The Fabulous Danny Boy Album

Ofra Harnoy (Performer), Richard Stoltzman (Performer), Irish Traditional (Composer), Arthur Fiedler (Conductor), Leopold Stokowski (Conductor), Charles Gerhardt (Conductor), James Galway (Performer), Roger Whittaker (Performer), National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra), Peter Nero (Performer), Mario Lanza (Performer), Robert White (Performer), Al Hirt (Performer), Kate Smith (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Ofra Harnoy, Richard Stoltzman, James Galway, Roger Whittaker, Peter Nero, et al.
• Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra
• Conductor: Arthur Fiedler, Leopold Stokowski, Charles Gerhardt
• Composer: Irish Traditional
• Audio CD (March 1, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
• ASIN: B0012GN3N2
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #37,998 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Danny Boy - Mario Lanza

2. Danny Boy - James Galway

3. Danny Boy - Richard Stoltzman

4. Danny Boy - Arthur Fiedler

5. Danny Boy - Leopold Stokowski

6. Danny Boy - Robert White

7. Danny Boy - Ofra Harnoy

8. Danny Boy - Peter Nero

9. Danny Boy - Al Hirt

10. Danny Boy

11. Danny Boy - Roger Whittaker

12. Danny Boy - Kate Smith

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful song receives gracious arrangements., October 28, 2002

By	tallahasseelass "Janet" (Tallahassee, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fabulous Danny Boy Album (Audio CD)

This CD is enchanting from the very start. The variety of renditions keeps the listener tuned in. While it would be hard to imagine anyone purchasing this CD that didn't like the title song, the music is wonderful, especially when shuffled with other similar music on a multiplay CD player.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The clarinet and flute solos are a part of my dreams now., August 18, 2005

By	Dr. J. Ryan "Old Man Joe" (Ocean Shores, Washington) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Fabulous Danny Boy Album (Audio CD)

The concept of a single CD or multi-track recording focusing on a single melody has always seemed out of reach -- at least in a manner that would hold me in rapture from beginning to end. This CD did the job! In spades! Who could imagine the likes of Al Hirt, James Galway, Peter Nero, Richard Stoltzman (amazing! How does he do it?), Mario Lanza, Roger Whittaker and on and on . . . all in a dreamlike collection of wonderful renditions of a familiar melody that transported me back to my childhood (and that's over several decades to before World War II)? It's a good thing that CDs don't wear out! I put the Stoltzman (clarinet) solo on "repeat" while sleeping the other night and wow! My dreams were like none I can ever remember. Anyone who enjoys the "Danny Boy" melody should absolutely hear this marvelously well-balanced collection of . . . well, what else? . . . "Danny Boy" !!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As said, enjoyable from start to finish, room for more?, February 3, 2007

By	Tom Plum "TC" (Roswell, NM United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fabulous Danny Boy Album (Audio CD)

A well done collection; Elvis Pressley has a stirring rendition and perhaps there are copyright reasons as to why this is not on this album; and the Glenn Miller bigband version would have fit in well too. The Roger Whittaker track is moving and has a nice contemporary sound; but I still find fault with his ommission of some of the lyrics, poetic license should only go so far. Still, you will not be disappointed; I was in fact, captivated for the first few hours of listening to this CD, glad I got it on a Saturday. I am already, to the dismay of my old college roommates, one of those sorts who might listen to the same song 5 times in a row off an album. This is certainly solved here. My favorite versions must be the Mario Lanza and Kate Smith tracks; however, my choices may well change because each version certainly has it's merits. Oh, and lastly, some of you may need a box of kleenex to go along with this set.