Cyril Ornadel
British composer, arranger and conductor.
Born: 2 December 1924, London UK
Died: 22 June 2011, Israel
Cyril Ornadel rose to prominence in Britain during the 1950s, largely due to his weekly appearances conducting the orchestra for the popular television series “Sunday Night at the London Palladium”. He was MD for numerous top musicals in London’s West End, and his composing credits include the hit show “Pickwick” and the song Portrait of my Love which gave Matt Monro an international hit. He was heavily involved with World Record Club, lending an initial to its Production company World Record Club.
His son is Guy Ornadel.
Pickwick
Cyril Ornadel, Leslie Bricusse
1994
Edward The King (Original Soundtrack)
The London Symphony Orchestra* Conducted By Cyril Ornadel
1980
DRG Records
2xLP
The Rodgers & Hart Songbook
Starlight Symphony Orchestra* ,Conducted By Cyril Ornadel
1976
Theme From " Brief Encounter" / Conflict
New Promenade Concert Orchestra Conducted By Cyril Ornadel
1976
The Best Of The Strauss Family
London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Cyril Ornadel
1975
Polydor
LP, Comp
Treasure Island
Cyril Ornadel, Hal Shaper
1974
More Music From the Strauss Family
The New Promenade Concert Orchestra*, Cyril Ornadel
1973
Polydor Super, Polydor
LP, Album
Hits Of The Operettas
The Stereoaction Orchestra* Created And Directed By Cyril Ornadel
1972
RCA International (Camden)
LP
The Strauss Family
London Symphony Orchestra As Arranged And Conducted By Cyril Ornadel
1972
Thrill To The Exciting Sounds Of Stereo Spectacular
Stereo Action Orchestra* Created & Directed By Cyril Ornadel
1972
Éxitos De Las Cuatro Estaciones
Cyril Ornadel Y La Orquesta Stereoaction*
1972
Chango On Safari
Mel Ferrer, Hal Shaper, Cyril Ornadel
1971
Philips
LP, Album
Hits Of Gilbert And Sullivan
The Stereo Action Orchestra, Cyril Ornadel
1971
RCA International (Camden)
LP, Album
The Beatrix Potter Stories 2 - The Stories Dramatised With Music
Cyril Ornadel, David Croft, Vivien Leigh, Beatrix Potter
1971
Stereo Spectacular Volume 4
The Stereo Action Orchestra , Conducted By Cyril Ornadel
1971
Hits Of Frank Sinatra
Cyril Ornadel And The StereoAction Orchestra*
1971
The Beatrix Potter Stories 1 - The Stories Dramatised With Music
Cyril Ornadel, David Croft, Vivien Leigh, Beatrix Potter
1971
Wonderful World Beautiful People
Cyril Ornadel
1970
CBS
LP
Wonderful World, Beautiful People
Cyril Ornadel
1970
CBS
7", Single, Promo
Hits Of The Beatles
The StereoAction Orchestra* Created And Directed By Cyril Ornadel
1970
Hits Of The Shows
The Stereoaction Orchestra* Created & Directed By Cyril Ornadel
1970
Plays Great Songs From Great Britain
Cyril Ornadel
1969
CBS
LP, Album
Ann Veronica
"Ann Veronica" Original London Cast, Cyril Ornadel, David Croft
1969
Tema Di Tara
Cyril Ornadel And The Starlight Symphony
1968
MGM Records
7"
Ann Veronica
Cyril Ornadel And The Mike Sammes Singers
1968
CBS
7"
Forever Young - The Music Of Victor Young
Cyril Ornadel And The Starlight Symphony
1967
Music From The MGM Motion Picture Release "Gone With The Wind"
Cyril Ornadel And The Starlight Symphony*
1966
Hollywood Sound Stage
Cyril Ornadel And The Starlight Symphony
1963
The Musical World Of Jerome Kern
Ornadel* And Starlight Symphony*
1963
Pickwick
