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THE SOUND OF MUSIC [musical show]
- Title
- THE SOUND OF MUSIC [musical show]
- Opening Date
- November 16, 1959
- Genre
- musical show
- Production and Recordings Information
- Orig prod. MUSIC: Richard Rodgers. WORDS: Oscar Hammerstein II. ORCH: Robert Russell Bennett. COND: Frederick Dvonch. CAST: Mary Martin, Theodore Bikel, Patricia Neway, Kurt Kasznar, Marion Marlowe, Lauri Peters, Brian Davies. (Col KOS-2020; CD/Col SK-60583, with addl material. Excerpts: Martin, Bikel: "The Sound of Music" (ALB-1120) Martin, children: "Do Re Mi" (ALB-1180, ALB-1774) Martin: "My Favorite Things" (ALB-2181) "The Sound of Music" (reprise) (ALB-1522, ALB-1774) Bikel, Martin: "Edelweiss" (ALB-1522).)
- 1960 album by Florence Henderson of 1961 touring prod. COND: Sid Bass. (Camden 599, with Fiorello!; ALB-2372.)
- 1960 album by the Trapp Family Singers. ORCH & COND: Franz Wasner. (RCA LSP-2277)
- 1960 studio prod. ORCH & COND: Bob Sharples. CAST: Janet Waters, Roy Castle, Bryan Johnson, Joyce Blair. (Ace of Clubs(E) 1068)
- 1961 album. COND: Roland Shaw. VOCALS: David Hughes, Diane Todd, Mark Wynter, Eve Boswell, Ken Dodd, Bryan Johnson. (45/Dec(E) DFE-6676, ALB-2141)
- 1961 London prod. COND: Robert Lowe. CAST: Jean Bayless, Olive Gilbert, Constance Shacklock, Roger Dann, Barbara Brown, Eunice Gayson, Harold Kasket, Nicholas Bennett. (HMV(E) CSD-1365; CD/Angel 52656. Incomplete: CD/LaserLight 12448.)
- 1961 Melbourne, Australia prod. COND: Eric Clapham. CAST: June Bronhill, Peter Graves, Rosina Raisbeck, Julie Day, Tony Jenkins, Lola Brooks, Eric Reiman. (HMV(Australia) OCSD-7580. Excerpts: "The Sound of Music," "My Favorite Things," "Do Re Mi," "The Lonely Goatherd," "An Ordinary Couple," "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" (ALB-2272).)
- 1963 studio prod. COND: Fritz Wallberg. CAST: Frances Boyd, Jan De Silva, Ann Gordon, Rudy Cartier, Louis Mencken, Paul Mason. (Society(E) 945)
- 1965 album. COND: Robert Lowe. VOCALS: Mary Martin of orig cast; uncredited baritone, chorus. (Disneyland STER-1296)
- 1965 film soundtrack, with addl music & words by Richard Rodgers. ORCH & COND: Irwin Kostal. CAST: Julie Andrews, Bill Lee (for Christopher Plummer), Dan Truhitte, Charmian Carr, Margery McKay (for Peggy Wood). (RCA LSOD-2005; CD/RCA 66587-2; CD/RCA 07863-67972-2, with addl material. Excerpts: Andrews: "The Sound of Music" (ALB-1503) Andrews, children: "Do Re Mi" (ALB-1755).)
- 1965 studio prod. COND: Hans Flynn. CAST: John Wakeford, Anita Sinclair, Diana Hope, Ann Drummond. (Saga(E) EROS-8105)
- 1965 studio prod. ORCH & COND: Sam Fonteyn. VOCALS: Maureen Hartley, Charles West, Shirley Chapman, Richard Loaring, Heather Bishop, chorus. (Music for Pleasure(E) 1007)
- 1966 studio prod. COND: Alyn Ainsworth. CAST: Anne Rogers, Patricia Routledge, Gordon Traynor, Kay Frazer, Ray Cornell, chorus. (Music for Pleasure(E) 1255)
- 1981 London prod, incl two songs Rodgers wrote for 1965 film. COND: Cyril Ornadel. CAST: Petula Clark, June Bronhill, Michael Jayston, Honor Blackman, John Bennett, Claire Parker, Paul Shearstone. (Epic(E) EPC-70212; CD/Pet Sounds 1001, with another version of "Eidelweiss" sung by Clark.)
- 1983 Adelaide, Australia prod. COND: Noel Smith. CAST: Julie Anthony, David Ravenswood, Anthea Moller, Bartholomew John, Peter Bishop, Pat Pitney, Penelope Richards. (EMI(Australia) EMX-123)
- 1987 studio prod. COND: Erich Kunzel. CAST: Frederica von Stade, Hakan Hagegard, Eileen Farrell, Barbara Daniels, Lewis Dahle von Schlanbusch, Janet Stubbs, Kimberly Barber, Sandra Graham, Neil Jones, Jeanne Menke. (CD/Telarc CD-80162)
- 1993 album. COND: Matthew Freeman. VOCALS: Liz Robertson (of London prods), Denis Quilley, Linda Hibberd (of 1992 London prod), Elizabeth Simmons, Simon Clarke, chorus. (CD/Pickwick(E) PWKS-4145)
- 1998 prod. ORCH: Bruce Coughlin. COND: Michael Rafter. CAST: Rebecca Luker, Michael Siberry, Patti Cohenour, Jan Maxwell, Fred Applegate, Sara Zelle, Dashiell Eaves, Matthew Ballinger. (CD/RCA Victor 09026-63207-2. Excerpts on promo CD: "The Sound of Music," "Do Re Mi," "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (CD/RCA Victor RCDJ-63284-2).)
- 1999 Sydney, Australia prod, rec live. ORCH: Bruce Coughlin. COND: Peter Casey. CAST: Lisa McCune, John Waters, Eilene Hannan, June Salter, Anne Wood, Tim Draxl, Pia Morley, Bert Newton. (CD/BMG(Australia) 74321-73031-2)
- 2006 London prod. COND: Simon Lee. CAST: Connie Fisher, Lesley Garrett, Lauren Ward, Alexander Hanson, Ian Gelder, Sophie Bould, Neil McDermott. (CD/Really Useful(E) 1718876)
- Album. COND: Al Goodman ("Dean Franconi"). VOCALS: Bill Heyer, Jane A Johnston, chorus. (Design 135)
- Records by members of orig cast. Mary Martin: "My Favorite Things" (1977: ALB-652) Patricia Neway: "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (1959, TV: ALB-1510, ALB-1525) Marion Marlowe: "The Sound of Music" Nancy Dussault (of orig prod in 1962): "Do-Re-Mi" (1959, TV: ALB-1525) Theodore Bikel: "Eidelweiss" (2006: ALB-2262)
- Studio prod. "The London Theatre Company." No other credits. (Richmond(E) 30079)
- Note
- From: Show Music on Record by Jack Raymond
- DigitalID
- loc.natlib.smor.19591116
Last Updated: 08-23-2012