Author(s): Fawkes, Richard
Reader(s): Criswell, Kim
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Series: Educational - Histories
Genre: Arts
Catalogue No: NA422712
Barcode: 9789626342275
Release Date: 08/2001

FAWKES, R.: History of the Musical (The) (Unabridged)

The musical is one of the great art forms of the 20th century. Showboat, Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma!, West Side Story, The Sound of Music, Oliver, Cabaret – one masterpiece after another packed the theatres on Broadway, in London’s West End and around the world. And it made a successful transfer to the cinema. A truly popular art, the musical closely reflected society and its needs – sometimes providing a message and often providing a much-needed romantic escape.

Richard Fawkes traces the development of the musical, from its origins in European light opera and operetta to its transformation in the hands of the great American song composers and lyricists – among them Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe. The talent of Lloyd Webber and Sondheim has assured that in the 21st century, it is as lively as ever.

The History of The Musical is presented by the vivacious singer Kim Criswell, who starred in Cats, sang on Broadway, won awards for her recordings and has lived and breathed the musical since she was a young girl.

It is an enthalling story – and it is told with nearly 100 famous musical extracts.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Fawkes, Richard - Author
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1 MEMORY Cats 01:21
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2 The origins of The Musical - The Beggars Opera (John Gay) 1728 02:13
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3 WERE I LAID ON GREENLAND'S COAST The Beggars Opera (John Gay) 1728 01:26
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4 Vaudevilles, Burlesques in Europe - Adolphe Adam 01:55
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5 OH QU'IL ETAIT BEAU, Le Postillon de Longjumeau (Adolphe Adam) 1836 01:33
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6 Opera-bouffes in Paris – Hervé (Florimond Roger) and Jacques Offenbach 03:45
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7 CAN CAN Orpheus in the Underworld (Offenbach) 1858 01:17
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8 André Message and Charles Lecoq – Brussels and Paris 02:46
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9 LA DISPUTE Fille De Madame Angot (Charles Lecoq) 1872 01:02
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10 Vienna – Franz von Suppé 02:21
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11 OVERTURE Die Schöne Galathee (Franz von Suppe) 00:41
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12 Vienna – Johann Strauss 01:31
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13 OVERTURE Die Fledermaus (Johann Strauss) 1874 01:27
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14 England – Sir Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert 02:08
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15 THE MOON AND I The Mikado (Gilbert and Sullivan) 1885 01:07
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16 London – George Edwardes and The Gaity Theatre 02:22
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17 AND HER GOLDEN HAIR WAS HANGING DOWN HER BACK The Shop Girl (Ivan Caryll/Felix McGlennon) 1894 01:11
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18 Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton 02:25
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19 THE GIRL WITH A BROGUE The Arcadians (Lionel Monckton) 1909 00:47
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20 Sydney Jones – The Geisha 01:26
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21 THE AMOROUS GOLDFISH The Geisha (Jones/Hall/Greenbank) 1896 01:38
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22 Edward German – complete's Sullivan's last opera and writes Merrie England 01:22
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23 DAN CUPID HATH A GARDEN Merrie England (Edward German) 1902 01:21
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24 USA and London – Ivan Caryll and Gustave Kerker 01:19
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25 TEACH ME HOW TO KISS The Belle of New York (Gustave Kerker) 1897 01:47
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26 Vaudeville – George M. Cohan 01:02
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27 GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY Little Johnny Jones 1904 (George M. Cohan) 00:42
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28 USA - Victor Herbert 01:23
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29 AH, SWEET MYSTERY OF LIFE Naughty Marietta (Victor Herbert) 1910 01:39
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30 Viennese operetta - Franz Lehar 02:00
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31 VILJA The Merry Widow (Lehar) 1905 01:12
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32 USA – Sigmund Romberg 00:55
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33 WILL YOU REMEMBER Maytime (Sigmund Romberg) 1917 01:50
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34 London – Chu Chin Chow by Frederic Norton: 2,235 performances 01:35
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35 THE COBBLER'S SON Chu Chin Chow (Frederic Norton) 1916 00:44
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36 USA – The end of World War I and the Jazz Age 02:03
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37 I'M JUST WILD ABOUT HARRY Shuffle Along (Eubie Blake) 1921 01:13
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38 USA – Vincent Youmans 00:43
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39 TEA FOR TWO No No Nanette (Vincent Youmans) 1923 01:14
