Of Thee I Sing/Let 'em Eat Cake [Soundtrack]

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Of Thee I Sing/Let 'Em Eat Cake was one of the leading recordings during the Gershwin CD revival of the late 1980s. Led by Gershwin expert Michael Tilson Thomas using some newly discovered materials, it resuscitated two nearly forgotten satires from the 1930s sung by casts who were better able to capture the spirit of the music than the opera stars who were in vogue at the time. Larry Kert (the original Tony in West Side Story) played goofy U.S. presidential candidate John P. Wintergreen, who decides to run his campaign on a theme of love. He promises to marry the winner of a beauty contest, only to reject her (played by Paige O'Hara) for secretary Mary Turner (played by cabaret singer Maureen McGovern), in great part because Mary can make corn muffins. Jack Gilford is his hapless vice president candidate Throttlebottom. The story is silly fun (who can forget the Supreme Court's question of "Which is more important, corn muffins or justice?") and the great songs include "Who Cares," "Love Is Sweeping the Country," and the title tune. The second disc features the follow-up musical, Let 'Em Eat Cake with the same principal characters plus a fiery revolutionary played by David Garrison. It's not as fun as Of Thee I Sing nor is its score as memorable ("More" is the only standard that emerged). But the two-disc set is an impressive achievement, and paved the way for the even more comprehensive and scholarly series of Nonesuch Gershwin recordings a few years later. --David Horiuchi

Tracks:

'S Wonderful - Buddy Clark, Dinah Shore
He Loves and She Loves
My One and Only - Jack Hylton Orchestra
How Long Has This Been Going On? - Mel Torm
I've Got a Crush on You - George Gershwin, Sarah Vaughan
Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away) - Al Jolson
Strike up the Band - Carroll Gibbons & His Orchestra
Bidin' My Time - The Foursome
Could You Use Me? - Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney
Embraceable You - Frank Sinatra
I Got Rhythm
But Not for Me - Teddy Wilson
Treat Me Rough - Mickey Rooney
Boy! What Love Has Done to Me! - Jane Froman
You've Got What Gets Me - Roy Fox & His Band
Gems from of Thee I Sing: Wintergreen for President/Who Cares?/Of Thee - Jane Froman, , Victor Salon Group
Mine
Slap That Bass - Fred Astaire, Johnny Green & His Orchestra
(I've Got) Beginner's Luck - Roy Fox & His Orchestra
They All Laughed - Red Nichols
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off - Greta Keller, Brian Lawrance
They Can't Take That Away from Me - Fred Astaire, Johnny Green & His Orchestra
Shall We Dance? - Fred Astaire, Johnny Green & His Orchestra
I Can't Be Bothered Now - Fred Astaire, Ray Noble & His Orchestra
Things Are Looking Up - Fred Astaire, Ray Noble & His Orchestra
Foggy Day
Nice Work If You Can Get It

Gershwin Performs Gershwin: Rare Recordings 1931-1935

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Gershwin Performs Gershwin: Rare Recordings 1931-1935

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ASIN: B000000FMO
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'Music by Gershwin' Radio Program, February.19, 1934: Signature
'Music by Gershwin' Radio Program, February.19, 1934: Of Thee I Sing: Overture
'Music by Gershwin' Radio Program, February.19, 1934: The Man I Love
'Music by Gershwin' Radio Program, February.19, 1934: I Got Rhythm
'Music by Gershwin' Radio Program, February.19, 1934: Commercial
'Music by Gershwin' Radio Program, February.19, 1934: Swanee; Sign-off
'Music by Gershwin' Radio Program, April.30, 1934: Signature
'Music by Gershwin' Radio Program, April.30, 1934: Mine
'Music by Gershwin' Radio Program, April.30, 1934: Variations On 'I Got Rhythm'
'Music by Gershwin' Radio Program, April.30, 1934: Love Is Sweeping The Country
'Music by Gershwin' Radio Program, April.30, 1934: Commercial
'Music by Gershwin' Radio Program, April.30, 1934: Wintergreen For President; Sign-Off
Rudy Vallee 'Fleischmann Hour' Radio Program, November 10, 1932: Variations On 'Fascinating Rhythm'.
Rudy Vallee 'Fleischmann Hour' Radio Program, November.10, 1932: Second Prelude
Rudy Vallee 'Fleischmann Hour' Radio Program, November.10, 1932: Interview
Rudy Vallee 'Fleischmann Hour' Radio Program, November.10, 1932: I Got Rhythm
Second Rhapsody Rehearsal Performance, June.26, 1931
Porgy And Bess Rehearsal Performance, July.19, 1935: Introduction; Summertime
Porgy And Bess Rehearsal Performance, July.19, 1935: A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
Porgy And Bess Rehearsal Performance, July.19, 1935: Act 1, Scene 1: Finale
Porgy And Bess Rehearsal Performance, July.19, 1935: My Man's Gone Now
Porgy And Bess Rehearsal Performance, July.19, 1935: Bess, You Is My Woman Now

