"Belle of the Ball" - waltz by Leroy Anderson
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- Here I present the "Belle of the Ball" a waltz by the American composer Leroy Anderson.
Composed in 1951.
Played here by the Richard Hayman Orchestra under the direction of Richard Hayman.
Guaranteed to put a spring in your step.......
Happy feeling music takes me back to my childhood days when the world seemed a better place.
Leroy Anderson is a little precious jewel that the United States produced, always light-hearted but profoundly unique.
The was the Strauss of America! Wonderful Music!
Very well said.
@@Darrigrande Ja ,das gab es auch in der USA.
.....wunderschöne Erkennungsmelodie einer Sendung von Radio Luxemburg ... Es war ein traumhafter Sender in der Jugendzeit zwischen 1966 bis 1976. Wunderbar die großen 8 am Samstag und die Hitparade am Sonntag. Pflichtprogramm auf pfeifender Kurzwelle im 49 Meter Band. Ohne Kofferradio ging man nicht außer Haus... Es war eine tolle Zeit, nicht vergleichbar mit dem Dudelfunk von heute, vielen Dank für alles, Radio Luxemburg hat uns den DDR Alltag erträglich gemacht !🤩
this is not music.this is magic
I heartily agree......N
famous magic in world class orcestrra performance
Mar loves Kris : You said it, magic, by the greatest magician of them all, Leroy Anderson.
Great turn of phrase! CHEERS!
👍
When royalty and the wealthy had class and had great music to dance to and made their own country respectable. Like when my grandparents were married in 1899.
Leroy Anderson is a fabulous composer, I never get fed up of listening to his music. Also well done to Richard Hayman and his Orchestra, for playing the Belle of the Ball so beautifully.
This piece of music gives me the reassuring feeling that this world is not just a valley of tears and the beauty of life is worth fighting for....
I agree with you, Antonio. This music has the power to lift our spirits. Thank you. Nigel
+Antonio -- Your belief in the triumph of beauty over the crass and coarse will be rewarded. May it all come true for you, especially during this festive season. I want to share this with you: the two earliest memories I have of music I heard as I child and still remember: this and Richard Rodgers' "Lover." (try the John Williams version)
Nice comment. Thank you.
The genius of Leroy Anderson is evident in this wonderful waltz. Even if you have two left feet this music compels you to get up waltz with a beautiful lady. Nigel your musical taste is compatible with mine.
Well and beautifully said. And, you are right.
Love this...reminds me of my childhood and the wonderful radio programmes.
Yes it does ... magical ! xxx
Me too. Circa 1950.
Me too, the innocence of childhood in the 50's
Music like this takes me away from the insanity of the world and current pandemic for at least a few minutes. Many thanks!
You're most welcome. Stay safe!
Wundervoll! Die Musik, ebenso die Bilder! Beinahe wäre ich aufgesprungen und wäre durch das Wohnzimmer getanzt ....! Eine wonnige Prise voll Glück - einfach nur herrlich !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 💃💃💃💃 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞
Leroy Anderson compositions have been some of my favorite music since I was a youngster. I was fortunate to have a father who, as the engineer at an AM-FM radio station, was able to take me to work and allow me to learn by hearing the different types of music there were besides popular music and rock 'n roll. Later, I was able to work at that radio station where I was the guy who picked the music to play on-air. As my "ear" matured, so did my personal taste in music, and I gravitated toward classical music. But Anderson's tunes were always on my playlist, at work and at home. Many of his works were catchy and were used as background music for commercials and intros to daily productions. So many people then knew his music but not him, per se, and had no idea of his genius. My all time favorites are 'Belle Of The Ball' and 'Serenata' and I find them here on YT thanks to you, Mr. Fowler Sutton, nearly every day, and I thank you for these and other high quality postings you have made.
Excellent post.
How come you didn't mention "Tango Azul" which is known all over the world as a master piece. And one of the most beautiful tangos ever written.
and the artwork just fits it SO well!
Some of the artists you've chosen have an incredibly amazing ability to capture the movement of dance!
