Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Erich Kunzel, conductor
The first work is excepts from the ballet arranged by Manuel Rosenthal using material from Offenbach operettas; the 2nd-4th and 10th-11th works are operetta overtures.
Reissued from recordings published 1980-1983.
Recorded in 1978, 1980, and 1983.
Selections from Gaîté parisienne / arranged and orchestrated by Manuel Rosenthal (23:11)-- Orpheus in the underworld (8:56) -- Vert-Vert : Kakadu (7:01) -- La grande duchesse de Gérolstein (7:06) -- Concerto rondo in G major for cello and orchestra (with Ofra Harnoy, violoncello) (21:16) -- Overture to a grand orchestra (8:34) -- Souvenir d'Aix-les-Bains : valse (4:33) -- Schüler polka (2:07) -- American eagle waltz (with Philip Collins, trumpet) (6:07) -- La belle Hélène (9:21) -- L'île de Tulipatan (4:46)