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Reprise: All The Things They Were

Monday 13 September 2004 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)

John McGlinn joins Edward Seckerson to shed light on some mysteries of musical archiving. What happened to those 'missing' Gershwin, Porter and Kern scores of the 20s and 30s? Plus another chance to hear the most requested song of last year, 'All the things you are' by Jerome Kern.

Duration:

1 hour

Playlist

Gershwin – Of Thee I Sing/ Let ‘Em Eat Cake
Orchestra of St Luke’s, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas
CD2 Track 1 – Overture to Let ‘Em Eat Cake
Sony M2K 42522

Anything Goes (Cole Porter)
First recording of original 1934 version
Ambrosian Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John McGlinn
Track 21 – Kate The Great, performed by Kim Criswell
EMI CDC 7 49848 2

The Lorelei – Kim Criswell
Track 9 – In The Heart Of The Dark - from Very Warm For May (Kern and Hammerstein)
Track 10 – The Lorelei -from Pardon My English (Gershwins)
EMI Classics 0777 7 54802 2 1

Showboat (Kern and Hammerstein)
Complete Recording, performed by the Ambrosian Chorus, London Sinfonietta, conducted by John McGlinn
CD1 Track 13 – Mis’ry’s Comin’ Aroun’
EMI CDS 7491082

Annie Get Your Gun (Irving Berlin)
Ambrosian Chorus, London Sinfonietta, conducted by John McGlinn
Track 10 – I’ll Share It All With You, performed by Jason Graae and Rebecca Luker
EMI Classics CDC 7 54206 2

Broadway Showstoppers (please note - CD has been deleted)
Tea For Two - from No, No Nanette (music by Vincent Youmans, lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach)
Performed by George Dvorsky and Rebecca Luker, with the London Sinfonietta conducted by John McGlinn
EMI CDC 0777 7 54586 2 6

Gershwin – Of Thee I Sing/ Let ‘Em Eat Cake
New York Choral Artists, Orchestra of St Luke’s, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas
CD2 Track 5 – Comes The Revolution, performed by Jack Gilford
Sony M2K 42522

Broadway Showstoppers (please note - CD has been deleted)
Track 15 - All the Things You Are, from ‘Very Warm for May’ (music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Hammerstein)
performed by Rebecca Luker, George Dvorsky, Jeanne Lehmann, Cris Groenendaal, with the London Sinfonietta conducted by John McGlinn
EMI CDC 0777 7 54586 2 6




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