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100 Fiedler Favorites [Box Set] Track Listing:
Disc 1:
1. Light Cavalry, overture to the operetta
2. Fugue for organ in G minor ('Little'), BWV 578 (BC J66)
3. Hora Staccato for violin & piano (or orchestra)
4. The Love for Three Oranges, opera, Op. 33: March
5. Tambourin Chinois, for violin & piano, Op. 3
6. Hungarian Rhapsody, for orchestra No. 2 in C sharp minor, S. 359/2 (LW G21/2)
7. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: Morning
8. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries
9. In the Steppes of Central Asia (V sredney Azii), musical picture for orchestra
10. Oberon, overture to the opera
11. Rodeo, ballet: Hoedown
12. Intermezzo, for orchestra (arrangement from Goyescas), H. 71
13. Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell)

Disc 2:
1. Dichter und Bauer (Poet and Peasant), overture for orchestra
2. Overture to 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'
3. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: Act 3. Prelude
4. Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1: No. 6
5. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 2, Op. 55: Solvejg's Song
6. Der Freischütz, overture to the opera
7. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovtsian Dances
8. Divertimento for orchestra in F major 'Musical Sleigh Ride': Sleigh Ride
9. Mlada (ii), 'magical' opera-ballet in 4 acts: Procession of the Nobles
10. Parade of the Wooden Soldiers, for chorus & band
11. Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1, for orchestra in A major, Op. 11/1
12. Gayane, ballet in 4 acts: Sabre Dance

Disc 3:
1. Rêverie, for piano, L. 68
2. I gioielli della Madonna, opera: Dance of the Cammoristi
3. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air on the G-String
4. Wiegenlied ('Guten Abend, gut Nacht'), song for voice & piano, Op. 49/4
5. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Largo
6. Ständchen ('Leise flehen meine Lieder'), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4
7. Sadko, opera in 3 (or 5) acts: Song of India
8. Gayane Suite, for orchestra No. 1: Lullaby
9. Serenade
10. Song without Words for piano No. 30 in A major ('Frühlingslied'), Op. 62/6
11. Serenade for voice & piano or orchestra (Rimpianto) No 1, Op 6
12. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Intermezzo
13. Minuet in A major, arrangement (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275)
14. Liebestraum (3), notturnos for piano (after songs LW N18), S. 541, LW A103: No. 3
15. None but the lonely heart, song for voice & piano, Op. 6/6
16. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Humming Chorus
17. Hänsel und Gretel, opera: Dream Pantomime

Disc 4:
1. Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), waltz for orchestra, Op. 325 (RV 325)
2. Les Patineurs Valse ('Skater's Waltz'), Op. 183
3. Pizzicato Polka for orchestra, Op. 234
4. Wein, Weib und Gesang (Wine, Women and Song), waltz for orchestra (with voice ad lib), Op. 333 (RV 333)
5. Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning), polka schnell for orchestra, Op. 324 (RV 324)
6. Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), waltz for orchestra, Op. 388 (RV 388)
7. Der Graf von Luxemburg, operetta in 3 acts: Waltzes
8. Sphären-Klänge (Music of the Spheres), walzer, Op. 235
9. Accelerationen, waltz for orchestra, Op. 234 (RV 234)
10. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314)

Disc 5:
1. Aida, opera: Grand March
2. March of the Toys, for orchestra (from 'Babes in Toyland')
3. Semper Fidelis, march for band
4. Suite No. 1 for orchestra in D minor, Op. 43: Marche miniature
5. Yankee Doodle
6. Up the Street March, for band
7. Marche de Rákóczy (Rákóczy March), for orchestra (Le damnation de Faust), H. 109
8. March of the Siamese Children, for orchestra (from 'The King and I')
9. Caucasian Sketches for orchestra, Op. 10: No. 4, Procession of the Sardar
10. Le Régiment de Sambre et Meuse
11. Ruins of Athens, incidental music, Op. 113: Turkish March
12. Colonel Bogey March, for band (or orchestra)
13. Dixie ('I Wish I Was in Dixie's Land'), song
14. American Salute, for orchestra
15. Strike Up the Band, song (from Strike Up The Band; both versions)
16. Athalie, incidental music, Op. 74: War March of the Priests
17. Karelia Suite, for orchestra, Op. 11: Alla marcia
18. Funeral March of a Marionette, for piano or orchestra in D minor
19. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1
20. Valdres March for band (or orchestra)
21. National Emblem, march for orchestra (or band)
22. The Stars and Stripes Forever, march for band