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40 Broadway – Rudolf Friml 01:39
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41 INDIAN LOVE CALL Rose Marie (Rudolf Friml) 1924 01:42
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42 USA – George Gershwin: Lady Be Good (1924), The Song of the Flame (1925) 02:44
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43 COSSACK LOVE SONG The Song of the Flame (George Gershwin) 1925 01:07
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44 USA – American operetta and musical comedies: Gershwin, Friml, Romberg, Herbert - and Jerome Kern 02:23
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45 THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE ME The Girl From Utah (Kern/Reynolds) 1913 01:23
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46 USA – Jerome Kern and Show Boat 02:30
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47 MAKE BELIEVE Show Boat (Kern/Hammerstein) 1927 01:08
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48 Why was Show Boat so differenet? 02:44
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49 OL' MAN RIVER Show Boat (Kern/Hammerstein) 1927 01:16
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Disc 2
1 BILL Show Boat (Kern/Hamerstein) 1927 01:39
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2 Hollywood and film musicals 05:15
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3 SOFTLY AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE The New Moon (Romburg/Hammerstein) 1928 01:36
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4 Dance Spectaculars – Busby Berkeley; George Gershwin and the American sound 03:16
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5 THE MAN I LOVE Lady Be Good (Gershwin/Gershwin) 1924 01:30
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6 George Gershwin: Strike Up The Band & Girl Crazy 02:56
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7 I GOT RHYTHM Girl Crazy (Gershwin/Gershwin) 1930 00:42
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8 George Gershwin: Of Thee I Sing 01:20
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9 LOVE IS SWEEPING THE COUNTRY Of Thee I Sing (Gershwin/Gershwin/Kaufman/Ryskind) 1931 00:53
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10 George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess 02:44
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11 SUMMERTIME Porgy and Bess (George Gershwin) 1935 01:34
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12 USA – Cole Porter 02:10
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13 LET'S DO IT Paris (Cole Porter) 1928 00:53
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14 Cole Porter – Anything Goes 1934 02:42
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15 I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU Anything Goes (Porter) 1934 01:41
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16 USA – Marc Blitzstein and The Cradle will Rock 1937 02:51
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17 ART FOR ART'S SAKE The Cradle Will Rock (Marc Blitzstein) 1937 00:51
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18 USA – Irving Berlin 03:06
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19 EASTER PARADE As Thousands Cheer (Irving Berlin) 1933 01:29
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20 USA – Richard Rodgers and Larry Hart 01:56
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21 HERE IN MY ARMS Dearest Enemy (Rodgers/Hart) 1925 00:47
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22 Rodgers and Hart: Songs 01:30
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23 TEN CENTS A DANCE Simple Simon (Rodgers/Hart) 1930 01:15
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24 Rodgers and Hart: Babes in Arms 01:26
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25 THE LADY IS A TRAMP Babes in Arms (Rodgers/Hart) 1937 01:23
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26 Europe – Franz Lehar and Richard Tauber 02:20
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27 YOU ARE MY HEART'S DELIGHT The Land of Smiles (Franz Lehar) 1929 01:01
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28 England – Noel Coward 02:12
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29 I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN Bitter Sweet (Noel Coward) 1929 01:56
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30 England – Ivor Novello 01:31
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31 SHINE THROUGH MY DREAM Glamorous Night (Novello/Hassall) 1935 01:10
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32 England – Vivian Ellis 01:03
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33 SPREAD A LITTLE HAPPINESS Mr Cinders (Vivan Ellis) 1929 02:04
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34 England – Cole Porter 01:02
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35 HOW COULD WE BE WRONG? Nymph Errant (Cole Porter) 1933 01:08
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36 Berlin – Im Weissen Rossl (The White Horse Inn) 01:30
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37 YOUR EYES The White Horse Inn (Benatsky/Stolz) 1930 00:51
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38 Hitler's Germany: Jewish composers, including Kurt Weill, leave 01:53
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39 MORITAT (MACK THE KNIFE) The Threepenny Opera (Weill/Brecht) 1928 00:45
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40 USA – Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya in New York, 1935 02:25
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41 SEPTEMBER SONG Knickerbocker Holiday (Weill/Anderson) 1938 01:33
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42 England – Noel Gay: Me and My Girl 1937 01:46
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43 THE LAMBETH WALK Me and My Girl (Gay/Furber/Rose) 1937 00:42