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More interesting (and--predictably--less mechanical) than his piano rolls, Gershwin Performs Gershwin showcases the Gershwin-conducted rehearsal sessions for Second Rhapsody and Porgy and Bess along with two Gershwin radio specials recorded in the early '30s titled Music by Gershwin. These are period pieces, for sure--the sound is shoddy, and the radio spots' commercials are as entrancing as the music that's being played. But, yes, that is Gershwin conducting and playing piano, and this is as close as we'll get to hearing these familiar tunes being played the way he wanted them. --Jason Verlinde

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Suite from Girl Crazy
Oh, Kay !- Overture
Funny Face- Overture
Let 'em Eat Cake- Overture
Of Thee I Sing
Of Thee I Sing- 'Wintergreen for President'
3 Preludes
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Of Thee I Sing/Let 'em Eat Cake (1987 Studio Recording)

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A great pair of discs, despite the casting
FEELING PATRIOTIC?
It is a wonderful musical

Of Thee I Sing/Let 'em Eat Cake (1987 Studio Recording)

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Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Ov - Michael Tilson Thomas/Orch Of St. Lukes
Act I: Wintergreen For President
Act I: Who Is The Lucky Girl To Be? - Paige O'Hara/New York Choral Artists/Joseph Flummerfelt
Act I: The Dimple On My Knee - Paige O'Hara/New York Choral Artists/Joseph Flummerfelt
Act I: Because, Because
Act I: Never Was There A Girl To Be So Fair - Merwin Goldsmith/Walter Hook/Frank Kopyc/Raymond Thorne/Mark Zimmerman/Paige O'Hara/Larry Kert...
Act I: Some Girls Can Bake A Pie - Larry Kert/Paige O'Hara/Merwin Goldsmith/Walter Hook/Frank Kopyc/Raymond Zimmerman...
Act I: Love Is Sweeping The Country - George Dvorsky/Louise Edeiken/New York Choral Artists/Joseph Flummerfelt
Act I: Of Thee I Sing - Larry Kert/Maureen McGovern/New York Choral Artists/Joseph Flummerfelt
Act I, Finale Act I: Supreme Court Judges - Casper Roos/Larry Kert/New York Choral Artists/Joseph Flummerfelt
Act I, Finale Act I: A Kiss For Cinderella/Some Girls Can Bake A Pie (Reprise)/Of Thee I Sing - Larry Kert/New York Choral Artists/Joseph Flummer/Jack Gilford/Maureen McGovern/Paige O'Hara...
Act II: Hello, Good Morning - George Dvorsky/Louise Edeiken/New York Choral Artists/Joseph Flummerfelt
Act II: Who Cares? - Larry Kert/Maureen McGovern/New York Choral Artists/Joseph Flummerfelt
Act II: The Illegitimate Daughter/Because, Because (Reprise) - Jack Dabdoub/Larry Kert/Merwin Goldsmith/Walter Hook/Frank Kopyc/Raymond Thorne/Mark Zimmerman...
Act II: Who Cares? - Marueen McGovern/Larry Kert
Act II: The Senator From Minnesota - Jack Gilford/New York Choral Artists/Joseph Flummerfelt
Act II: The Senate - George Dvorsky/Jack Gilford/Walter Hook/Mark Zimmerman/Raymond Thorne/Jack Dabdoub...
Act II: Jilted/I'm About To Be A Mother - Paige O'Hara/Jack Gilford/New York Choral Artists/Joseph Flummerfelt/Maureen McGovern
Act Ii: Posterity Is Just Around The Corner - Larry Kert/Paige O'Hara/New York Choral Artists/Joseph Flummerfelt
Act II: Trumpeter Blow Your Golden Horn - George Dvorsky/Merwin Goldsmith/Frank Kopyc/Mark Zimmerman/Walter Hook/New York Choral Artists...
Act II: Finale Ultimo - Jack Gilford/Larry Kert/Maureen McGovern/Paige O'Hara/Jack Dabdoub/George Dvorsky/Louise Edeiken...
Act II: Of Thee I Sing (Reprise) - Larry Kert/Jack Gilford/Maureen McGovern/Paige O'Hara/Jack Dabdoub/George Dvorsky/Louise Edeiken...

