Episode 38: A Book at Bedtime

Episode 38: A Book at Bedtime (1973)

• Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (from ‘The Nutcracker’) (1892) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [perf. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Stanley Black, 1967 album “Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite / Serenade for Strings” (Decca PFS 4126)] (Edward Heath ballet)
• *Nude Organist Fanfare 12 (1973) Terry Jones [perf. Terry Jones] (Nude Organist)
• The Liberty Bell (1893) John Philip Sousa [perf. Band of the Grenadier Guards cond. Rodney Bashford, 1967 album “Sousa Marches” (Decca PFS 4134)] (Titles)
• Divertimento for Strings, Mvt. V (1960) Gareth Walters [perf. English Chamber Orchestra cond. David Atherton, 1970 album “Welsh Music for Strings” (Decca SXL 6468)] (‘A Book at Bedtime’)
• The Lament for Viscount Dundee (c.1689) trad. [perf. John Burgess, 1964 album “Pibroch Volume 2” (Waverly ZLP 2035)] (Kamikaze Scotsmen)
• Silent Movie Piano Suite, Mvt. VI: Hearts in Flower (1966) Ronald Aldrich; arr. from ‘Wintermärchen’ (1891) Alphons Czibulka [1966 album “Silent Movie Piano” (Conroy BMLP 028)] (“My wife and I have never had a great deal to say to each other. . .”)
• Infernal Galop (from ‘Orpheus in the Underworld’) (1858) Jacques Offenbach [perf. L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande cond. Ernest Ansermet, 1969 album “French Overtures” (Ace of Diamonds SDD 192)] (‘No Time Toulouse’)
• Desert Morning (1970) Cliff Johns (John Gale) [1970 album “Scenic and Romance Volume 1” (Studio G LPSG 1005)] (Highlanders depart)
• Lux Aeterna (1966) György Ligeti [perf. Schola Cantorum of Stuttgart cond. Clytus Gottwald, 1970 album “New Music for Chorus 1” (Heliodor 2549 013)] (‘2001’ Monolith)
• The Blue Danube (1866) Johann Strauss II [perf. Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin cond. Ferenc Fricsay, 1965 album “Symphonic Waltzes” (Deutsche Grammophon 135 009)] (‘2001’ satellite)
• Action Line (1970) David De Lara (John Gale) [1970 album “Industrial and War Volume 1” (Studio G LPSG 1007)] (‘Frontiers of Medicine’)
• The Execution of Stepan Razin (A Poem for Bass, Chorus, and Orchestra) (1964) Dmitri Shostakovich [perf. RSPSR Russian Choir & Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Kirill Kondrashin, 1965 album “The Execution of Stepan Razin” (HMV ASD 2409)] (Russian bolder border)
• The Lament for Viscount Dundee (c.1689) trad. [perf. John Burgess, 1964 album “Pibroch Volume 2” (Waverly ZLP 2035)] (Kamikaze Scotsman)
• Approaching Menace (1970) Neil Richardson [1970 album “Dramatic Background” (KPM 1055)] (Unexploded Scotsman disposal squad)
• **I Belong in Glasgow (1920) Will Fyffe [sung by unknown] (Scotsman’s head in vodka)
• Opening Number (1968) Len Stevens [perf. Ole Jensen & His Orchestra, 1968 album (Chappell LPC 950-955)] (‘Spot the Looney’)
• The Big Country (1965) Keith Papworth [perf. International Studio Orchestra cond. Hugh Granville, 1971 album “Pastoral Music” (De Wolfe DW/LP 3188)] (Mountaineering film)
• Comic Giggles (1970) Johnny Pearson [1970 album “Locations and Comedy” (Studio G LPSG 1010)] (Looney appears; photos)
• Fanfare pour précéder La Péri (1912) Paul Dukas [perf. L’Ensemble de cuivre de Paris et le Quatuor de Trombones de l’Orchestre de la RTF cond. Jean-François Paillard, 1963 album “Fanfares de tous les temps” (Erato STU 70178)] (‘Spot the Looney’ historical adaptation)
• The Banquet Pt. 3 - Brandle de Bourgogne (1968) Spencer Nakin (Hubert d'Auriol) [1968 album “Towers and Spires” (De Wolfe DW/LP 3096)] (‘Ivanhoe’)
• Viennese Party (1970) Harry Wild [1970 album “Locations and Comedy Volume 1” (Studio G LPSG 1010)] (Looneys in ‘Ivanhoe’)
• Devil’s Galop (1944) Charles Williams [perf. Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra, 1944 album (Chappell C.208)] (Car chase)
• The Liberty Bell (1893) John Philip Sousa [perf. Band of the Grenadier Guards cond. Rodney Bashford, 1967 album “Sousa Marches” (Decca PFS 4134)] (End credits)
• Picnic in the Park (1967) Syd Dale [perf. European Sound Stage Orchestra, 1967 album “Pleasure Spectacle” (KPM 1016)] (‘Dad’s Doctors’)
• A la bonheur (1964) Heinz Kiessling [perf. Hans Kiessling Orchestra, 1966 album “Coloured Strings” (KPM 1004)] (‘Dad’s Pooves’)
• Pit Overture (1969) Reg Wale [perf. London Studio Group, 1969 album “Looney Tunes” (De Wolfe DW/LP 3147)] (‘On the Dad’s Liver Bachelors at Large’)
• Luva Duck (1969) Peter Reno (Peter Taylor & Cliff Twemlow) [perf. London Studio Group, 1969 album “Looney Tunes” (De Wolfe DW/LP 3147)] (‘The Ratings Game’)
• Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (1901) Sir Edward Elgar [perf. London Symphony Orchestra cond. Sir Malcolm Sargent, 1961 album “Pomp and Circumstance” (Ace of Clubs ACL137)] (‘Up the Palace’)
• Skip Along (1970) Barry Stoller [1970 album “Selling Sounds” (De Wolfe DW/LP 3180)] (‘Limestone, Dear Limestone’)
• Also cleared for use: After Midnight (1970) James Harpham [1970 album “Scenic and Romance Volume 1” (Studio G LPSG 1005)]