Disc 6:
1. Cuban Overture
2. Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé)
3. El Salón México, for orchestra
4. Interplay (American Concertette), for piano & orchestra: Gavotte
5. Interplay (American Concertette), for piano & orchestra: Blues
6. Slaughter on 10th Avenue, jazz ballet for orchestra (from 'On Your Toes')
7. The Typewriter, for orchestra (with typewriters)
8. Work(s): George M. Cohan Medley: Give My Regards to Broadway / Mary's a Brand Old Name / Little Nelly Kelly

Editorial Review:
Perhaps I should start by admitting a bias: Many years ago, lying on Boston's grassy Esplanade by the Charles River on warm summer nights, I learned what a symphony orchestra should sound like, with Arthur Fiedler conducting the Boston Pops Orchestra. Those concerts were free; these seven compact discs are not--not quite. But for any lover of light classical music, they are certainly one of the best buys available. The orchestra (essentially the Boston Symphony) is one of the world's greatest; the music, from Smoke Gets in Your Eyes to the Goyescas Intermezzo and Ride of the Valkyries is instantly enjoyable and permanently valuable; the conductor is at the same time genial and exacting, convinced that any music you play, no matter how frivolous, deserves the best you can give it. --Joe McLellan

100 Fiedler Favorites [Box Set] Reviews:
Wondeerful collection, one caveat
2009-06-07 - I have nothing to add to the rave reviews above (below?) -- I too grew up with Fiedler, and wish there were someone like him today making classical music accessible and fun for all ages.

If I'd been doing the selecting, however, I'd have dropped most of the George M. Cohan medleys and added more Leroy Anderson -- "Christmas Festival Overture", "Fiddle Faddle", "Clarinet Candy", "Blue Tango", all those wonderful light, inventive pieces the Boston Pops made famous. Anderson is one of our great underrated American composers.

Must Have
2008-05-07 - When I was a child in the late 50's and 60's, the evening meal was eaten at the dining table, with the whole family gathered together. We always had music playing ... usually Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra. This great collection of Arthur Fiedler's works includes many of Fiedler's favorites, but also many of my family's favorites, too.

I have my entire CD collection in ITunes, and added this compilation to the others. I now have over 16 Fiedler CD collections, which total over 28 CD's. I am surprised at how many pieces are not duplicated from other CD's or CD collections in "100 Fiedler Favorites."

When I first played these 7 CD's, I was thrilled. However, when I compared the duplicates from this collection to the other CD's, I was greatly disappointed in the tonal quality.

When I mentioned this to someone who has used ITunes longer than I have, he suggested that I re-import my entire collection at 320 kbps, instead of the default setting (128 kbps) that I had used. Some hours later, I was glad that I had taken the time.

While I can still hear a SLIGHT difference in the sound quality, it is minimal. Unless you bounce back and forth between two recordings of the same piece, it IS NOT obvious. I am once again delighted with this collection.

Based on it's name, one would expect to have 100 pieces in this collection. Yet, in true Fiedler fashion, there is an encore, making a total of 101!



If you enjoy this, I would also recommend the Fiedler Legacy collection, as a supplement to 100 Fiedler Favorites. (If I could only have one, I would PROBABLY choose "100 Fiedler Favorites" but The Arthur Fiedler Legacy, as a set, is pretty spectacular, too) The Arthur Fiedler Legacy is not sold as a set; each of the 5 CD's is sold separately.

"The Arthur Fiedler Legacy: Stars and Stripes: An American Concert" includes 76 Trombones, Trumpeter's Lullaby, The Entertainer, Bernstein's Music from Mass, variations on America, etc. (Not found on Amazon on 5/7/08.)