Tracks:

Overture - Orchestra Of St. Luke's/Michael Tilson Thomas
Tweedledee For President
Union Square
Shirts By The Millions
Comes The Revolution - Jack Gilford
Mine
Climb Up The Social Ladder
Union League
On And On And On
Introduction - George Dvorsky
I've Brushed My Teeth
General's Gone To A Party
Mothers Of The Nation
Let 'Em Eat Cake
Blue, Blue, Blue
Who's The Greatest?
League Of The NAtions
No Comprenez, No Capish, No Versteh!
When Nations Get Together
Why Speak Of Money?/Who's The Greatest (Reprise)
Up And At 'Em
That's What He Did - David Garrison
I Know A Foul Ball
Throttle Throttlebottom
It Isn't What You Did
Mine (Reprise)
First Lady And First Gent - Paige O'Hara
Hanging Throttlebottom In The Morning
Fashion Show - Maureen McGovern
Finale Ultimo: Of Thee I Sing (Reprise)

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Of Thee I Sing/Let 'Em Eat Cake was one of the leading recordings during the Gershwin CD revival of the late 1980s. Led by Gershwin expert Michael Tilson Thomas using some newly discovered materials, it resuscitated two nearly forgotten satires from the 1930s sung by casts who were better able to capture the spirit of the music than the opera stars who were in vogue at the time. Larry Kert (the original Tony in West Side Story) played goofy U.S. presidential candidate John P. Wintergreen, who decides to run his campaign on a theme of love. He promises to marry the winner of a beauty contest, only to reject her (played by Paige O'Hara) for secretary Mary Turner (played by cabaret singer Maureen McGovern), in great part because Mary can make corn muffins. Jack Gilford is his hapless vice president candidate Throttlebottom. The story is silly fun (who can forget the Supreme Court's question of "Which is more important, corn muffins or justice?") and the great songs include "Who Cares," "Love Is Sweeping the Country," and the title tune. The second disc features the follow-up musical, Let 'Em Eat Cake with the same principal characters plus a fiery revolutionary played by David Garrison. It's not as fun as Of Thee I Sing nor is its score as memorable ("More" is the only standard that emerged). But the two-disc set is an impressive achievement, and paved the way for the even more comprehensive and scholarly series of Nonesuch Gershwin recordings a few years later. --David Horiuchi

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Great shows !.......2005-03-22

Honestly, I absolutely cannot understand why these 2 masterpieces by the Gershwins are not part of standars musical repertoire, given the great qualities of the music and the immortal lucidity of the satire of the american political intitutions.
Waiting for the next great revival of these shows, Sony should AT LEAST reissue these recordings, which, in spite of the absence of spoken dialogues, are markstones of American musical theater.

A great pair of discs, despite the casting.......2004-02-17

One reason we seldom hear "Of Thee I Sing" is that its creators were afraid to go flat out and write the full-scale through-sung operetta it should have been in the first place, structuring it as a conventional book musical instead, full of wooden scenes and hoary jokes when the songs weren't playing, and the show collapsed under the creaky stage business in revival just twenty years later. Doubly sad as it has glorious music full of inimitable Gershwin touches, and lyrics of striking imagination and wit. That initial success doomed the sequel too: "Let 'Em Eat Cake" was a musical with an attitude, and the shattering events of its day left a sourness on everything; even the composer's magical embellishments are largely missing (though that's probably because we're hearing a reconstruction, the original orchestrations having long been lost). Nonetheless it's a riveting score, and the scene of President Tweedledee's overthrow is genuinely funny.

