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A Life in Music: Vintage Tommy Reilly

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Tommy Reilly
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Aug 23, 2019
Catalog #
CHAN 20143
UPC
095115214329

About

Born in Ontario in August 1919, Tommy Reilly studied violin from the age of eight, and began playing harmonica at the age of eleven. Though he had played in England in 1935 – 37 and continental Europe in 1937 – 39, it was not until his arrest (while studying violin at the Leipzig Conservatory) and subsequent internment 1939 – 45 in prisoner-of-war camps that he developed his virtuosity on the harmonica, basing his ideas of phrasing and interpretation on the playing of Jascha Heifetz. Returning to London in 1945, Reilly began parallel careers as a concert soloist and recitalist, a popular BBC radio and television performer, and a studio musician-composer. He performed with most of the major European orchestras and toured all over the world as a concert soloist. Inspiring the composition of more than thirty works by other composers, Reilly also transcribed a great deal of repertoire for the instrument, in addition to composing his own works. In 1967 he designed a concert harmonica, later manufactured by Hohner and marketed as the Silver Concerto Chromonica. In 1992, he became the first harmonica player to be made a Member of the Order of the British Empire. His other awards included the Gold Medal of the Deutscher Harmonika-Verband, and a Golden Badge from the British Association of Composers, Authors and Songwriters. Sir Neville Marriner and Igor Stravinsky were among those who admired his playing.

