American Classics - Anderson: Orchestral Favourites / Hayman

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
February 1, 2002
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ANDERSON
    • PERFORMER
      Richard Hayman
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 01, 2002
    • UPC
      636943912522
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8559125
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Serenata

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    2. The Syncopated Clock

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    3. The Penny-Whistle Song

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    4. The Typewriter

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    5. Saraband

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    6. A Trumpeter's Lullaby

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    7. Fiddle Faddle

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    8. Forgotten Dreams

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    9. Blue Tango

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    10. Jazz Legato

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    11. Jazz Pizzicato

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    12. The Phantom Regiment

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    13. Bugler's Holiday

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    14. The Waltzing Cat

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    15. March of the 2 Left Feet

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    16. Promenade

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    17. Plink, Plank, Plunk!

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    18. The Girl in Satin

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    19. Sandpaper Ballet

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    20. Belle of the Ball

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman

    21. Sleigh Ride

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Hayman


Leroy Anderson's music once was so ubiquitous that anyone with even cursory contact with broadcast media could not help hearing it. So don't be surprised--especially if you're over 30--if you find your ears perking up quite often in recognition as you play this delightful disc. Those of us who played in high school bands and orchestras no doubt will have vivid memories of Bugler's Holiday or Trumpter's Lullaby, but for most listeners this collection will serve to attach names to tunes heard for years in supermarkets and shopping malls--tunes such as The Syncopated Clock, The Girl in Satin, and Blue Tango. Anderson applied his classical training to his love of jazz, which, combined with his uncanny instinct for good tunes helped him create a long series of "pops" hits. He was equally adept in both worlds, whether the European-style waltzing of Belle of the Ball (with its "blue note" trio), or the straight-from-the-dance-hall Jazz Pizzicato.


The disc opens with the Serenata (a cheeky knockoff of Gershwin's Cuban Overture) and closes with the ever-popular Sleigh Ride, here freed from those goofy lyrics and sounding more like its true self: a fine composition that can be enjoyed whatever the time of year. Anderson had a particular flair for musical depictions of everyday objects, such as the aforementioned clock, or the typewriter, or even sandpaper (in the Sandpaper Ballet). Whether object, animal (The Waltzing Cat), or body part (March of Two Left Feet), Anderson never abandoned his operative principle: make music fun! Richard Hayman's long experience in this specialized genre shows in his high-spirited, rhythmically smart, tonally tangy realizations with his orchestra. If you've been finding yourself bereft of smiles lately, purchase this Naxos disc and you'll get a whole hour's worth.
--Victor Carr Jr., ClassicsToday.com