John Wilson selects film musical excerpts, including Singin' in the Rain, Top Hat, Oklahoma!, Guys and Dolls, Brigadoon, West Side Story, Mary Poppins, Oliver and Sweeney Todd.
Conductor John Wilson offers a personal selection of numbers from classic film musicals from Singin' in the Rain to Sweeney Todd.
John has enjoyed a lot of success in recent years conducting and recording music for the film and an especially favourite genre of his is film musicals, in particular the Golden Age of the classic MGM musicals.
In this programme John presents a list of some of his favourites, from the earliest days of the cinema, to our own time. Films he draws on include much loved ones such as:
Singin' in the Rain
Top Hat
Oklahoma!
Guys and Dolls
Brigadoon
West Side Story
Mary Poppins
Oliver!
and Sweeney Todd.
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Nacio Herb Brown
Singin' in the Rain
Conductor: Lennie HAYTON Performer: Debbie REYNOLDS - Singer Performer: Gene KELLY - Singer Performer: Mgm Studio Orchestra
- CBS.
- AK45394.
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Johnny Green (arranger)
MGM Jubilee Overture
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: John Wilson Orchestra
- EMI.
- CD0288432.
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Harry Warren
42nd Street - musical: 42nd Street
Performer: The Boswell Sisters Performer: The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
- ASV.
- CDAJA5139.
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George Gershwin
Shall We Dance? - musical : They Can't Take That Away From Me
Arranger: Performer: Fred ASTAIRE - Singer Performer: Studio Orchestra
- Rhino.
- 8122-72828-2.
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Irving Berlin
Top hat - musical: Cheek to cheek
Conductor: Victor YOUNG Performer: Ginger ROGERS - Singer Performer: Victor Young Orchestra
- CONIFER.
- CDHD166.
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Frank Churchill
Medley - Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Performer: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Conductor: Erich Kunzel Performer: Douglas Webster - Singer Performer: Tracy DAHL - Soprano
- TELARC.
- CD80196.
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George Gershwin
An American in Paris vers. for orchestra
Conductor: Michael TILSON THOMAS Performer: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
- CBS.
- MDK45746.
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Richard Rodgers
Oklahoma! - musical: i. Overture ; ii. Oh, what a beautiful mornin'; iii. Oklahoma!
Conductor: Jay BLACKTON Performer: Gordon MACRAE - Singer Performer: Mgm Studio Orchestra
- CDC5273502.
- EMI CDC5273502.
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Frederick Loewe
Brigadoon - musical [1947]: The Heather on the hill
Conductor: John WILSON Performer: Matthew Ford Performer: John Wilson Orchestra
- EMI.
- CD0288432.
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Frank Loesser
Guys and Dolls - musical: Fugue for Tin horns / Luck Be A Lady / Sit down you're rocking t
Performer: ORIGINAL FILM CAST - Main Artist
- DELTA.
- CD6733.
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Leonard Bernstein
West Side story - musical in 2 acts: Act 1, no.6; Tonight (Balcony scene) [duet]
Conductor: Leonard BERNSTEIN (1918 - 1990) Performer: Jose CARRERAS - Tenor Performer: Kiri TE KANAWA - Soprano Performer: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
- CBS 35DP59.
- 35DP59.
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Richard M. Sherman
Mary Poppins: Feed The Birds
Conductor: Irwin KOSTAL Performer: Julie ANDREWS - Singer
- PICKWICK.
- DSMCD459.
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Lionel Bart
Oliver! - musical: Who Will Buy?
Conductor: John Greene Performer: Mark Lester - Singer Performer: Mark Lester Ensemble
- RCA 55012R.
- 55012R.
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Stephen Sondheim
Sweeney Todd - musical: i. Prelude; ii. Act 1 The Worst pies in London
Conductor: Paul GEMIGNANI Performer: Helena Bonham Carter - Singer
- NONESUCH.
- 7559799580.
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Richard M. Sherman
Mary Poppins: Chim-Chim Cher-ee
Conductor: Irwin KOSTAL Performer: Dick Van DYKE - Singer
- PICKWICK.
- DSMCD459.
Broadcast
- Sat 31 Dec 2011 15:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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