This is real music and I love what Leroy Anderson left us in music
Mitreißend und bezaubernd. Bravissimo! 👏👏👏👍👍👍🙋♂️
I truly like Leroy Anderson... he wrote a melody for me... "the belle of the ball"...hahahaha!!! at least that was what I used to think when I was 7 years old in1959... thank you leroy also you are the best music writter to me!!!
he did marina...
I've probably not heard this piece for over 50 years, what wonderful childhood memories it revives. Thank you so much for sharing.
+JohnAGood
This is my pleasure, I am really pleased you enjoyed listening to it again. My best wishes to you. Nigel
JohnAGood I got the same feeling as you when I found this wonderful piece on you tube. My parents had this on a 78 Decca when I was a child. It was with Leroy Anderson himself. fortunately this recording is also on you tube.
Forgotten Dreams and Sleigh Ride are two more of my favourites by this composer as well.
This the Richard Hayman Orchestra plays
the best perfomance of this Belle of the Ball !! I think anytime .
Thank you !!
from Japan .
リチャード ハイマン オーケストラの
演奏が一番好きです ！！
ありがとうございます。
日本から。
You're most welcome!
Beautiful music….lovely portraits…👍💝
Thank you! Cheers!
Every week I visit this site in fact !
I love your Up ,many thanks !!!
Mr. Nigel Fowler Sutton ,
実は毎週のようにこの曲を聴いています。（こちらに訪問しています）
こちらがとても好きです、感謝します。
Nigel Fowler Sutton さん！
...そして私はあなたの訪問と良い言葉に感謝します。 どういたしまして。
The genius of Leroy Anderson is evident in this wonderful waltz. When you hear this music it compels you to waltz with a beautiful lady. Nigel your taste in music is compatible with mine.
I like how the pictures go from beginning to the end of the waltz music with the entire music played.
Recuerdos inolvidables
Leroy Anderson was a genius in his own way. I was lucky to buy two books of piano transcriptions of his works from a local library a few days ago.
+Andrew Duncan
How marvelous, Andrew Happy playing. Nigel
Fantastic find how much grand fun for you !!!
Masterly! Sublime melody. Tears and smiles. For ever love Leroy Anderson. Thank you and good night.
Good mo0rning, dear Rosa and thanks for coming by. I love the music of Leroy Anderson and have a great number of videos devoted to his music. Sadly, UA-cam has blocked a number of these on copyright grounds...
Have good day! Warm greetings! Nigel
@@NigelFowlerSutton Best regards, dear friend. The music of Leroy Anderson brought me to your channel three or four years ago. Indeed UA-cam is very hard with copyright. Thanks for your didactic contribution. Good morning!
Down memory lane listening to Leroy Anderson's fabulous music. Thank you Nigel. This is a gift you present us with.
This music certainly gives me a good feeling.... happy music! Thank you Alexander. Nigel
What a great waltz music with excellent paintings ( YC Hong Kong )
As a tiny child the first songs I remember and loved were Johnny Ray singing his heart out to "Cry" and Leroy Anderson's "Blue Tango" I am soon to be 70 years old and I now tear up with melancholy and with Joy when I hear either. It was the beginning of a life that has been sustained by glorious music...the food of my soul. Thank you, Nigel. Xandra
My dear Xandra, thank you so much for your visit and lovely comment! Music has always played an important part in my life- i would be a lesser man without it.... by the way, I am not far behind, you as I am about to embark on my 65th year! I send you greetings and best wishes. Nigel
The thanks come to you from me Nigel. Through you I had a such a pleasant evening. I keep forgetting that these pleasures are readily available now. I share your belief that who I am has in great part been defined by my love of music. And to imagine that we are a generation that has all the music from every time right at our fingertips. Perhaps not the greatest generation but I do believe we are the luckiest....
Hi Xandra,Belle of the ball,Blue Tango,The dolly suite and Evening in Paris.Magic!
I had a 78 rpm record back in the day that had Blue Tango on one side and Belle of the Ball on the flip side. Loved both of those sides!!
It's a heavenly waltz ! The music flows and swirls. It's like being in love.
Gorgeous! Leroy Anderson was a musical giant.
