Orchestral & Hollywood Classics
Sweet Caroline, Oh Oh Oh. Neil Diamond, born in Brooklyn on January 24, 1941, is one of music’s most influential figures. Raised in a Jewish family, he discovered his passion for music early on, drawing inspiration from folk traditions. As a teenager, he received his first guitar and began composing. After a brief pre-med stint at NYU, he left college to pursue songwriting full-time—a decision that changed his life. In the 1960s, while working in the Brill Building, Neil honed his craft by...
Walk On By . Dionne Warwick, born as Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940 in Orange, New Jersey, is one of the most significant voices in American pop music. With a career spanning over six decades, she enchants her audience with her warm, velvety voice and unmistakable phrasing. Raised in a family steeped in gospel music, she began her musical journey in church at an early age. Her major breakthrough came in the 1960s through her collaboration with Burt Bacharach and Hal David –...
The Magic 80‘s. Like Rubik‘s Cubes and Walkmans, pop songs in the garb of orchestral arrangements are among the style-defining features of the 80s. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra co-invented the incomparable „Pop Goes Classic Sound“. We remember this magical decade with 12 unique songs: „Every Breath You Take“ written by Sting, the most played song in radio history. „Time After Time,“ Cindy Lauper‘s first No. 1 hit in the U.S. „Eye Of The Tiger,“ theme from „Rocky...
Diamonds Are A Girl‘s Best Friend. Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jeane Mortenson, is one of the greatest Hollywood legends of all time. Famous for her comedic roles as a „blonde bombshell“, she became one of the most popular sex symbols in the 1950s and early 1960s, the symbol of the sexual revolution of the time and the top actress for the box office. She showed off her talent as a singer especially in her films. Often there were vocal interludes and duets with her film partners, which are...
Wonderful Abba. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has co-invented the incomparable „Pop Goes Classic Sound“. With 10 wonderful, symphonic arragements, we recall the megahits of Abba: „Abbature“, no great musical work without an overture or abbature. „Mamma Mia“ is considered to have triggered the worldwide Abbamania and became the namesake of the Abba musical in 1999. „Money, Money, Money“ became Abba‘s fifth No. 1 hit in a row in Germany, and the sixth in a row in Australia....
Flower Power 60‘s. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra co-invented the incomparable „Pop Goes Classic Sound“. With 10 unique songs we remember the decade of cultural awakening: „Good Vibrations“ is considered a milestone in pop history and became a world hit in 1966 by The Beach Boys. The Animals succeeded in 1964 with the age-old folk song „House Of The Rising Sun“ an evergreen, although the song had already been recorded several times before without success. „Ruby Tuesday“ sold...
The unique 70‘s. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra co-invented the incomparable „Pop Goes Classic Sound“. With 11 wonderful super songs from the 70‘s we remember this unique decade: „How Deep Is Your Love“ was the first of six consecutive No. 1 hits by the Bee Gees in the USA. „Another Brick in The Wall“ became Pink Floyd‘s anthem and No. 1 in 15 countries. Paul and Linda McCartney wrote „Live And Let Die,“ the first Bond song ever nominated for an Oscar. With...
The crazy 90‘s. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra co-invented the incomparable „Pop Goes Classic Sound“. With 10 wonderful super songs from the 90‘s we remember this crazy decade: The ballad „(Everything I Do) I Do It For You“, from the Robin Hood movie, is one of the most successful songs of all time with 15 million units sold. The same goes for „I Will Always Love You,“ which also reached No. 1 in 23 countries. „It Must Have Been Love“ also became a hit through a movie and...
American Classics. Leonard Bernstein was among the most important conductors of his time and the first American-born conductor to lead a major American symphony orchestra. He was music director of the New York Philharmonic and conducted the world‘s major orchestras. An accomplished pianist, he often conducted piano concertos from the piano. This is the case with this legendary recording of Gershwin‘s RHAPSODY IN BLUE together with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. As a composer, he wrote in...
King Of Easy Listening. Seldom has film music been so popular and present as it is at the moment. Hans Zimmer and John Williams tour the world with a large orchestra, Ennio Morricone is paid homage with lavish shows, everywhere there are performances with the great soundtracks of film history. In this context there is no way around another grandmaster of film music: Henry Mancini. Four Oscars, 18 Oscar nominations and 20 Grammys have been accumulated by the son of Italian immigrants during his...