Rodgers, Richard (1902-1979) - Oklahoma!: John Wilson / Sinfonia Of London Hackmann Boggess R.e.clarke - Import 2 SACD Hybrid

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Rodgers, Richard (1902-1979)

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John Wilson & SOL's "Oklahoma"! World premiere recording with complete original score! John Wilson & Sinfonia of London (SOL) won the Record Academy Award for Orchestral Music and the Gramophone Award for Spatial Audio in 2022 for their "Ravel: Orchestral Works" (RCHSA5280/CHSA5280). The Arts Desk (a British arts journalism website) wrote, "John Wilson has hand-picked each member of this super orchestra, and quite simply, it is the most exciting and exciting orchestra on the UK orchestral scene at the moment. John Wilson & SOL's new September release on Chandos is set on a farm in the Midwest, The new September release from John Wilson & SOL on Chandos will be the Broadway musical "Oklahoma! Oklahoma!This production was the catalyst for the birth of the famous duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein, who created many masterpieces such as "The Sound of Music" and "The Carousel," and after its premiere on Broadway in 1943, the production ran for more than five years, setting a new record for longest-running productions. This album, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the premiere, features the original score (uncut) and the original orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett, making this the world's first recording of the entire production. This is John Wilson's longtime dream, to boldly demonstrate the results of his research into the scores of the time, and to share the excitement of this great masterpiece with today's audiences. Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma! is often cited as the seminal work in the history of musicals--the one that took us from musical comedy to total musical theater, where the story and characters are developed through song and dance. It is astonishing that it took 80 years for a recording of the entire work, beginning with the Overture and ending with the Exit Music, to be made, and here it is.Robert Russell Bennett's original orchestration has been beautifully restored by Bruce Pomahac, with every instrumental detail intact down to the last note. To my ears, this great masterpiece in its original instrumentation sounds as fresh as the day it was written. --John Wilson (Japanese translation by Akihiko Ikushio)" Tokyo M-Plus