Concert celebrating the centenary of the composer Richard Rodgers.
Presented by BBC Radio 2. This concert was written by Russell Davies and was staged at one of BBC Radio's recording venues.
| Richard Rodgers Centenary Overture | BBC Concert Orchestra |
The Sweetest Sounds
(No Strings
Rodgers) | Henry Goodman |
Sing For Your Supper
(The Boys From Syracuse
Rodgers and Hart) | Gary Wilmot |
I Whistle A Happy Tune
(The Sound of Music
Rodgers and Hammerstein) | Maria Friedman |
I Like to Recognize the Tune
(Too Many Girls
Rodgers and Hart) | Philip Quast |
The Sound of Music
(The Sound of Music
Rodgers and Hammerstein) | Ruthie Henshall |
Any Old Place With You
(Rodgers and Hart) | Gary Wilmot |
Manhattan
(The Garrick Gaieties 1925
Rodgers and Hart) | Philip Quast |
My Heart Stood Still
(A Connecticut Yankee (1927)
Rodgers and Hart) | Richard Rodgers
(Ampico piano player) |
Thou Swell
(A Connecticut Yankee (1927)
Rodgers and Hart) | Ruthie Henshall |
The Blue Room
(The Girlfriend
Rodgers and Hart) | Philip Quast |
You Took Advantage of Me
(Present Arms
Rodgers and Hart) | Maria Friedman |
Mountain Greenery
(The Garrick Gaieties (1926)
Rodgers and Hart) | Gary Wilmot |
Prayer (excerpt)
(Hollywood Party
Rodgers and Hart) | Henry Goodman |
The Bad in Every Man
(Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Rodgers and Hart) | Maria Friedman |
Blue Moon
(Rodgers and Hart) | Ruthie Henshall |
My Romance
(Jumbo
Rodgers and Hart) | Maria Friedman |
Where or When
(Babes In Arms
Rodgers and Hart) | Philip Quast |
The Lady is a Tramp
(Babes In Arms
Rodgers and Hart) | Gary Wilmot |
My Funny Valentine
(Babes In Arms
Rodgers and Hart) | Ruthie Henshall |
I Wish I Were in Love Again
(Babes In Arms
Rodgers and Hart) | Maria Friedman |
I Could Write a Book
(Pal Joey
Rodgers and Hart) | Instrumental |
It's a Grand Night for Singing
(State Fair
Rodgers and Hammerstein) | All |
| INTERVAL |
Oh What a Beautiful Morning
(Oklahoma!
Rodgers and Hammerstein) | Philip Quast |
People Will Say We're In Love
(Oklahoma!
Rodgers and Hammerstein) | Philip Quast
Maria Friedman |
If I Loved You
(Carousel
Rodgers and Hammerstein) | Gary Wilmot |
Hollywood Party (2nd version)
(Hollywood Party
Rodgers and Hart) | Henry Goodman |
March of the Siamese Children
(The King and I
Rodgers and Hammerstein) | BBC Concert Orchestra |
Dancing on the Ceiling
(Simple Simon/ Evergreen
Rogers and Hart) | Ruthie Henshall |
On Your Toes
(On Your Toes
Rodger and Hart) | Gary Wilmot |
Ten Cents a Dance
(Simple Simon
Rodgers and Hart) | Maria Friedman |
Shall We Dance?
(King and I
Rodgers and Hammerstein) | Philip Quast
Ruthie Henshall |
| Waltz Medley: | BBC Concert Orchestra |
Lover (Love Me Tonight: Rodgers and Hart)
Out Of My Dreams (Oklahoma!: Rodgers and Hammerstein)
Edelweiss (The Sound of Music: Rodgers and Hammerstein)
The Most Beautiful Girl In the World (Jumbo: Rodgers and Hart)
Falling In Love With Love (Boys from Syracuse: Rodgers and Hart)
This Nearly Was Mine (South Pacific: Rodgers and Hammerstein)
A Wonderful Guy (South Pacific: Rodgers and Hammerstein)
|
Climb Ev'ry Mountain
(The Sound of Music
Rodgers and Hammerstein) | Ruthie Henshall |
I Enjoy Being a Girl
(Flower Drum Song
Rodgers and Hammerstein) | Instrumental |
Some Enchanted Evening
(South Pacific
Rodgers and Hammerstein) | Philip Quast |
When the Children Are Asleep
(Carousel
Rodgers and Hammerstein) | Ruthie Henshall
Gary Wilmot |
What Do We Do? We Fly!
(Do I Hear A Waltz?
Rodgers and Sondheim) | Maria Friedman
Henry Goodman
Ruthie Henshall |
You'll Never Walk Alone
(Carousel
Rodgers and Hammerstein) | Maria Friedman |
With a Song in My Heart
(Spring Is Here
Rodgers and Hart) | All |
Maria was 36 weeks pregnant when this concert was staged - she also had a broken leg which was in plaster - she therefore sung most of her songs while sitting down.
This concert was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on Wednesday 28 June 2002 - the actual centenary of the birth of Richard Rodgers.