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44 Europe – War. Ivor Novello: The Dancing Years 02:28
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45 I CAN GIVE YOU THE STARLIGHT The Dancing Years (Ivor Novello) 1939 02:01
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Disc 3
1 FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE The Boys from Syracuse (Rodgers/Hart) 1938 03:07
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2 USA – Escapist musicals – Dubarry was a Lady, Cabin in the Sky (Vernon Duke) 02:36
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3 TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE Cabin in the Sky (Duke/Latouche) 1940 01:13
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4 Rodgers and Hart: Pal Joey (1940) 01:44
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5 I COULD WRITE A BOOK Pal Joey (Rodgers/Hart) 1940 01:20
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6 USA – Seill and Gershwin: Lady in the Dark 01:33
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7 MY SHIP Lady in The Dark (Weill/Gershwin) 1941 01:02
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8 USA – Kurt Weill teams up with Ogden Nash for One Touch of Venus 00:58
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9 WEST WIND One Touch of Venus (Weill/Nash) 01:06
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10 USA – Rodgers and Hammerstein: Oklahoma! 02:10
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11 PEOPLE WILL SAY WE'RE IN LOVE Oklahoma! (Rodgers/Hammerstein) 1943 00:51
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12 USA – Rodgers and Hammerstein: Carousel 02:04
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13 WHAT'S THE USE OF WONDERIN' Carousel (Rodgers/Hammerstein) 1945 01:11
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14 USA – Leonard Bernstein 02:07
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15 LONELY TOWN On the Town (Bernstein/Comden/Green) 1944 01:18
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16 USA – Irving Berlin: Annie Get Your Gun (1946) 03:09
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17 ANYTHING YOU CAN DO Annie Get Your Gun (Berlin) 1946 01:05
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18 USA – Forrester and Wright…and Grieg 02:31
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19 STRANGE MUSIC Song of Norway (Wright/Forrester/Grieg) 1944 01:02
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20 AND THIS IS MY BELOVED Kismet (Wright/Forrest/Borodin) 03:15
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21 MY HEART AND I Old Chelsea 1943 01:09
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22 England – Ivor Novell: Perchance to Dream (1945) 00:48
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23 WE'LL GATHER LILACS Perchance to Dream (vor Novello) 1945 02:05
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24 England – Vivian Ellis: Bless the Bride (1947) 00:39
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25 USA – Cole Porter: Kiss Me Kate (1948) 02:41
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26 BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE Kiss Me, Kate! (Porter) 1948 01:01
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27 USA – Rodgers and Hammerstein: South Pacific 02:21
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28 SOME ENCHANTED EVENING South Pacific (Rodgers/Hammerstein) 1949 01:02
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29 USA – Lerner and Loewe: Brigadoon (1947) 01:42
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30 THE HEATHER ON THE HILL Brigadoon (Lerner/Loewe) 00:57
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31 USA – Lerner and Loewe: Paint Your Wagon (1951) 00:51
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32 THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA Paint Your Wagon (Lerner/Loewe) 1951 00:57
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33 USA – Lerner and Loewe: My Fair Lady (1956) 02:22
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34 I Could Have Danced All Night - My Fair Lady (Lerner/Loewe) 1956 01:01
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35 England – Julie Andrews; Sandy Wilson/The Boyfriend (1954) 02:23
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36 I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT The Boyfriend (Wilson) 1954 01:05
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37 England – Julian Slade: Salad Days (1954) 00:50
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38 WE SAID WE WOULDN'T LOOK BACK Salad Days (Slade/Reynolds) 1954 01:44
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39 USA – Frank Loesser: Guys and Dolls (1950) 02:21
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40 SIT DOWN YOU’RE ROCKIN' THE BOA Guys and Dolls (Loesser) 1950 00:44
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41 USA – Anna and the King of Siam 02:07
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42 SHALL WE DANCE? The King and I (Rodgers/Hammerstein) 1951 01:33
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43 USA – The Film Musical 01:02
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44 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Singin' in The Rain (Brown/Freed) 1952 01:23
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45 More films 01:33
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46 USA – A new generation: Richard Adler and Jerry Ross 01:15
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47 HEY THERE The Pajama Game (Adler/Ross) 1954 01:18
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48 USA – Frank Loesser: The Most Happy Feller (1956) 02:06
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49 MAMMA, MAMMA The Most Happy Fella (Loesser) 1956 00:55
