RARE VINTAGE
CLASSICAL DANCE
RCA VICTOR WHITE DOG LABEL
THE WORLD'S BEST-LOVED WALTZES
featuring the MORTON GOULD and His ORCHESTRA
Biography by Robert Cummings
Morton Gould was an important American composer, generally overshadowed by Copland, Barber, and Bernstein. Like Bernstein, he wrote in both popular and classical styles and often mixed the two. Many record collectors around the middle of the twentieth century knew him primarily as a conductor of popular music, as well as of newer works in the realm of serious music. His "classical" style in composition generally offered few challenges to listeners and often featured well-known themes of a patriotic or folk origin, or were based on melodies from American composers out of the past. Foster Gallery (1939) and American Ballads (1976) fall into this realm.
selections include
TCHAIKOVSKY's
The Sleeping Beauty Waltz
JOHANN STRAUSS, JR.'s
Roses from the South
and
Fledermaus Waltzes
SIBELIUS's
Valse triste
ZIEHRER-GOULD's
Vienna Beauties
WEBER's
Invitation to the Dance
Bernard Greenhouse, 'Cello solo
LEHAR's
Gold and Silver
and
JOSEF STRAUSS's
Village Swallows
RCA VICTOR SLP-A RED SEAL
A "NEW ORTHOPHONIC" HIGH FIDELITY RECORDING
(Outlined Dog on sleeve and White Dog on label)
SLEEVE IS IN FAIR CONDITION - LP IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
