100 Greatest Musicals

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Annotation

disc 1: 1927-1948

Annotation last modified on 2020-03-22 13:08 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Show Boat: Make Believe
lead vocals:
Jason Howard and Jill Washington
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Make Believe (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Jerome Kern3:41
2Show Boat: Ol' Man River
lead vocals:
Jason Howard
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Jerome Kern3:08
3Anything Goes: Anything Goes
lead vocals:
Helen Hobson
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Anything Goes
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Anything Goes
Cole Porter3:00
4Porgy and Bess: Summertime
lead vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
George Gershwin2:57
5The Wizard of Oz: Over the Rainbow
lead vocals:
Helen Hobson
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
Harold Arlen3:51
6Carmen Jones: Dat's Love
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano)
vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Andrew Greenwood (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen Jones: Act I. Dat’s Love (Habañera)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
version of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Havanaise « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (Habanera)
part of:
Carmen Jones: Act I
Georges Bizet43:38
7Oklahoma! Oh, What a Beautiful Morning
lead vocals:
Jason Howard
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ (Oklahoma!)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd., Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music Ltd. and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Richard Rodgers2:52
8Oklahoma! The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
lead vocals:
Jason Howard
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Williamson Music Company (from 1943 to present)
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Richard Rodgers4:32
9Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
lead vocals:
Jason Howard
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Oklahoma
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Richard Rodgers3:06
10Carousel: If I Loved You
lead vocals:
Jason Howard
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
If I Loved You (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Richard Rodgers4:16
11Carousel: Soliloquy
lead vocals:
Jason Howard
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Soliloquy (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Richard Rodgers7:37
12Carousel: You'll Never Walk Alone
lead vocals:
Jason Howard
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), T.B. Harms Co., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Richard Rodgers3:40
13Annie Get Your Gun: Anything You Can Do
lead vocals:
Jason Howard
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Anything You Can Do (from “Annie Get Your Gun”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (ended) and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Irving Berlin3:21
14Annie Get Your Gun: The Girl That I Marry
lead vocals:
Jason Howard
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
The Girl That I Marry (from "Annie Get Your Gun")
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Irving Berlin1:19
15Annie Get Your Gun: There's No Business Like Show BusinessIrving Berlin3:59
16Kiss Me Kate: Where Is the Life That Late I Led?
lead vocals:
Jason Howard
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Where Is the Life That Late I Led? (from Kiss Me, Kate)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1948)
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
Cole Porter4:36

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ASIN:UK: B00442FOHE [info]