''Concert in Rhythm'' is an album by

Ray Conniff Joseph Raymond Conniff (November 6, 1916 – October 12, 2002) was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s. Biography Conniff was born November 6, 1916 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, United St ...

and His Orchestra. It was released in 1958 on the

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label (catalog no. CS-8022). The album debuted on ''Billboard'' magazine's popular album chart on September 29, 1958, peaked at No. 9, and remained on that chart for 39 weeks. It was certified by the RIAA as a gold record. AllMusic later gave the album a rating of four stars. Reviewer Greg Adams wrote that Conniff's "pop-oriented adaptations" of classical music "achieved perhaps his purest blend of voices and instruments, particularly on 'Theme From Swan Lake Ballet.'"

Track listing

Side 1 # Favorite theme from Tchaikovsky's "First Piano Concerto" # Favorite theme from Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake Ballet" # Favorite theme from Rachmaninoff's "Second Piano Concerto" # Favorite theme from Tchaikovsky's "Fifth Symphony" (adaptation by Ray Conniff) # "Early Evening" (theme from "The Ray Conniff Suite") (Conniff) # Favorite theme from Tchaikovsky's "Romeo And Juliet" (adaptation by Ray Conniff) Side 2 # "Rhapsody In Blue" (George Gershwin) # "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" (from Chopin's "Fantasy Impromptu") (J. McCarthy, H. Carroll) # "The Lamp Is Low" (from Ravel's "Pavane For A Dead Princess") (M. Parish, P. De Rose, B. Shefter) # "On The Trail" (from Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite") (F. Grofe) # "My Reverie" (from Debussy's "Rêverie") (L. Clinton) # Schubert's "Serenade" (adaptation by Ray Conniff)

References

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