Nathaniel hackmann^sierra boggess^rodney earl clarke^jamie parker^louise dearmann –

Oklahoma (complete original score)

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! Was first performed in 1943; and was a significant turning point in the history of musical theatre. It was the first musical to put drama and plot to the fore; portrayed by rounded; believable characters. It swept aside traditions that had their roots in vaudeville - star turns; comic sketches; and endless lines of high-kicking chorus girls. Oklahoma! #does feature dance; but in the hands of the choreographer; Agnes de Mille; this was idiomatic to the plot; and revolutionary in terms of the fifteen-minute dream-sequence ballet at the close of Act I. The first collaboration between composer and writer; the show was a hit; running for more than five years on Broadway; and paving the way for their masterpieces to come. John Wilson's long-held fascination for researching original musical theatre scores of this period and bringing them anew to modern audiences reaches a milestone with this world première recording of the original score in it's entirety (no cuts) and in the original orchestrations for twenty-nine-piece orchestra made by Robert Russell Bennett for the original production. His outstanding cast features Nathaniel Hackmann; Sierra Boggess; Jamie Parker; Louise Dearman; Sandra Marvin; Rodney Earl Clarke; Nadim Naaman; and Leo Roberts; ably supported by the 'Oklahoma!' Ensemble - twenty-two artists drawn from London's West End. Wilson comments: 'I love the connective tissue of the piece; the scene-change music; the ballet; the songs that sometimes get cut; the underscoring. And when so many vastly different new versions are appearing on stage; it's more important than ever that we have a document of the actual source material.'

Country of Pressing	US
Artist	Nathaniel Hackmann^Sierra Boggess^Rodney Earl Clarke^Jamie Parker^Louise Dearmann
Released	2023
Music Genre	Pop / Rock
Label	CHANDOS
Condition	New
UPC	095115532256
SKU	al-095115532256

1.1 Oklahoma!~Overture
1.2 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 1. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'
1.3 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 2. Laurey's Entrance
1.4 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 3. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
1.5 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 4. Kansas City
1.6 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 5. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (Reprise)
1.7 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 6. I Cain't Say No!
1.8 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 7. I Cain't Say No! (Encore)
1.9 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 8. Entrance of Ensemble
1.10 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 9. Many a New Day
1.11 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 10. Many a New Day (Dance and Reprise)
1.12 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 11. It's a Scandal! It's a Outrage!
1.13 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 12. People Will Say We're in Love - New Scene
1.14 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 13. Change of Scene
1.15 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 14. Pore Jud Is Daid
1.16 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 15. Lonely Room
2.1 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 16. Change of Scene
2.2 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 17. Dream Sequence. a. Melos
2.3 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 17. Dream Sequence. b. Out of My Dreams
2.4 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 17. Dream Sequence. c. Interlude to Ballet
2.5 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 17. Dream Sequence. d. Dream Ballet
2.6 Oklahoma!~Opening Act I: 18. Entr'acte
2.7 Oklahoma!~Act II: 19. The Farmer and the Cowman
2.8 Oklahoma!~Act II: 20. Farmer Dance
2.9 Oklahoma!~Act II: 21. Change of Scene
2.10 Oklahoma!~Act II: 22. All er Nothin
2.11 Oklahoma!~Act II: 23. Change of Scene
2.12 Oklahoma!~Act II: 24. People Will Say We're in Love (Reprise)
2.13 Oklahoma!~Act II: 25. Change of Scene - 26. Change of Scene
2.14 Oklahoma!~Act II: 27. Oklahoma
2.15 Oklahoma!~Act II: 28. Oklahoma (Encore)
2.16 Oklahoma!~Act II: 29. Finale Ultimo: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' / People Will Say We're in Love
2.17 Oklahoma!~Act II: 30. Exit Music