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SUMMER SONG

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Summer Song is a musical with an American background built around an episode in the life of Czech composer Anton Dvorak. Dvorak had taken a break from teaching and conducting to visit Illinois where he wrote his symphony 'From the New World'. Eric Maschwitz wrote the lyrics and collaborated with Hy Kraft on the libretto while Bernard Grun adapted the music from the melodies of Dvorak in much the same way as those of Grieg had been in Song of Norway. Summer Song first played The Opera House in Manchester over Christmas 1955 and it was a great success. Little was changed for the London opening in February 1956 at the Princes Theatre where although the show received mainly favourable reviews it ran for only 148 performances. A cast recording was however recorded and it is this tuneful score we have remastered for this CD release. The selection by The Melachrino Orchestra includes some melodies not heard in the original cast recording. Edric Connor and David Hughes were recording artists in their own right and we include numbers from both.
Songs: Personnel Details:
 Overture - Orchestra - I Loved My Love (d)
 Just Around The Corner (a)
 My Darling Karolka (a)
 Once A Year Is Not Enough (b)
 Be She Dark, Be She Fair (c)
 Cotton Tail (f)
 No-One Told Me (c)
 Sing Me A Song (d)
 Murphy's Pig (e)
 Saturday Girl (g)
 One Boy Sends You A Rose (h)
 Dvorak's Letter Home (i)
 Deep Blue Evening (f)
 Milli's Wedding (j)
 Summer Song (a)
 Small Town Sweetheart (c)
 New York '93 (d)
 I'll Be Remembering (a)
 Finale (a)
 Summer Song Selection (k)
 Carry Me Back To Old Virginny (f)
 If I Can Help Somebody (f)
 There, But For The Grace Of God, Go I (c)
 Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing (c)
 Two Different Worlds (c)
Artists: a- Sally Ann Howes; b- Bonita Primrose; c- David Hughes; d- Chorus; e- Bonita Primrose And Chorus; f- Edric Connor; g- David Hughes, Sally Ann Howes; h- Sally Ann Howes, Bonita Primrose; i- Laurence Naismith; j- Edric Connor, Van Atkins, Bonita Primrose; k- The Melachrino Orchestra
Label: SEPIA
Number: 1086
Item Code: 60075
Format: CD
Genre:
Dates: (1946/1955-1956)
Price: $15.00  
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