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50 USA – Something's coming - Overture West Side Story - West Side Story (Bernstein/Sondheim) 1957 01:35
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Disc 4
1 AMERICA West Side Story (Bernstein/Sondheim) 1957 02:03
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2 I AM EASILY ASSIMILATED Candide (Bernstien/Wilbur/Sondheim/Latouche) 1956 01:01
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3 USA – Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story 01:59
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4 MARIA West Side Story (Bernstein/Sondheim) 1957 01:07
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5 USA – Rodgers and Hammerstein's final musical 00:43
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6 DO-RE-ME The Sound of Music (Rodgers/Hammerstein) 19549 01:47
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7 England – Lionel Bart: Fings Ain't What They Used to be/Oliver 04:11
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8 REVIEWING THE SITUATION Oliver! (Bart) 1960 01:23
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9 England – The demise of Bart/Anthony Newley 01:49
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10 WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I? Stop The World I Want to Get Off (Newley/Bricusse) 1961 00:39
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11 England – Cyrill Ornadel/Wolf Mankowitz: Pickwick 02:03
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12 IF I RULED THE WORLD Pickwick (Ornadel/Bricusse) 1963 00:59
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13 England – Musicals on classical themes 01:16
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14 USA – Broadway: early 1960s 02:50
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15 IF I WERE A RICH MAN Fiddler On The Roof (Harnick/Bock) 1964 01:01
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16 Hollywood: One of the last great MGM musicals: Gigi 01:11
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17 I REMEMBER IT WELL Gigi (Lerner/Loewe) 1958 01:13
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18 USA – Broadway: The changing styles of the 1960s 05:25
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19 MAME Mame (Herman) 1966 00:43
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20 USA – Off Broadway, a sensation: The Fantasticks 01:53
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21 TRY TO REMEMBER The Fantasticks (Jones/Schmidt) 1960 00:57
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22 USA – The musical nobody wanted 01:47
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23 THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM Man of La Mancha (Leigh/Darion) 1965 01:09
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24 USA – Political Protest: a new kind of musical: John Kander and Fred Ebb 02:24
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25 MONEY MONEY Cabaret (Kander/Ebb) 1966 01:00
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26 USA – Cy Coleman 01:16
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27 BIG SPENDER Sweet Charity (Coleman/Fields) 1966 01:00
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28 USA – Sixties Flower Power 01:18
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29 AQUARIUS Hair (MacDermot/Radio/Ragni) 1967 00:49
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30 USA – The backward-looking rock musical 00:52
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31 SWEET TRANSVESTITE The Rocky Horror Show (O'Brien) 1973 01:04
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32 USA – Stephen Sondheim 01:58
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33 COMPANY Company (Sondheim) 1970 01:16
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34 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (Sondheim) 00:38
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35 SEND IN THE CLOWNS A Little Night Music (Sondheim) 1973 01:17
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36 England – Andrew Lloyd Webber 03:57
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37 I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Jesus Christ Superstar (Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice) 1971 01:13
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38 England – Jeeves followed by Evita 01:18
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39 ANOTHER SUITCASE, ANOTHER HALL Evita (Lloyd Webber/Rice) 1978 00:57
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40 England – T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Cats 00:44
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41 MEMORY Cats (Lloyd Webber/Eliot/Nunn) 1981 01:03
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42 USA – Kander and Ebb: 1920s jazz flashback 00:45
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43 ALL THAT JAZZ Chicago (Kander/Ebb) 1975 00:56
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44 USA – The back-stage setting 00:36
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45 WHAT I DID FOR LOVE A Chorus Line (Hamlish/Kablan) 1976 01:03
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46 USA – A show re-appears 01:00
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47 TOMORROW Annie (Strouse/Charnin) 1977 01:03
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48 England – Lloyd Webber spectaculars 01:26
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49 USA – Stephen Sondheim 01:17
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50 SWEENEY TODD Sweeney Todd (Sondheim) 1979 01:40
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51 France – Alain Boubill and Claude-Michel Schonberg 02:46
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52 THE PEOPLE SONG Les Miserables (Schonberg/Boublil) 1985 01:30
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