On White".

Critic's Choice: Leonard Maltin's Best Movie Themes of the '90s

Average customer rating:

A great CD for those who appreciate movie themes

Critic's Choice: Leonard Maltin's Best Movie Themes of the '90s

Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00004SVHW
Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

Critic's Choice Theme
Titanic Suite: Distant Memories/Southampton/Rose/Take Her To Sea Mr. Murdoch
Basic Instinct: An Unending Story
Maverick Suite
The Firm: Main Title/Ray's Blues
Ed Wood: Main Title
Shakespeare In Love Suite: The End/The Beginning Of The Partnership
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Orchestral Suite
The Mask Of Zorro Suite: The Plaza Of Execution/Zorro's Theme/Love Theme
Saving Private Ryan: Hymn To The Fallen

Tracks:

First Knight Orchestral Suite: Arthur's Fanfare/Main Title/End Credits/Camelot/Arthur's Farewell
Fast, Cheap & Out Of Control: Eternal Future II
As Good As It Gets
The English Patient: Rupert Bear/As Far As Florence
American Beauty: Dead Already/Any Other Name
Braveheart: End Credits
Life Is Beautiful: Buon Giorno Principessa/Abbiano Vinto
John Grisham's The Rainmaker: Kelly's Theme
The Lion King Orchestral Suite
Schindler's List: Theme From Schindler's List/Jewish Town/Remembrances

Customer Reviews:

A great CD for those who appreciate movie themes.......2000-10-06

I enjoyed this CD because Leonard Martin does a good job in selecting the scores of movies that are special in itself, outside from the context of the movie. His selection is diverse, in the sense that it includes scores of not only the big blockbusters of the 90s (Titanic, Saving Private Ryan, Braveheart), but also of the movies that have already been forgotten (Fast, Cheap and Out of Control, and The Rainmaker). There is reasoning behind such a selection, according to Martin: "Some scores wear well over time and provide a rewarding experience long after the movie begins to recede in one's memory."

Martin selects the scores from a variety of film genres (drama, dark comedy, suspense,for example) which translates into a well rounded compilation of musical pieces (classical,spanish-inspired, blues, etc). He also includes liner notes reagrding each selection and composer, which serves as a brief, yet interesting, background regarding each selection.

The only qualm that I have with the CD is the abscence of some of my personal favorites, which are certainly memorable both as films and as scores. Reagarding such statements Martin states that "Lists, of course, are highly arbitrary and designed to provoke argument." Moreover, Martin acknowledges that selections are not the only great scores of the past decade; they are, however, among his favorites. I definitely agree with him on this statement.

Purchase the CD for not only your favorites but for the nice variety that Martin put together. You will be surprised that you will love the scores, even of the movies you may not have seen!

Very Best of
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000024UOV
Release Date: 2006-05-30