# Robert Irving

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Robert Irving in HitMasters: 82 songs as collectible cards. Most popular: “Giselle, Act 1: No. 4b, Valse (Orch. Büsser)”. 6 releases in the catalog.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tracks | 82 |
| YouTube Music subscribers | 57 |
| YouTube Music | [https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCSSEW\_5Xbl24yz5ZyFL5oAw](https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCSSEW_5Xbl24yz5ZyFL5oAw) |

## About

Robert Augustine Irving, DFC\*, was a British conductor whose reputation was mainly as a ballet conductor. Born in Winchester, England, the son of mountaineer and author R. L. G. Irving, he was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford, graduating with a degree in music. He studied with Malcolm Sargent and Constant Lambert at the Royal College of Music from 1934 to 1936. Irving conducted the Oxford University Opera Club's 1934 production of Castor et Pollux. During World War II, he served with the Royal Air Force, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and bar for two tours as a navigator in anti-shipping strike squadrons. He was the first Captain-Navigator in the Royal Air Force, opening the way for navigators to captain aircraft. An attempt by Dickie Richardson to recruit him to the post-war RAF was turned down in favour of conducting. He left with the rank of Squadron Leader. He then became assistant conductor with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and was conductor and musical director of Sadler's Wells Ballet from 1949 to 1958, working closely with Sir Frederick Ashton on several ballets.

Text: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert), CC BY-SA license.

## Most popular songs

- [Giselle, Act 1: No. 4b, Valse (Orch. Büsser) – Robert Irving (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/robert-irving-giselle-act-1-no-4b-valse-orch-busser-BEK25iSRYTw)
- [Grande Valse Brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 18 – Robert Irving (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/robert-irving-grande-valse-brillante-in-e-flat-major-op-18-XFJC5-XjGeE)
- [Waltzes, Op. 70: I. Molto vivace in G-Flat Major – Robert Irving (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/robert-irving-waltzes-op-70-i-molto-vivace-in-g-flat-major-KIgTP5t40t4)
- [Giselle, Act 2: No. 15, Grand pas de deux. Giselle et Albrecht (Arr. Büsser) – Robert Irving (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/robert-irving-giselle-act-2-no-15-grand-pas-de-deux-giselle-7cqmfvPrmNE)
- [Wonderful Tonight – Robert Irving (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/robert-irving-wonderful-tonight-NciMD2OKfR0)
- [Cinderella, Op. 87, Act 1: No. 2, Pas de châle – Robert Irving (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/robert-irving-cinderella-op-87-act-1-no-2-pas-de-chale-YnuVoVRcuuE)
- [Cinderella, Op. 87, Act 2: No. 36, Duet of the Prince and Cinderella – Robert Irving (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/robert-irving-cinderella-op-87-act-2-no-36-duet-of-the-FU9zgE5vayE)
- [Cinderella, Op. 87, Act 2: No. 30, Grand Waltz – Robert Irving (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/robert-irving-cinderella-op-87-act-2-no-30-grand-waltz-8yf1-uoG3Mk)
- [Cinderella, Op. 87, Act 2: No. 35, Duet of the Stepsisters with Their Oranges – Robert Irving (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/robert-irving-cinderella-op-87-act-2-no-35-duet-of-the-ZtgNFtrdiiU)
- [Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 7, Coquette (Orch. Kalafati) – Robert Irving (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/robert-irving-carnaval-op-9-no-7-coquette-orch-kalafati-wPiCtvHu5fM)
- [Over the Rainbow – Robert Irving (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/robert-irving-over-the-rainbow-Qa2Ah4wCppc)
- [Cinderella, Op. 87, Act 1: No. 19, Cinderella's Departure for the Ball – Robert Irving (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/robert-irving-cinderella-op-87-act-1-no-19-cinderellas-5ol8cJ8gfYA)

## Releases

- [Soulmates: Romantic Spanish Guitar (2016)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/robert-irving-soulmates-romantic-spanish-guitar-MPREb_IeJkuzODhB8)
- [Hawaii: Escape to Paradise (2013)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/robert-irving-hawaii-escape-to-paradise-MPREb_7XpkDUzGzkV)
- [Arnold: Homage to the Queen (2006)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/robert-irving-arnold-homage-to-the-queen-MPREb_lntVt6056cm)
- [Adam: Giselle (Arr. Büsser) (1962)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/robert-irving-adam-giselle-arr-busser-MPREb_PVU8oMUOPE1)
- [Schumann: Carnaval - Chopin: Les sylphides (1959)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/robert-irving-schumann-carnaval-chopin-les-sylphides-MPREb_m7hzRJm6F3q)
- [Let The Season Take Wing (2019)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/robert-irving-let-the-season-take-wing-MPREb_HLdXsekcFJJ)

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