Mary Martin

2-CD SET

INCLUDES 14 BONUS TRACKS

The original stage production of Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II’s "The Sound of Music" opened on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontane Theatre on November 16, 1959. It was a huge hit even before anyone thought about transforming it into a film. The Broadway revue featured Mary Martin as Maria, Theodore Bikel as Captain Georg von Trapp, and Patricia Neway as Mother Abbess.

Of equal success was the London production, which premiered at the Palace Theatre on May 18, 1961, and ran for 2,385 performances, closing in 1967. It featured a completely different cast, starring Jean Bayless as Maria, Roger Dann as Captain von Trapp, and Constance Shacklock as Mother Abbess. This release presents both the Broadway and London recordings in their entireties.

Many songs from the musical have become standards, such as “Edelweiss”, “My Favorite Things”, “Climb Ev’ry Mountain”, “Do-Re-Mi”, and the title song. As a bonus, 14 versions (both vocal and instrumental) have been added of songs from the play, performed by such stars as Benny Goodman, the Paul Smith-Barney Kessel Quartet, Sarah Vaughan, Mitch Miller, Mark Murphy, and the Hi-Lo’s, among others.

CD 1: TOTAL 74:23 Min.

01 THE SOUND OF MUSIC –PRELUDIUM
02 THE SOUND OF MUSIC
03 MARIA
04 MY FAVORITE THINGS
05 DO-RE-MI
06 SIXTEEN GOING ON SEVENTEEN :52
07 THE LONELY GOATHERD
08 HOW CAN LOVE SURVIVE?
09 THE SOUND OF MUSIC [Reprise]
10 LAENDLER
11 SO LONG, FAREWELL
12 CLIMB EV’RY MOUNTAIN
13 NO WAY TO STOP IT
14 AN ORDINARY COUPLE
15 PROCESSIONAL
16 SIXTEEN GOING ON SEVENTEEN [Reprise]
17 EDELWEISS
18 CLIMB EV’RY MOUNTAIN [Reprise]
19 MY FAVORITE THINGS [performed by The Hi-Lo’s] (*)
20 THE SOUND OF MUSIC [performed by The Hi-Lo’s] (*)
21 CLIMB EV’RY MOUNTAIN [performed by The Hi-Lo’s] (*)
22 DO-RE-MI [performed by Mitch Miller] (*)
23 MY FAVORITE THINGS [performed by Sarah Vaughan] (*)
24 THE SOUND OF MUSIC [performed by Jonah Jones] (*)
25 MY FAVORITE THINGS [performed by Mark Murphy] (*)

CD 2: TOTAL TIME 78:14 Min:

01 THE SOUND OF MUSIC –PRELUDIUM
02 THE SOUND OF MUSIC
03 MARIA
04 MY FAVORITE THINGS
05 DO-RE-MI
06 YOU ARE SIXTEEN [SIXTEEN GOING ON SEVENTEEN]
07 THE LONELY GOATHERD
08 SO LONG, FAREWELL
09 HOW CAN LOVE SURVIVE?
10 THE SOUND OF MUSIC [Reprise]
11 CLIMB EV’RY MOUNTAIN
12 NO WAY TO STOP IT
13 AN ORDINARY COUPLE
14 PROCESSIONAL: GRANDEAMUS
15 YOU ARE SIXTEEN [SIXTEEN GOING ON SEVENTEEN] [Reprise]
16 EDELWEISS
17 FINALE: CLIMB EV’RY MOUNTAIN [Reprise]
18 NO WAY TO STOP IT [performed by Benny Goodman] (*)
19 CLIMB EV’RY MOUNTAIN [performed by Benny Goodman] (*)
20 MARIA [performed by Benny Goodman] (*)
21 THE LONELY GOATHERD [performed by Paul Smith] (*)
22 EDELWEISS [performed by Paul Smith] 2:52*
23 MY FAVORITE THINGS [performed by Ramsey Lewis] 3:05*
24 THE SOUND OF MUSIC [performed by Howard McGhee] 3:22*

(*) BONUS TRACKS:

On all tracks Music by RICHARD RODGERS - Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II

CD 1 [1-18]: THE ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST
The Sound of Music Ensemble & Orchestra conducted by Frederick Dvonch.
Vocals by Mary Martin, Theodore Bikel, Patricia Neway, Kurt Kasznar, and Lauri Peters, among others.
Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York, November 22, 1959.

CD 2 [1-17]: THE ORIGINAL LONDON CAST
Vocals by Jean Bayless, Roger Dann, Constance Shacklock, Eunice Gayson, Harold Kasket, Barbara Brown, Nicholas Bennett, and Olive Gilbert.
Recorded at the London Palace Theatre, London, England, May 28, 1961.