Harold Swanson Thank you Harold. I agree totally. Thank you for coming by......Nigel
Thank you for this !
My pleasure! Thanks you.
Long, long ago I bought a double CD with his music. Listen to it many times. Wonderful music all the way.
I agree with you. How good to have such a recording. Nigel
I close my eyes and I am waltzing in a daydream.
I know the feeling....... Nigel
+B.B.B. -- Go for it! Maybe even in that dress that Deborah Kerr wore when she and Yul Brynner flew around the room.
dance with me annd mu dreams, please!
Leroy Anderson is pure americana. lets return to the golden age while we still can.
Beautiful piece, wonderfully performed. This piece takes me back to my earliest youth. Thanks very much for posting it. Excellent artwork as well!
Thanks for listening
Reminds me of Summers long gone when music such as this was played at our outdoor pool when Summers were always sunny and life had no problems at all. But I was young and didn't know what was around the corner ! Thank you for this lovely music !
.... and then, Robert, we age and reality sets in!! I enjoyed the times before social media took over everyones' lives, travel was an adventure and summers were carefree, relaxing and for the most part spent out of doors. Not like today's generation that prefer to sit behind a computer screen playing games...... haha!! Have a great day! Nigel
Absolutely marvellous, and what an incredible collection of pictures!
Glad you enjoyed it
Так приятно смотреть и слушать этот музыкальный альбом.
Мой дорогой друг , я каждый день жду Вашего ответа . Ваша Марго.
This waltz is part of my childhood. I lived with my mother in the American sector of Berlin. My father was a Soviet prisoner. The "candy bombers" time had just finished which brought "Cadbury" for me and "Camel" for Mom for the black market. In the RIAS (Radio In American Sector) was played every day the waltz as the candy bombers before. Music is instigator of tears and memories...
We were a BAOR family living in Charlottenburg, Berlin in the British Sector. I am immediately whisked back there when I hear this magical piece of music.
Such a Timeless Musical Piece...Certainly one of my All-Time favorites. Thank you!⚘
Agreed, it's very beautiful!
@@pamtebelman2321 Thank you, Pam...please consider listening to another great Leroy Anderson masterpiece: 'Serenata', the video showing the old New York City Skyline. Greetings from N. Kentucky!
Es un encanto de música, alegre, delicada, de vestidos largos y coquetos, para bailar toda la noche. Leroy entendió perfecto el mood que queremos las mujeres.. Bravo.
Une bouffée de souvenirs vient d'éclater....
Superbes illustrations...
Juste un grand MERCI
Wunderschöne Melodien, die ich in meiner Kindheit gehört habe. Vielen Dank!
Ja, Sie sind zeitlose Kompositionen. Vielen Dank für Ihren Besuch und Kommentar. Nigel
Ich danke Ihnen für diese wunderschönen Videos nochmals. Gisela
Lovely images to accompany Lovely Music. Leroy Anderson a fabulous composer. 😆
Leroy Anderson, the best music of all time.......FABULOUS!
+John Ferguson
Hear, Hear!
I'm dreaming of the fantastic stories like the fairy tales while listening to this music piece.
I love music of leroy, whom I discovered just a year ago.
It's just wonderful because it combines impeccable composition and beauty of musical lines with the simplicity of amusement at the highest level but is classic melodic line that make unforgettable and so close to the simple childlike spirit. Sometimes I do bring the simplicity of our Therese of Lisieux in or spiritual. Leroy is one of the greatest musical composers, because the simplicity of the chords is the perfection of the final combination.
Every song I hear from him is just a nice surprise to hear.
Each version is spectacular. I am happy to hear and enjoy this unforgettable music.
Thank you for your thoughts. I appreciate them. Nigel
Wonderful Leroy Anderson!
Probably my all time favorite.
It is a lovely arrangement.
What a lovely recording. I haven't heard it for years and it certainly cheered me up!
I am pleased you enjoyed this recording. NIgel
Unforgetable Leroy Anderson. Thank you, Nigel, for bringing us such a beauty.
This lifted my spirits.
Thank you sir for bring all this wonderful music to us to enjoy...wonderful ! Bless you...
Glad you enjoy it!
