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.......
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.
.....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 !🤩
+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)
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.
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.
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.
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!!!
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.
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。
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.
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, RU-vid 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 RU-vid is very hard with copyright. Thanks for your didactic contribution. Good morning!
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！
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....
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.
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.
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.
@@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!
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
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.
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.
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
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!
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...)
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
¡¡¡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
Дорогая подруга Александра, музыка и аранжировки Леруа Андерсона всегда поднимали мне хорошее настроение. Я рад, что вам понравилось видео. Теплые приветствия. Найджел
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
+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
