Sunday, March 3, 2024

LPV 503 - The Kurt Weill Classics

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  1. Lady In The Dark
    Conductor – Leonard Joy
    Lyrics By – Ira Gershwin
    Music By – Kurt Weill
    Vocals – Gertrude Lawrence

    Written-By [Book By] – Moss Hart


    A1 Glamour Music Medley: Oh Fabulous One; Huxley; Girl Of The Moment

    A2 One Life To Live

    A3 This Is New

    A4 The Princess Of Pure Delight

    A5 The Saga Of Jenny

    A6 My Ship

    B1 Down In The Valley (An American Folk Opera)
    Baritone Vocals [Brack] – William McGraw
    Bass Vocals [Guard] – Roy Johnston (2)
    Bass-Baritone Vocals [Leader-Preacher] – Kenneth Smith (2)
    Conductor – Peter Herman Adler
    Contralto Vocals [Old Lady] – Carole O'Hara
    Directed By [Dramatic Director] – Charles Polacheck
    Libretto By – Arnold Sundgaard
    Music By – Kurt Weill
    Orchestra – RCA Victor Orchestra*
    Soprano Vocals [Jennie] – Marion Bell
    Soprano Vocals [Old Lady] – Jeanne Privette
    Tenor Vocals [Peters] – Robert Holland (3)
    Vocals [Father] – Richard Barrows
    Vocals [Square Dance Caller] – Ralph Teferteller

    Notes:

    Lady In The Dark recorded Feb 23, 1941
    Gertrude Lawrence with quartet & orchestra conducted by Leonard Joy

    Down in the Valley recorded Jan 25, 1950
    Marion Bell & William McGraw
    RCA Victor Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Peter Herman Adler

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