Wolf Mankowitz, Cyril Ornadel, Leslie Bricusse - Harry Secombe
1963
Dearly Beloved
Cyril Ornadel And His Westminster Orch. Of London*
1962
Banda Sonora de la Película Lo que el viento se llevo
Cyril Ornadel, Bryam Fahey
1961
MGM Records, Hispavox
7", Single, Mono
Theme From King Of Kings / The Prayer Of Our Lord
Ornadel*, Miklos Rozsa*
1961
MGM Records, MGM Records
7", Promo
Carnival
Cyril Ornadel And Starlight Symphony Orchestra*
1961
Gone With The Wind - The Music From The MGM Motion Picture Release
Cyril Ornadel And The Starlight Symphony
1961
Theme From King Of Kings / The Prayer Of Our Lord
Ornadel*, Miklos Rozsa*
1961
Theme From Film "King Of Kings"
Cyril Ornadel & The Starlight Symphony
1961
Begin The Beguine / Can Can Selection
Cyril Ornadel And The Starlight Symphony
1960
MGM Records
7"
Music From Lerner And Loewe's Camelot
Ornadel* & The Starlight Symphony Orchestra*
1960
MGM Records
LP
The Great Jewish Melodies
Cyril Ornadel, The Starlight Symphony
1960
MGM Records, MGM Records
LP, Mono + LP
Music From Lerner And Loewe's Camelot
Ornadel* & The Starlight Symphony Orchestra*
1960
MGM Records
Reel, 4tr Stereo, 7" Reel
The Musical World Of Rodgers & Hammerstein
Cyril Ornadel And The Starlight Symphony Orchestra*
1960
Thumbelina
Cyril Ornadel
1960
The Musical World Of Cole Porter
The Starlight Symphony , conducted by Cyril Ornadel
1960
Hiawatha
Sinfonia Of London Conducted By Cyril Ornadel With The Alexandra Choir
1960
Treasure Island
Sir Donald Wolfit*, Cyril Ornadel
1960
Opening Night - Broadway Overtures
Cyril Ornadel, The Starlight Symphony
1960
Listen To The Wind
Vivian Ellis, Dick Bentley, Vanessa Lee, Virginia Somers, Joan Hovis, Cyril Ornadel
1958
World Record Club, World Record Club
7", EP, Mono, Club
Aladdin
Cyril Ornadel, David Croft, Norman Evans (2), Dickie Henderson, Norma Evans, Jean Metcalfe, Alan Jones (24)
1958
Bewitched And Other Songs By Rogers & Hart
Cyril Ornadel and his Westminster Concert Orchestra
1957
Rama
LP
Over The Rainbow
Westminster Concert Orchestra Conducted By Cyril Ornadel
1957
Some Enchanted Evenings
The Westminster Concert Orchestra* conducted by Cyril Ornadel / Dick Barrell
1957
Orchestral Suite From My Fair Lady
Cyril Ornadel Conducting The London Festival Symphony*
1957
Will You Remember?
Cyril Ornadel Conducting The London Festival Orchestra*
1957
My Fair Lady - Orchestral Suite
Westminster Concert Orchestra, Cyril Ornadel
1957
So Nice To Come Home To
Cyril Ornadel And His Westminster Orchestra Of London*
1956
My Fair Lady - Querschnitt
Ornadel* And The Starlight Symphony
MGM Records
7"
Ali Baba & The Forty Thieves / Sinbad The Sailor
Cyril Ornadel, Dick Bentley
Golden Wonderland
LP, Album
Time On My Hands
Westminster Concert Orchestra Of London* Conducted By Cyril Ornadel
Music Treasures Of The World
LP
The Tale Of Squirrel Nutkin
Cyril Ornadel and David Croft
His Master's Voice
7", EP, Bla
From London's Hit Musicals
Cyril Ornadel, John Gregory, Various
Dot Records
LP, Album
Selection From The Music Man & South Pacific
The Starlight Symphony Conducted By Cyril Ornadel
MGM Records, MGM Records
7", EP
Thrill To The Exciting Sounds Of Stereo Spectacular
Stereo Action Orchestra* Created & Directed By Cyril Ornadel
RCA Camden
3xLP, Comp
The Musical World Of Lerner & Loewe
Ornadel* & The Starlight Symphony
