Hidden treasures, 1949-2013 / Sheldon Harnick.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Harnick, Sheldon, composer, lyricist, performer, writer of added commentary.

Series:

Songwriter showcase series.

Songwriter showcase series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musicals--Excerpts.

Musicals.

Revues--Excerpts.

Revues.

Genre:

Demo recordings.

Sound recordings.

Excerpts.

Physical Description:

2 audio discs ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Harbinger Records, [2014]

System Details:

digital optical

audio file CD audio

Summary:

Fifty-three rarely heard songs from seventeen musicals, with many songs performed by Harnick himself. The two-disc set is a grand celebration of Harnick's 90th birthday on April 30th and the 50th-anniversary year of 'Fiddler On The Roof.' That musical's iconic 'Sunrise, Sunset' is being released for the first time in its original demo recording by Bock and Harnick.

Contents:

Revue and cabaret songs, 1949-60 / [principally by Harnick]. How could I? (Harnick) (1:02) ; Ballad of the shape of things (Charlotte Rae) (4:24) ; I can't get used to these clothes (Hugh Martin) (2:00) ; Merry little minuet (Harnick) (2:25) ; Garbage (Harnick) (1:56) ; At the Basilica of St. Anne (Harnick) (1:54) ; Isms / David Baker (Betty Garrett and Buster Davis) (3:46)

Smiling the boy fell dead / David Baker. Let's evolve (Danny Meehan) (3:35) ; The ABC's of success (Harnick, Baker) (1:51) ; Two by two (Claiborne Cary and Danny Meehan) (2:22)

The body beautiful / Jerry Bock. All of these and more (Susan Watson and Buster Davis) (2:27) ; Every man for himself (Harnick, Bock) (3:18) ; Just my luck (Harnick, Bock) (2:30) ; A relatively simple affair (Lee Beery and Margery Gray) (3:24) ; Summer is (Harnick, Bock) (2:17)

Fiorello! / Bock. 'Til the bootlegger comes (3:55) ; Where do I go from here? (3:51) (Harnick, Bock)

Tenderloin / Bock. Little old New York (2:31) ; I wonder what it's like (3:33) (Harnick, Bock) ; The picture of happiness (Margery Gray and Sheldon Harnick) (1:44)

Song for a special occasion : Mr. A / Bock (Harnick, Bock) (4:07)

Man in the moon. Worlds apart / Bock (Margery Gray) (1:35)

She loves me. Tell me I look nice (1:22) ; Merry Christmas bells (4:14) ; My North American drugstore (2:47) ; Christmas Eve (2:00) (Harnick, Bock)

Fiddler on the roof / Bock. We've never missed a Sabbath yet (4:21) ; What a life (3:19) ; A butcher's soul (2:18) ; Letters from America (4:44) ; Dear, sweet sewing machine (1:52) ; Get thee out (1:38) ; When Messiah comes (2:43) ; Sunrise, sunset (3:07) (Harnick, Bock)

The apple tree / Bock. What was that? (2:26) ; Talkin' truth (2:43) (Harnick, Bock)

The Canterville ghost / Bock. I worry/If you never try (3:10) ; Vengeance (6:02) (Harnick, Bock)

Trafalgar / Bock. Nelson (1:16) ; Glory is my object (2:11) (Harnick, Bock)

The Rothschilds / Bock. That's how much I missed you (Harnick, Bock) (2:34) ; In my own lifetime (Harnick) (1:48)

Dragons. We're a family / Harnick (Harnick and William Tost) (3:28)

Rex / Richard Rodgers. Elizabeth (Harnick) (2:26) ; Tell me, Daisy (unidentified vocalist) (2:51) ; I brought you a gift (first recording) (2:01) ; The pears of Anjou (first recording) (4:06) (Harnick)

A song for a king. My star / Michel Legrand (Margery Gray, Harnick, Legrand) (3:47)

A Christmas carol. One family / Legrand (Margery Gray, Leigh Beery, Harnick) (3:31)

A wonderful life. Precious little / Joe Raposo (Harnick, Raposo) (4:24)

Malpractice makes perfect. Wine, wine, wine / Harnick (Brian d'Arcy James) (2:53)

Song for a recording project : You made my day / Harnick (Audra McDonald) (2:12).

Participant:

Various performers.

Notes:

"More than 50 songs from musicals and revues ... rare demos including cut songs ... plus archival recordings"--Container.

Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick ; music by various composers.

Recorded 1953-2013.

Program notes by Sheldon Harnick (principally), Harold Prince, Ken Bloom, Bill Rudman, and Ted Chapin, and bibliography and discography (56 pages : illustrations) inserted in container.

OCLC:

880359759

Publisher Number:

632433300220

HCD3002 Harbinger Records