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5, 6, 7, 8 — a celebration of movie musicals

Saturday Cinema - 5, 6, 7, 8

On the April 15, 2023, episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel explores scores from movie musicals — including the music from The King and I, Sound of Music, West Side Story, Showboat, The Wizard of Oz, Singin' in the Rain and The Bandwagon. Listen now.

Playlist:

All The Things You Are
Jerome Kern (Composer)
Leon Fleisher: All The Things You Are (Album)
Leon Fleisher, Piano (Soloist)
Duration: 4:50

Singin' In The Rain: Main Theme
Nacio Herb Brown (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
Aisle Seat (Album)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:37

A Chorus Line: Overture
Marvin Hamlisch (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
On Stage (Album)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 9:14

West Side Story: Medley
Leonard Bernstein (Composer)
Arthur Fiedler (Conductor)
Pops Concert (Album)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 8:51

Chicago: All That Jazz
John Kander (Composer)
Keith Lockhart (Conductor)
Oscar and Tony: Award-Winning Music From the Stage and Screen (Album)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:23

Ol' Man River
Jerome Kern (Composer)
Emanuel Balaban (Conductor)
Songs of Free Men (Album)
Columbia Concert Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Paul Robeson, Bass-Baritone (Soloist)
Duration: 3:11

Show Boat Medley
Jerome Kern (Composer)
Carl Davis (Conductor)
The Sound of Music; Show Boat; South Pacific; My Fair Lady (Album)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 14:04

A Salute to Fred Astaire
Arr. Alexander Couragevarious (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
Salute: Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Fred Astaire (Album)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 8:30

9:15 Revue: Get Happy
Harold Arlen (Composer)
Get Happy (Album)
Jenny Lin, Piano (Soloist)
Duration: 4:51

The King And I: Medley
Richard Rodgers (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Rodgers & Hammerstein: Songbook for Orchestra (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 11:31

My Fair Lady: Main Title
Frederick Loewe (Composer)
Keith Lockhart (Conductor)
Oscar And Tony: Award-Winning Music From the Stage and Screen (Album)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:56

The Sound of Music: Medley
Richard Rodgers (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Rodgers & Hammerstein: Songbook for Orchestra (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 11:49

Mary Poppins: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Richard Sherman/Robert Sherman (Composer)
Irwin Kostal (Conductor)
Walt Disney's Mary Poppins: Special Edition Soundtrack (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Julie Andrews, Vocals (Soloist)
Duration: 2:02

The Wizard Of Oz: Suite
Herbert Stothart (Composer)
John Wilson (Conductor)
Hollywood Soundstage (Album)
Sinfonia of London (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 11:09

Meet Me In St. Louis: The Trolley Song
Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
Music Of The Night: Pops on Broadway 1990 (Album)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:22

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