"The Arthur Fiedler Legacy: Symphonic Spectacular" includes 1812 Overture, Sabre Dance, Bolero, Bach's Fugue in G Major, Danse Macabre, etc. The Arthur Fiedler Legacy: Symphonic Spectacular

"The Arthur Fiedler Legacy: Evening at Pops" includes Aquarius from "Hair", Blue Danube, Gypsy Baron March, Tubby the Tuba, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Dream Pantomime from Hansel & Gretel, etc.The Arthur Fiedler Legacy: Evening at the Pops

"The Arthur Fiedler Legacy: From Famous Broadway to Hollywood's Reel Thing" includes medleys from Fiddler on the Roof, Mary Poppins, Star Wars Theme, Alfie, Midnight Cowboy and Day by Day from "Godspell," etc. The Arthur Fiedler Legacy: From Fabulous Broadway to Hollywood's Reel Thing

"The Arthur Fiedler Legacy: Superstars and Songbooks" includes I think I love you, King of the Road, Do you know the way to San Jose, Leaving on a Jet Plane, etc. Superstars and Songbooks: Pops by Arrangement


Those 5 Legacy sets, each with 2 CD's, when added to "100 Fiedler Favorites," make a total of 265 pieces, for a total of nearly 21 hours of listening! Yet I only see 8 duplicates: Little Fugue in G minor, Stardust, Jalousie, Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel, Sabre Dance, Days of Wine & Roses, Blue Danube and, of course, Stars and Strips Forever.


My only disappointment in either 100 Fiedler Favorites or the Legacy collections, is the arrangement of the songs. I understand why Arthur Fiedler Legacy CD's are packaged the way they are: The title of the CD explains the style of music.

With the 100 Fiedler Favorites, the first 3 CD's are a nice mix of Light Classical music. CD #4 is mostly Strauss waltzes and polkas, with a waltz by Lehar and Waldteufel thrown in for good measure. CD #5 is mostly marches, including, but not limited to, patriotic marches. CD #6 features American composers who lived in this century: Gershwin, Copeland, Gould, Rodgers, Anderson and Cohen. CD #7 is primarily a mix of more "current" songs (Bearing in mind that Fiedler died in 1979, "current" is current for his time: Mancini and the Beatles, Stevie Wonder; I Left My Heart in San Francisco; The First Time I Saw Your Face; Smoke Gets in Your Eyes).

I personally would have preferred a mix of all of these, rather than straight CD's of one type of music. (Which is why I like ITunes!)

If you are a Fiedler fan, or enjoy the light classics, this is a "Must Have" set.



Very satisfying
2007-12-20 - Favorites from my youth, wonderful to hear again. Fine selection, musically and technically high class. We listen to them often.

"100 FIEDLER FAVORITES- THE BOSTON POPS"
2007-11-18 - This is a great compilation recorded in the days of "The Boston Pops" greatest director Arthur Fiedler. You will be delighted in listening long and forgotten recordings by Fiedler's Pops, like Gershwin, "Cuban Overture", "Prince Igor, Polovetsian Dances" etc. etc. A must have for all classical music and Boston Pops Fans. This great compilation makes one reminisce of old times Boston and its silver shining cold autumn afternoons and strolls on the Boston Common. The days when Arthur Fiedler's Boston Pops presence was felt in "The Hub". Don't miss this great CD album set.

Much more than you ever imagine!
2007-10-08 -
Who can deny Arthur Fielder was the most charismatic American conductor of the Century? . This acknowledgement goes far beyond the fact his countless efforts for bringing the academic music to wider audiences. His gifts as conductor have deserved him several insurmountable versions ( Liszt' Preludes, De Sousa, Strauss ` Thunder Polka, Mendelssohn' s Fingal cave, Gershwin's works and so many other radiant performances) .

Fielder got simply to express with major level of Dionysian euphoria, showy elegance, pristine brilliantness, and orchestral coloratura, the sense and heartfelt conviction about the meaning of the works he used to conduct.

Don't miss these jeweled performances.