The Best Of The British On Broadway
Cyril Ornadel ,Featuring The Starlight Symphony
The Desert Song (Highlights) / Songs From The New Moon / The Firefly
Sigmund Romberg / Rudolf Friml - June Bronhill - Edmund Hockridge - Inia Te Wiata - Bruce Forsyth - Elizabeth Larner - Stephanie Voss
2005
EMI, Classics For Pleasure
CD, Comp, RM
The Mikado Highlights - Overtures
Gilbert & Sullivan
2005
Classics For Pleasure
CD, Album, RE, RM
The Student Prince (Highlights) / Songs From Naughty Marietta / The Chocolate Soldier
Romberg* / Herbert* / Straus*
2005
Classics For Pleasure
CD, Album
The Ultimate Collection
The Seekers Featuring Judith Durham
2003
A Carnival Of Hits
Judith Durham / The Seekers
1994
The Silver Jubilee Album
Judith Durham, The Seekers
1993
Grace Bumbry As Carmen Jones
Grace Bumbry
1972
Hits Of Europe
The Stereo Action Orchestra
1971
RCA International (Camden)
LP, Album
Hits Of Country And Western
The StereoAction Orchestra*
1971
RCA International (Camden)
LP
Hits Of The Classics
The Stereo Action Orchestra
1970
Theme From Lawrence Of Arabia
The Stereo Action Orchestra
1970
More Of The Fabulous Seekers
The Seekers Featuring Judith Durham
1968
Hot Pops
Various
1966
World Record Club
LP, Album, Comp
DJ's Dozen
Various
1966
Twice Times Keyboard
Bill Le Sage / Ronnie Ross
1966
Late Race
Steve Race And His Late Night Specials*
1965
Songs Of Two World Wars
Jack Warner With The Mike Sammes Singers And Orchestra*
1964
Cool Folk!
Cy Grant
1964
Music From The Movies
The New World Show Orchestra Conducted By Bobby Richards
1963
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
Various
1963
Dance To The TV Themes
Steve Race And His Orchestra
1963
Spectacular
Jerome Kern / Ray Ellington
1962
World Record Club
Reel, 2tr Mono, 5" Reel, Club
Glamorous Night Careless Rapture
Ivor Novello
1962
Gigi / Funny Face
Various
1962
West Side Story / Guys And Dolls
Various
1962
Salad Days / The Boy Friend
Various
1962
Oliver!
Lionel Bart
1962
The Mikado
Gilbert & Sullivan - Westminster Symphony Orchestra, Linden Singers*, Alexander Faris
1962
Jerome Kern Spectacular
Various
1962
Songs From Threepenny Opera / Irma La Douce
Various
1962
The Chocolate Soldier / The Firefly
Alan Braden
1962
Songs For Swingin' Toddlers
Pat Dodd With The Peter Knight Singers
1961
World Record Club
LP, Album, Mono, Club
Sunday Afternoon
Cyril Ornadel
Portrait of My Love
Cyril Ornadel
My Fair Lady: I Could Have Danced All Night
Cyril Ornadel
My Fair Lady: Wouldn't It Be Loverly
Cyril Ornadel
My Fair Lady: On the Street Where You Live
Cyril Ornadel
My Fair Lady: The Rain in Spain
Cyril Ornadel
Theme From Sapphire And Steel
Cyril Ornadel
Overture
Cyril Ornadel
Sapphire and Steel: Theme
Cyril Ornadel
My Fair Lady: Why Can't the English?
Cyril Ornadel
My Fair Lady: With a Little Bit of Luck
Cyril Ornadel
You Are Beautiful, Love Look Away (from 'Flower Drum Song')
Cyril Ornadel
My Fair Lady: Just You Wait
Cyril Ornadel
My Fair Lady: I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
Cyril Ornadel
My Fair Lady: I'm an Ordinary Man
Cyril Ornadel
My Fair Lady: Get Me to the Church on Time
Cyril Ornadel
My Fair Lady: Without You
Cyril Ornadel
My Fair Lady: Ascot Gavotte
Cyril Ornadel
My Fair Lady: Show Me
Cyril Ornadel
If i Ruled the World
Cyril Ornadel