Celebrating Leonard Bernstein & Alan Jay Lerner's centenaries!
Elaine celebrates the work of the lyricist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Leonard Bernstein, both of whom would have celebrated their 100th birthdays this month
Elaine celebrates the work of the lyricist Alan Jay Lerner and the composer Leonard Bernstein, both of whom would have celebrated their 100th birthdays this month.
Alan Jay Lerner was born on 31st August 1918 in New York, and, along with composer Frederick Loewe, he created some of musical theatre’s most enduring classics; some 20 shows, among them Camelot, Gigi and Brigadoon. He’s arguably best remembered though for My Fair Lady, his most frequently revived show, and he also worked with Kurt Weill, John Barry, Andre Previn, Charles Strouse and Burton Lane.
And Leonard Bernstein was born on August 25 1918 in Lawrence, Massachusetts and he got his big break conducting the New York Philharmonic in 1943. His compositions for the Broadway stage include On the Town, Wonderful Town, Candide, and the ever-popular West Side Story.
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Julie Andrews
Take Care of This House
- Here I'll Stay - The Words Of Alan Jay Lerner.
- Philips.
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Nat King Cole
With A Little Bit Of Luck
- The Great Films And Shows Volume 3.
- EMI.
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Kaye Ballard
A Jug Of Wine
- Lyrics By Lerner.
- DRG.
- 19.
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Jane Powell & Robert Merrill
The Heather On The Hill
- A Celebration Of Lerner & Loewe.
- Sepia Records.
- 5.
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Lee Marvin
Wand'rin' Star
- Top 40 Hitdossier Collectables: '70s Volume 1 CD1.
- BR Music.
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Marni Nixon & The Ensemble
Wouldn't It Be Loverly
- My Fair Lady: Original Soundtrack Recording.
- CBS.
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Rex Harrison
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
- My Fair Lady: Original Soundtrack Recording.
- CBS.
- 16.
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Betty Wand
Say A Prayer For Me Tonight
- Gigi And An American In Paris: The Original MGM Soundtrack Recordings.
- MGM Records.
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Barbra Streisand
On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
- The Event Of The Decade:A Retrospective.
- Sony/Columbia.
- 17.
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Gordon Ramsey, Howard Ross & Bernie Knee
One More Walk Around The Garden
- Carmelina: Original Broadway Cast Recording.
- Original Cast Records (OCR).
- 9.
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Alfred Drake & Maria Karnilova
I Remember It Well
- Celebrate Broadway Volume Eight: Duets.
- RCA Victor.
- 5.
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Harry Hadden-Paton
I'm An Ordinary Man
- My Fair Lady.
- Broadway Records.
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West Side Story Orchestra
Overture (West Side Story)
- West Side Story: Original Soundtrack Recording.
- RCA Victor.
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Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Ballet Sequence From West Side Story
- Leonard Bernstein's New York.
- Nonesuch Records.
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Thomas Hampson & Company
To Make Us Proud
- Bernstein: A White House Cantata / Part 2.
- Decca.
- 7.
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Elizabeth Stanley & Clyde Alves
Carried Away
- On The Town.
- PS Classics.
- 7.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Fifth Symphony
- The Best Classical Album In The World...Ever!.
- EMI.
- 5.
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Ensemble Of On The Town
New York New York
- On The Town.
- PS Classics.
- 3.
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The Orchestra Of Wonderful Town
Overture from Wonderful Town
- Rosalind Russell: Wonderful Town.
- Sony Broadway.
- 1.
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Rosalind Russell & Ensemble Of Wonderful Town
Swing
- Rosalind Russell: Wonderful Town.
- Sony Broadway.
- 12.
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Original Broadway Company Of West Side Story
America
- West Side Story: Original Broadway Cast Recording.
- Columbia Broadway/Masterworks.
- 7.
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Jimmy Bryant & Marni Nixon
Tonight
- West Side Story: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
- Columbia.
- 7.
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The Orchestra
Overture From Candide
- Candide: The 1999 Royal National Theatre Recording.
- Royal National Theatre.
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Broadcast
- Sun 26 Aug 2018 13:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2