Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein III
Release Date: 07 April 2014
Label: Soundtrack Factory
Packaging Type: Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 8436563181375
Genres: Soundtracks Musical
Description
The original stage production of Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II's "The Sound of Music" opened on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontane Theatre on November 16, 1959. It was a huge hit even before anyone thought about transforming it into a film. The Broadway revue featured Mary Martin as Maria, Theodore Bikel as Captain Georg von Trapp, and Patricia Neway as Mother Abbess.
Of equal success was the London production, which premiered at the Palace Theatre on May 18, 1961, and ran for 2,385 performances, closing in 1967. It featured a completely different cast, starring Jean Bayless as Maria, Roger Dann as Captain von Trapp, and Constance Shacklock as Mother Abbess. This release presents both the Broadway and London recordings in their entireties.
Many songs from the musical have become standards, such as "Edelweiss", "My Favorite Things", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", "Do-Re-Mi", and the title song. As a bonus, 14 versions (both vocal and instrumental) have been added of songs from the play, performed by such stars as Benny Goodman, the Paul Smith-Barney Kessel Quartet, Sarah Vaughan, Mitch Miller, Mark Murphy, and the Hi-Lo's, among others.
Tracklisting
Duke Ellington
Gene Kelly
Alfred Newman
Krzysztof Komeda
Dimitri Tiomkin
Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein III
Henry Mancini
Vince Post
2025 Cast Recording
Scarlett Strallen; Jamie Parker; Alun Armstrong; Malcolm Sinclair; Laurence Kilsby; Julia McKenzie;
Original Soundtrack
Various Artists
Original Off Broadway Cast
Original Revival London Cast
Original West End Cast Recording
Original London Cast
