Classical Lounge (1078)
This week, we’re calling the show Classical Lounge…a look at how the hi-fi world approached classical music. There has always been this appreciation and tension between the refined world of classical music and those who inhabited the down-and-dirty world of popular music. So, it wasn’t uncommon for hi-fi artists to tackle these well-known classical works now and again. We’ll hear from Dick Hyman, Billy Mur, Juan Garcia Esquivel, Liberace, and many more!
Playlist
| Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Danube Rock | Jonah Jones | A Touch Of Blue |
| Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 | Esquivel | Four Corners Of The World |
| Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 | Dick Hyman And His Orchestra | Philco Presents The Best Of...Command Records |
| Claire De Lune | Bob Florence Big Band | Bongos / Reeds / Brass |
| Swinging the Toreador | Barney Kessel | Modern Jazz Performances From Bizet's Opera Carmen |
| Bolero | Arthur Lyman | Yellow Bird |
| My Reverie (Based on Claude Debussy's "Reverie") | Liberace | My Parade Of Golden Favorites |
| Favorite Theme from Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet | Ray Conniff And His Orchestra & Chorus | Concert In Rhythm |
| Chopin Prelude, Opus 28, No. 4 | The Voices of Walter Schumann | Though Not A Word Was Spoken |
| Caro Nome | Al Jazzbo Collins | Presents Swinging At The Opera |
| Humoresque | Ray Martin & His Orchestra | Dynamica |
| Chopsticks Guitar | Billy Mure | Super-Sonic Guitars In Hi-Fi |
| Drinking Song | Edmundo Ros & His Orchestra | Ros At The Opera |
| In The Hall Of The Mountain King | Hugo Montenegro | Bongos And Brass |
| Greensleeves | Los Admiradores | Bongos |
| Rhapsody In Blue | 101 Strings | Rhapsody |