Bliss and Disharmony
Donald Macleod follows the Broadway composer as he looks for a new collaborator. Very soon his sights were set upon lyricist, Oscar Hammerstein II.
Donald Macleod follows the Broadway composer as he looks for a new collaborator. This was a period of increasing disharmony with his current partner, Lorenz Hart, who was becoming consumed by alcoholism. Rodgers set his sights on lyricist, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Oklahoma becomes the first of many 'Rodgers and Hammerstein' hit shows.
There’s a small hotel (On Your Toes)
Kay Coulter, vocals
Bobby Van, vocals
Studio Orchestra
Salvatore Dell’Isola, director
Johnny One-Note (Babes in Arms)
Judy Kaye, vocals
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Evans Haile, conductor
Where or When (Babes in Arms)
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Orchestra
John McGlinn, conductor
This can’t be love (The Boys from Syracuse)
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Orchestra
John McGlinn, conductor
Spring is Here (I married an Angel)
Ted McNabb & Co.
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Too Many Girls)
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Studio Orchestra
Eric Stern, conductor
Pal Joey Overture
Studio orchestra
Lehman Engel, conductor
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Pal Joey)
Vivienne Segal, vocals
Studio orchestra
Lehman Engel, conductor
State Fair Orchestral Suite
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Ev’ry Sunday Afternoon (Higher and Higher)
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Studio Orchestra
Eric Stern, conductor
Wait Till You See Him (By Jupiter)
Doris Day, vocals
Andre Previn, piano
Oklahoma! Orchestral Suite
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Produced by Luke Whitlock
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