Tracklist 30 tracks

  1. 1 Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 (arr. T. Reilly for harmonica and orchestra) 03:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 (arr. T. Reilly for harmonica and orchestra)
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Pablo de Sarasate
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly
    Ensemble
    Norwegian Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Øivind Bergh
  2. 2 Keyboard Sonata in G Minor, K.450/L.338/P.422 (arr. J. Moody for harmonica and piano) 02:35
    Track
    2
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in G Minor, K.450/L.338/P.422 (arr. J. Moody for harmonica and piano)
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Domenico Scarlatti
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly, Kaare Ørnung
  3. 3 Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: VII. Gigue (arr. T. Reilly for harmonica) 01:55
    Track
    3
    Title
    Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: VII. Gigue (arr. T. Reilly for harmonica)
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly
  4. 4 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 5. Sérénade in B-Flat Minor (arr. for harmonica and piano) 02:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 5. Sérénade in B-Flat Minor (arr. for harmonica and piano)
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly, Kaare Ørnung
  5. 5 Age of Innocence 03:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    Age of Innocence
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    David Reilly, Robert Farnon
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly, Knut Guettler, Tor Hultin
    Ensemble
    Norwegian Opera String Quartet
  6. 6 Italian Dance (arr. for harmonica and piano) 02:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    Italian Dance (arr. for harmonica and piano)
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Madeleine Dring
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly, Kaare Ørnung
  7. 7 5 Spanische Tänze, Op. 12: No. 2 in G Minor (arr. for harmonica and piano) 02:38
    Track
    7
    Title
    5 Spanische Tänze, Op. 12: No. 2 in G Minor (arr. for harmonica and piano)
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Moritz Moszkowski
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly, Kaare Ørnung
  8. 8 Voice from the Past 02:53
    Track
    8
    Title
    Voice from the Past
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Tommy Reilly, James Moody
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly, Knut Guettler, Robert Normann
    Ensemble
    Norwegian Opera String Quartet
  9. 9 Firebrand 03:47
    Track
    9
    Title
    Firebrand
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Alan Langford
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly, Kaare Ørnung
  10. 10 Deep Purple (arr. T. Reilly and F. Still for harmonica and piano) 02:27
    Track
    10
    Title
    Deep Purple (arr. T. Reilly and F. Still for harmonica and piano)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Peter DeRose
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly, Frank Still
  11. 11 Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), Act III: Dance of the Comedians (arr. T. Reilly for harmonica and orchestra) 02:49
    Track
    11
    Title
    Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), Act III: Dance of the Comedians (arr. T. Reilly for harmonica and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Bedřich Smetana
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly
    Ensemble
    Billy Ternent Orchestra
  12. 12 Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Overture (arr. T. Reilly for harmonica and orchestra) 02:27
    Track
    12
    Title
    Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Overture (arr. T. Reilly for harmonica and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly
    Ensemble
    Billy Ternent Orchestra
  13. 13 Midnight in Mayfair (arr. for harmonica and piano) 02:13
    Track
    13
    Title
    Midnight in Mayfair (arr. for harmonica and piano)
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Newell Chase
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly, Vic Hammett
  14. 14 El Cumbanchero (arr. T. Reilly for harmonica and chamber ensemble) 02:23
    Track
    14
    Title
    El Cumbanchero (arr. T. Reilly for harmonica and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Rafael Hernández
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly
    Ensemble
    Vic Hammett Quartet
  15. 15 Jalousie (Jealousy) (arr. T. Reilly for harmonica and chamber ensemble) 02:43
    Track
    15
    Title
    Jalousie (Jealousy) (arr. T. Reilly for harmonica and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Jacob Gade
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly
    Ensemble
    Vic Hammett Quartet
  16. 16 Dinah (arr. N. Warren for harmonica) 02:17
    Track
    16
    Title
    Dinah (arr. N. Warren for harmonica)
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Samuel M. Lewis, Joe Young, Harry Akst
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly
  17. 17 Bop! Goes the Weasel (arr. G. Martin for harmonica) 02:23
    Track
    17
    Title
    Bop! Goes the Weasel (arr. G. Martin for harmonica)
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Jack Bentley, Reg Owen
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly
  18. 18 Firefly 02:29
    Track
    18
    Title
    Firefly
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Donald Phillips
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly
    Ensemble
    Northern Variety Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vilem Tausky
  19. 19 Begin the Beguine (arr. T. Reilly and N. Warren for harmonica and orchestra) 03:05
    Track
    19
    Title
    Begin the Beguine (arr. T. Reilly and N. Warren for harmonica and orchestra)
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Cole Porter
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly
    Ensemble
    Norwegian Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Øivind Bergh
  20. 20 Gin Ginger 01:38
    Track
    20
    Title
    Gin Ginger
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Bobby Young
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly
  21. 21 No Limit 01:58
    Track
    21
    Title
    No Limit
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Tommy Reilly, Bobby Young
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly, James Moody
  22. 22 Bulgarian Wedding Dance (version for harmonica and piano) 02:17
    Track
    22
    Title
    Bulgarian Wedding Dance (version for harmonica and piano)
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    James Moody
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly, James Moody
  23. 23 Hora Staccato (arr. for harmonica and piano) 02:23
    Track
    23
    Title
    Hora Staccato (arr. for harmonica and piano)
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Grigoraș Dinicu, Jascha Heifetz
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly, Johan Øian
  24. 24 18th Century Rock (arr. T. Reilly and J. Moody for harmonica and chamber ensemble) 02:07
    Track
    24
    Title
    18th Century Rock (arr. T. Reilly and J. Moody for harmonica and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Jimmy Leach
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly
    Ensemble
    Edward Rubach Quartet
  25. 25 Irish Medley: The Humours of Limerick - Thady's Wattle - St Patrick's Day - The Irish Washerwomen (arr. J. Moody for harmonica and chamber ensemble) 02:53
    Track
    25
    Title
    Irish Medley: The Humours of Limerick - Thady's Wattle - St Patrick's Day - The Irish Washerwomen (arr. J. Moody for harmonica and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly
    Ensemble
    Edward Rubach Quartet
  26. 26 The Breeze and I (arr. T. Reilly for harmonica and chamber ensemble) 02:30
    Track
    26
    Title
    The Breeze and I (arr. T. Reilly for harmonica and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Ernesto Lecuona
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly
    Ensemble
    Edward Rubach Quartet
  27. 27 Le Grisbi 02:35
    Track
    27
    Title
    Le Grisbi
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Jean Wiéner
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly
    Ensemble
    Edward Rubach Quartet
  28. 28 The Red Flame 02:32
    Track
    28
    Title
    The Red Flame
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Tommy Reilly, Maurice Arnold
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly, James Moody
  29. 29 Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute" (arr. for harmonica and piano) 01:50
    Track
    29
    Title
    Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute" (arr. for harmonica and piano)
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly, Kaare Ørnung
  30. 30 Golden Girl 03:32
    Track
    30
    Title
    Golden Girl
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Tommy Reilly, James Moody
    Performer
    Tommy Reilly, James Moody