Have heard this many times and never realized that L. Anderson wrote it. A very pleasant surprise.
Maravillosa 👋👋👋👋
Поднимает настроение ))
This type of music lifts my heart and mind.
Another beautiful tune from Leroy Anderson. Not only a great tunesmith, but a clever and witty orchestrator. And the wonderfully matched pictures by Nigel. No day for me is complete without a fix sometime of one or more of these brilliant pieces.
+Graham Harding
Thank you very much. As you can see I am a great devotee of Mr. Anderson. I am really pleased you like the pictures with the tune. Nigel
They really do lift the spirit!
Добрый вечер! С удовольствием посмотрела Ваше видео!
Спасибо большое! Хороших выходных!
.... и мне всегда нравятся ваши визиты. Большое спасибо. Наслаждайся своими выходными! С наилучшими пожеланиями. Найджел
beautiful audio. He's kin to Nelson Riddle. Pleasant recollections of the fifties, an underrated decade.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you
舒服的感覺，真的很好，把我帶到快樂的春天。
非常感谢你。 我欢迎你到我的频道
@@NigelFowlerSutton 多謝你的分享，祝愉快。
I remember this tune when I was a boy in the 1950s on the radio
Oh God !!! This is music from Heaven !!!!!!.
this tune really does evoke images of grand ,stately ball, a masterpiece from Mr Anderson
+howard gooding
Indeed Leroy Anderson was a great master whose works are still appreciated today.
Nigel
Maravillosa música de Leroy Anderson. Magnífica simbiosis con los cuadros
Muchas gracias. Me alegra que haya disfrutado del video! Nigel
Very very beautiful music.Regards from Jakarta,Indonesia.
fabulous to hear this again, after not having heard it for many years! Thanks!
Always my pleasure. One of my favourite Anderson tunes. Nigel
Great video ! One of my favourite pieces.
I love these arrangements with piano quartets. So beautiful!
+Sushilovers FTW
So do I......Thanks. Nigel
These images along with this music remind me that in time, we all live, love, die and are eventually forgotten just like the people in these images. In sum, live life to its fullest, despite success, failures, etc., because in time, we will ALL be among the forgotten.
Here, here!
La música es el lenguaje universal, q nos llega al alma sin permiso del ego.
I remember this tune in the 50s when I was a lad one of my mum's favorits
Nigel, Nigel, what a brilliant job you've done combining the wonderful paintings with the brilliant music. I just emailed it to a friend with the heading "Heaven". There is something inexpressibly irresistible about Leroy Anderson's music. It is much more than catchy, it is sublime. It touches some nerve in me, sentimental perhaps, but comforting. There is an inevitability to his melodies, harmonies and countermelodies. They're simple but flawless. They are so naïve and happy yet musically perfect. His music sounds as if it must have always been in existence and it is always just as wonderful as you want it to be. Thank you!
The pleasure, Tom is all mine and I thank you for your great comment, Thank you. Nigel
I enjoyed your comment. Perhaps they have been (always in existence)!
Maravillosa obra de esos inolvidables años....thanks Nigel....
Lorenzo Schwarze Torres
My pleasure Lorenzo. Nigel
Uplifting, nourishment for the soul.
What a lovely piece! So happy, it makes me feel like waltzing!
You are most welcome! Thank you
Excelent 😃 Magic music
😃💖👍
Can be acknowledged as one of the truly great waltzes of all time. It ranks up there with those of the Strausses.
Indeed,it can....
Leroy Anderson has created some of the most beautiful music of his time. It is a wonder to me why his talent is not more widely appreciated and praised. He combines the major and minor keys beautifully as in the Belle of the Ball, an Unforgettable song.
Just love this. When you feel blue just listen to this. The paintings are perfect!
Autant de classe qu'une valse de Strauss. Leroy Anderson un grand parmi les grands ! Sa musique est unique et me touche.Une icône pour moi...
¡¡¡Que bonito!!!!! ojalá hubiera ido a alguna fiesta así
todas las cosas hermosas que tiene Leroy Anderson no tienen
palabras de lo lindas que son Gracias por la música Nigel
Emilia Davis
Thank you Emilia. I would love to have gone to such a beautiful dance and waltzed the evening away!!
