Boston Tea Party

by Boston Pops Orchestra

Overview

The idea of a Boston Tea Party is just a catch-phrase upon which to hang a typical Arthur Fiedler & the Boston Pops program. But there is some unity in an album that dares to place the music of Lehar (The Merry Widow Waltz, The Count of Luxembourg Waltzes), Nicolai (The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture), Vaughan Williams (Fantasia on "Greensleeves"), and Balfe ("The Bohemian Girl Overture") alongside the likes of "Hernando's Hideaway," "Moonglow" and the theme from Picnic. After all, the pieces are from shows of some sort -- be they operas, operettas, films, or Broadway hits -- and Fiedler never bothered to discriminate between them. In any case, the waltzes have a relaxed grace and hard-charging qualities, the overtures are handled with Bostonian energy and poise. And it is a pleasure to hear the high-toned way in which the theme from Picnic and "Moonglow" have been symphonically woven into the same line; it turns out that they share the same chord structure. The mellow, spacious-sounding stereo LP version of this album became a prized RCA Victor "shaded dog" audiophile collectible. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	02/15/2008
Label:	Rca
UPC:	0090266879328
Rank:	180483

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Boston Pops Orchestra   Primary Artist,Ensemble,Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler   Primary Artist,Conductor

Technical Credits

Ralph Vaughan Williams   Composer
Bruno Nicolai   Composer
George Duning   Composer
Will Hudson   Composer
Richard Adler   Composer
Jerry Ross   Composer
Arthur Fiedler   Performer
Hsi-Ling Chang   Engineer
Michael William Balfe   Composer
Harold Hagopian   Reissue Producer
Robert A. Simon   Liner Notes
Richard Mohr   Producer
Lewis Layton   Engineer
Irving Mills   Composer
Eddie DeLange   Composer
Giovanni Bolzoni   Composer
Franz Lehar   Composer
Steve Allen   Composer