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Life and music of Richard Rodgers : Interviews with Robert Russell Bennett and Lehman Engel.
- Title
- Life and music of Richard Rodgers : BBC Radio interviews, 1968-09-12 : Interviews with Robert Russell Bennett and Lehman Engel.
- Author
- Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981
- Publication
- 1968.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Use in library | *LDC 52485 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
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- Description
- 1 audio disc (79:06) : digital, mono; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- BBC Radio reporter John Dunn interviews arranger/orchestrator Robert Russell Bennett and music director Lehman Engel for the upcoming BBC Radio production "Life and music of Richard Rodgers". Bennett talks about life as an orchestrator: the work load, how an orchestrator makes a piece of music come alive for the show and the audience, and how the job is satisfactory when the music is good. For example, Bennett discusses how Gertrude Lawerence's limted vocal range affected her songs for her performance as Ann Leeowens in "The King and I". Engel gives a historical analysis of American musical theater, revues and book shows by explaining various shows written by Rodgers, Jerome Kern, and George Gershwin. For example, Engel plays the main motifs and harmonies of Rodgers and Hart's song "Mountain greenery" on the piano (starts at 0:05, track 11), and he also explains how Rodgers's musical style adds to the "time, place and characterization" of each production. For example, Engel sings an excerpt from the melody of "Something wonderful", (starts at 0:04, track 13) analyzing the "speech-motif" of Lady Thiang's song, which mirrors her actual speech. Engel also analyses the characterization of the song "Bewitched, bothered and bewildered" (from Pal Joey). Finally, Engel illustrates how Rodgers evolved as a composer, in his work with both Hart and Hammerstein, and his latest creations.
- Subjects
- Interviews (Sound recordings)
- Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981 > Interviews
- Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945
- Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
- Orchestrators
- Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
- Lawrence, Gertrude
- Musicals > Excerpts, Arranged
- Engel, Lehman, 1910-1982 > Interviews
- Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 > Musicals Selections
- Hart, Lorenz, 1895-1943
- Musicals > United States > Analysis, appreciation
- Genre/Form
- Interviews.
- Sound recordings.
- Access (note)
- Access to original item restricted; use service CD.
- Source (note)
- Dorothy Rodgers;
- Linking Entry (note)
- Separated from the Richard Rodgers papers, sound recordings and music; for papers, see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, THE Mss 1987-006.
- Call Number
- *LDC 52485
- OCLC
- 841298512
- Author
- Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981, interviewee.
- Title
- Life and music of Richard Rodgers : BBC Radio interviews, 1968-09-12 : Interviews with Robert Russell Bennett and Lehman Engel.
- Imprint
- 1968.
- Playing Time
- 003524 003342
- Type of Content
- spoken word
- Type of Medium
- audio
- Type of Carrier
- audio disc
- Performer
- Tracks 1-8: Robert Russell Bennett, interviewee. Tracks 9-15: Lehman Engel, interviewee, piano and vocals. [John Dunn], BBC reporter.
- Event
- Recorded 1968 September 12.
- Access
- Access to original item restricted; use service CD.
- Original Version
- Archival original: (1 audio tape reel : analog, mono, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks ; 7 in.) available in *LT-7 3044.
- Linking Entry
- Separated from the Richard Rodgers papers, sound recordings and music; for papers, see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, THE Mss 1987-006.
- Local Note
- Preservation files: (2 audio files : digital, WAV file, 96 kHz, 24 bit), in long term storage, Digital Library Processing server [myh_lt73044_f01_em.WAV (tracks 1-8) and myh_lt73044_f02_em.WAV (tracks 9-15)].
- Source
- Gift; Dorothy Rodgers; THE Mss 1987-006; 1987.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Dunn, John, 1934-2004, reporter.Engel, Lehman, 1910-1982, interviewee.Engel, Lehman, 1910-1982, performer.Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Garrick gaieties (1926). Mountain greenery. Selections; arranged.Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. King and I. Something wonderful. Selections; arranged.BBC Radio.Rodgers, Dorothy, 1909-1992, donor.
- Research Call Number
- *LDC 52485*LT-7 3044