Such is the delight of Leroy Anderson. Nigel
This was one of my favorite Pointe (ballet) variations because it's just so upbeat and fun to dance to.
I think it would be wonderful to dance to such music.....
Honestly, can anyone compose a waltz more beautifully than Leroy Anderson?
Certainly the best waltz composition I've ever heard!
(And I live in Vienna, for comparison a waltz by the Strauss family is always present here...)
Дорогой друг мой НАЙДЖЕЛ! Я знаю, что Вы будете очень удивлены, что я пишу Вам комментарии на этот ролик. Хочу сказать, что я очень-очень люблю Лироя Андерсона! Его произведения искромётные , богатые фантазией и доступны уху и душе как взрослым, так и детям. Когда я работала в детских садах ( сейчас я уже на заслуженном отдыхе) учителем музыки, я использовала очень много его композиций! А ещё и картины, что выставленные в ролике меня поразили. Спасибо и до скорой встречи на интернете!
Доброе утро дорогая подруга Александра и добро пожаловать на новую неделю!
Да, действительно сюрприз, но хороший, чтобы увидеть ваш комментарий к одному из моих видео, демонстрирующих работы великого американского пианиста Летроя Андерсона. Этот конкретный вальс мой любимый. Я имел огромную радость, получая фотографии и помещая их в график времени ...
К сожалению, некоторые мои видео об Андерсоне были заблокированы из-за авторских прав!
Приятной новой недели.
Горячий привет тебе и Пинхасу.
Найджел
Gorgeous! Made my day today!!!
So glad!
-- thank you for the beautiful music, and the especially elegant illustrations --
..... and thank you for your visit and comment. You are most welcome! Nigel
what a great composer!!!
That he is..... Thank you Natasha. Nigel
I didn't know LeRoy Anderson wrote this. Thank you, Nigel Fowler Sutton for sharing all this music. Simply delightful!
+Tardisgirl Who
Thank you very much. I am really pleased you enjoyed this video. Nigel
When I was a projectionist back in the '70's I would often play this during the intervals !
Beautiful choices. We are here in Connecticut (2 sisters and mom) watching it on repeat!
+Anne W. Salisbury
Thank you very much Anne for our lovely comment. I am really pleased that all three of you enjoyed the video. Much appreciated. Happy week! Nigel
I study hearing this song everyday. When I heard this song I feel like I'm in the wonderland.. 😊! Although I'm not interesting all about song, I amazing that this song like. What a wonderful song! I love it.
임지은 This music is a classic from the 1950s and is a timeless beauty, telling the story of a beautiful girl going to a grand dance!
I love it. Thanks, Nigel
Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you John. You are most welcome!
I like the little "blues" interlude he incorporates into the 3/4 rhythm. It enhances the beauty of the piece.
Wonderful collection of both music and images! My husband and I are both fans of Leroy Anderson...ever since we were both members of our high school band where we were introduced to "Sleighride", "Typewriter", "Bugler's Holiday" by having to perform them. What a genius he was and what a legacy he left! Thanks for posting this.
Thank you Becky, I am really pleased you enjoyed this video. Nigel
Absolutely entrancing complete with your characteristic whit!
Thank you for the elegant, lighthearted joy!!! Bravo!
You are most welcome. I thank you for your visit and comment. Have a good day! Nigel
What wonderfully appropriate paintings to accompany the music
You are most kind. Thanks a lot. Happy New Year! Nigel
Дорогой мой друг Найджел! Я уплываю далеко в мыслях в вальсе, смотря на иллюстрации и слушая Лироя! Чудесно! Бесподобно! Обожаю Андерсона!
Дорогая подруга Александра, музыка и аранжировки Леруа Андерсона всегда поднимали мне хорошее настроение. Я рад, что вам понравилось видео. Теплые приветствия. Найджел
Nicely done! Thank you!
Congratulations. Lovely views. Adorable music. Thanks. Exquisite.
.... and I thank oyu, Rosa for your visit and lovely comment. You are always welcome! Have a great week! Nigel