Candler By Candlelight - Norman Candler

Candy

Candler By Candlelight
The Magic Strings
Arranged and Conducted by Norman Candler
Cover Photo: Suzette Gibbs
Phase 4 Stereo - London
SP 44251
1975 - Teldec Schallplatten
1976 - The Decca Record Company Limited, London

From the back cover: When Norman Candler presented his first Magic Strings LP, little did he know how popular his romantic string sound would become. Now, recordings by this young Austrian composer/arranger/conductor are setting in nearly every country in the world.

Using a large orchestra of 80 strings, synthesizer and modern rhythm section, Norman Candler arranges with the stereo listener in mind, building sympathetic interplay between each string section yet never falling into the trap of burying the melody beneath a welter of sound. His idea is to complement the melody, by finding a mutually desirable meeting place, adding a filigree of string writing in his own style to the very special melodic material.

Norman Candler, the man behind the music, was born in 1937. His father was a member of the very famous Vienna Boy's Choir, and the son, having such a musical heritage became interested in all types of music. He studied piano and musical composition in Vienna and led various student choirs and orchestras before settling down to writing film and TV music.

He lives in a small romantic farm house in the heart of the Austrian Alps and as he puts it "these simple surroundings at home, balance the romantic moods that I get from the mountain." Here with the very minimum of interruptions from the pace of modern living, he is able to concentrate on his composing and arranging.

Every now and again, Candler leaves the idyllic countryside, his wife Heidi and their three young sons, to go to the recording studios. There, after exhaustive rehearsals, the compositions and arrangements come to life.

Candlelight Waltz (Auld Lang Syne)
Fool
Petite Fleur
Candy
Notturno (String Quartet No. 2 in D major, 3rd met.)
With A Song In My Heart
Days Of No Return
Love's Theme
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Theme Of A Summernight (Symphony No. 1 in C major)
The Way We Were from the Rastar Columbia Film "The Way We Were"
Killy Me Softly With His Song