The Choir - Musicals

Antonín Dvořák: ‘Blossoms with which Spring allures us’ from part 1 of Saint Ludmila Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Prague Symphony Orchestra conducted by Václav Smetáček Supraphon 112141-2 212, disk 1 track 2 Sherman & Sherman: Me ol’ Bamboo from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Michael Ball & Ensemble (original London cast) with Robert Scott, musical director MRBB001, track 9 Lerner & Loewe: Ascot Gavotte from My Fair Lady 2001 London Cast Recording with Nick Davies, musical director FIRST NIGHT CASTCD83, track 10 Lerner & Loewe: With a Little Bit of Luck from My Fair Lady 2001 London Cast Recording with Nick Davies, musical director FIRST NIGHT CASTCD83, track 4 Cy Coleman (music) Dorothy Fields (lyrics): The Rhythm of Life from Sweet Charity Arnold Soboloff, Harold Pierson, Eddie Gaspar and Ensemble with Fred Werner, musical director Columbia CK2900, track 11 Andrew Lloyd Weber & Tim Rice: Requiem for Evita from Evita Colm Wilkinson (role of Che), plus chorus, rock musicians, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Anthony Bowles MCA DMCX503, track 2 Stephen Sondheim: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd, from Sweeney Todd Michael Cerveris (role of Sweeney Todd) & Manoel Felciano (role of Tobias), plus Company Nonesuch 7559-79946-2, track 1 Rodgers and Hammerstein: There is nothin’ like a dame from South Pacific Original Broadway Cast with Salvatore Dell’isola, musical director Columbia CK32604, track 7 George Enescu: Symphony No. 3 Opus 21 BBC Philharmonic conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky and Leeds Festival Chorus with chorus master Simon Wright Chandos CHAN9633, track 3 Sailing at Dawn, and The Song of the Sou’Wester, from Songs of the Fleet (1910) Gerald Finley (baritone) with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the BBC National Chorus of Wales conducted by Richard Hickox Chandos CHSA5043, tracks 1-2