A Tribute To John Cargher

Tracklist

Singers Of Renown No. 2123

1-1. Introduction - 1:28

1-2. Music / "Caruso and Melba and the gramophone..." - 1:49

1-3. Ah, Non Giunge (from La Sonnambula) - 2:45

1-4. "Ah, non giunge... This was singing good enough to start the ball rolling for my 1965 special..." - 1:48

1-5. Theme Music To Singers Of Renown (complete): E Ben Altro...Ho Sognato Una Casseta (from Il Tabarro) - 3:35

1-6. "The theme of Singers of Renown...A tenor appeared in the theme music..." - 1:10

1-7. La Dolcissima Effigie (from Adrian Lecouvreur) - 2:05

1-8. "La Dolcissima effigie...Well, Singers of Renown growed and growed..." - 1:36

1-9. The Creed - 4:31

1-10. "The Creed...For example, Anni Frind was the first soprano to sing and record the Nuns' Chorus..." - 1:02

1-11. Taubchen, Das Enflattert Ist (Alfred and Adele's Duet) - 2:40

1-12. "You're listening to Singers of Renown...In telling the history of this program...High Notes..." - 1:55

1-13. The Carnival Of Venice - 6:04

1-14. "The Carnival of Venice...Give a thought to a simple waltz..." - 1:09

1-15. Herr Kavalier - 4:19

1-16. "Herr Kavalier...The recording of local opera or concert singers is a comparatively recent phenomenon..." - 1:34

1-17. La Fleuve Que Tu M'Avais Jetee (Flower Song) - 3:36

1-18. "The Floer Song...But what about singers of the future?..." - 1:19

1-19. "Admittedly, I've been producing words and music for this program all these years..." - 0:40

1-20. Conclusion / Theme - 1:28

1-21. Si, Pel Ciel - 4:39

1-22. C'est L'Histoire Amoureuse (Laughing Song) - 2:24

1-23. Ch'Ella Mi Creda - 2:20

1-24. Good Night - 2:09

Singers Of Renown No. 2124

2-1. Introduction - 0:43

2-2. Theme / "I did not grow up with music..." - 2:01

2-3. Easter Hymn - 4:38

2-4. The Easter Hymn...I went without meals to attend a fiendishly expensive gallery at Covent Garden: two shillings..." - 0:35

2-5. Bella Figlia Dell'Amore (Quartet) - 4:20

2-6. "No, I never heard Amelita Galli-Curci...I became a dyed-in-the-woo balletomane..." - 1:17

2-7. T'Amai Mi Tradisti (Act II Duet) - 3:01

2-8. "Not a famous duet...I had a modest record collection by then..." - 1:09

2-9. Ernani Involami - 3:23

2-10. "Ernani Involami...On being demobbed in 1945, I went into the theatre business..." - 1:29

2-11. There But For You Go I - 0:23

2-12. "There, from the original cast of Brigadoon..." - 0:16

2-13. I Talk To The Trees - 1:52

2-14. "I Talk To The Trees...Almost by accident I ended up in the record trade..." - 1:47

2-15. Miserere (excerpt) - 4:31

2-16. "These days Roy Goodman is a renowned conductor...I left the record trade and a new, many-sided career began..." - 1:51

2-17. Et maintenant... Pale Et Blonde (Mad Scene) - 4:10

2-18. "The voice of the young Glenda Raymond impersonating Melba...I used to take opera tours around the world..." - 1:18

Three Arias From Mefistofele

2-22. "Three extracts...Thank you..." - 0:22

2-23. Conclusion / Theme - 2:58

2-24. Gluck Das Mir Verblieb (Mariettalied) - 4:08

2-25. Bess, You Is My Woman Now - 5:03

2-26. "My next item is the most frequently played track..." - 0:39

2-27. It Must Be So - 1:51

Selected Works From Music For Pleasure

3-1. Music For Pleasure Theme / Itroduction

3-2. Overture - Roman Carnival, Op. 9 - 8:47

3-3. Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo - 2:59

3-4. The Fool On The Hill: Yesterdays Concerto - 7:42

3-5. Masquerade Waltz - 4:00

3-6. Lakme: Act 1 - Viens Mallika - 5:16

3-7. Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme - Intermezzo - 3:02

3-8. Overture - Don John Of Austria - 9:27

3-9. Pavane - 6:52

3-10. Trumpet Concerto In E Flat: 1st Movement - 6:06

3-11. The Wasps: March Of The Kitchen Utensils - 3:02

3-12. Symphony No. 2 - 'Joy Of Life': Gloria in Excelsis - 6:12

3-13. Theme To Music For Pleasure - Rondo For Piano And Orchestra, Op. Posth. - 9:32