| Other author/creator | Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981. |
| Other author/creator | Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968. |
| Other author/creator | Hadley, Jerry, vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | McGlinn, John conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Moore, Larry, 1946- |
| Other author/creator | Stratas, Teresa vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Von Stade, Frederica, vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Warner, Russell. |
| Other author/creator | Ambrosian Chorus performer. |
| Other author/creator | London Sinfonietta, performer. |
| Uniform title | Show boat |
| Series |
Great recordings of the century
Great recordings of the century. ^A639127
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| Contents |
Overture -- Niggers all work on de Mississippi -- Andy!!! Drat that man. he's never around! -- Here comes the Show Boat parade! -- Hey, Julie! That's a hell of a thing to do -- It's a man ... -- Who cares if my boat goes upstream -- Only make believe I love you -- Oh Joe! Did you see that young man I was talkin' to? -- What cher doin' all by yourself, Miss Nola? -- Why do stage struck maidens clamor? -- The man who ventures with chance -- Mis'ry's comin' aroun' -- Take her up, Rubberface! -- Hello, Windy -- You needn't all look at us like we were a couple of animals -- Looks like a swell -- Her face is fair to look upon -- Little girl, you are safe with me -- Is de theatre fillin' up, Cap'n Andy? -- Villain Dance -- That you, Nola? -- Oh tell me, did you ever! -- When we tell them about it all -- I'm walking on the air, dear -- Dyunga doe! Dyunga doe! -- Alma Redemptoirs Mater -- All right, Jake--call 'em at twelve -- I used to dream that I would discover -- Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly -- Whaddaya say, boss? -- Let's make the new year far from a blue year -- Apache Dance -- So you're going away -- Ladies and gentlemen--I regret to announce -- Ol' Man River -- When you yen for a gent -- That you, Nola? -- Cotton Blossom, Cotton Blossom -- Now up in the northern land -- Say, Cap'n Andy, sorry we couldn't stay -- Hello, Gay. She'll probably come out on the top deck -- Show Boat, Appendix: What cher doin' all by yourself, Miss Nola? ; Number four, black! ; Bet you're hat you're from the show boat! ; Why do I love you? ; Music in the air and a crowd on the floor ; One night as I sat by my fireside so weary ; That you, Nola? ; There was a sun sinking slowly in the west ; Liza Matilda Hill visited friends in Louisville ; Seems to me I've seen that stocking someplace ; Joe! Dere you go again! ; I was a shy, demure type. |
| General note | Book & lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd ; based on the novel by Edna Ferber ; original orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett ; additional orchestrations by Russell Warner and Larry Moore. |
| General note | Musical; includes additional songs that were not used for the initial production. |
| General note | Previously released as a compact disc. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed May 1, 2012). |
| Performer |
Frederica von Stade, Teresa Stratas, sopranos ; Jerry Hadley, tenor ; other singers and speakers ; Ambrosian Chorus ; London Sinfonietta ; John McGlinn, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded June-Aug., 1987, in No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London. |
| Genre/form | Sound recordings. |