Experts like Ethan Mordden have made much of this album's casting. To be sure, the 1952 revival was no great shakes with Jack Carson, who could barely sing, and thus with the quite wavery Larry Kert; nonetheless he grows on you, and anyway, we shouldn't expect a president to sing. Maureen McGovern is another matter. She, of course, was a "rock" star (or rather an MOR star); "slumming" is the inevitable word here. More important, she's singing out of her range, and very mannered and a little screechy; at least she's not Judy Kaye, and isn't on so much to be distracting. (Neither is Jack Gilford, who virtually lost his voice by this time and was almost unrecordable.) But Michael Tilson Thomas's vigorous conducting and a spirited supporting crew save the day, and the undoubtable excellence of these scores makes this a must-have for Gershwin and musical fans alike.

FEELING PATRIOTIC?.......2002-10-06

OF THEE I SING was the first musical comedy to win the Pulitzer Prize. It is easy to see why it won when you listen to this incredibly fine concert version from 1987, fifty years after the show was originally produced on Broadway. It is also interesting that in the Gershwins' satire there are targets which still crop up today: the Supreme Court meddling where it does not belong; voters depending on a spinmeister to choose them a candidate; ("He's the one the people choose/loves the Irish and the Jews"); The President's sex life getting more publicity than what he actually does for his country, etc. In case this all sounds heavy going, there is song after song by the incomparable George and Ira Gershwin including "Love Is Sweeping The Country," "Who Cares?" and the jubilant title love song.

There is plenty of comedy too in Vice President Throttlebottom played by wonderful Jack Gilford and President Wintergreen's intended, Diana Devereaux, played and sung terrifically by Paige O'Hara. The President chooses to marry all-American Mary Turner instead of the sexy, French Devereaux because of the way Mary makes corn muffins which causes a rift in American/Franco relations. Wintergreen and his Mary are sung beautifully by Larry Kert and Maureen McGovern.

The second CD holds OF THEE I SING's sequel LET 'EM EAT CAKE which is more bitter, more cynical and contains fewer Gershwin hit songs; only "Mine" has become a standard. But every moment on both CD's is not only listenable, but a musical gem. In these performances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music the orchestra (led by Michael Tilson Thomas) and the chorus do great work.

Feeling patriotic lately? You could do alot worse than buying these delightful CD's. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

It is a wonderful musical.......1999-02-07

I have listened to this musical cd over and over because we are preforming Of Thee I Sing at our High School in PA.....I love it

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The best performance of Rhapsody in Blue.......2003-10-29

This really is the best performance of Rhapsody in Blue I've ever heard! The piano solo is played by Gershwin himself (the piano roll), and the instruments are the original ones that were intended to be used. It is indeed worth the little price of just $6.99.

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Overture To Girl Crazy
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Overture To Of Thee I Sing
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One More Time
George Feyer Plays George Gershwin
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This is the happiest music making imaginable.

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Fascinating Rhythm
Love Is Here To Stay - Mine - That Certain Feeling - Liza, All The Clouds'll Roll Away
An American In Paris (Excerpts)
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Summertime - It Ain't Necassarily So - Bess, You Is My Woman Now, I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
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Prelude No. 2
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Embraceable You - But Not For Me
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Feyer's CD is a must have.......2007-01-28

So I purchase my Nano and then easily transfer much of my "must have" music library to the 8 Mega Black Nano. The Nano makes me want to hear all my music again as I work out, etc. I ordered "must have" Feyer's Gershwin from Amazon and was lucky to get the Gershwin CD. If only they could remaster all his works onto CDs at a lower price than the $100 plus I paid. Feyer is a top addition and it reminds me of the Stanhope days and his music magic that I wish to briefly tell you.

In the latter 70s, the Stanhope weekends were a joy, buttressed by Feyer's music. He held court and the audience was captivated. He was an excellent pianist with excellent trills in the high octaves, and nice contrast with the lower ones. The Gershwin CD the piece "I Got Rhythm" reminds one of small flames jumping lightly on a log. So light, so elegant, so much in rhythm. I would take my "A" dates to the Stanhope, including my future wife of 20 plus years. After the Met Opera or ballet, I would take my dates to the Stanhope. Usually two Kier Royals, supper, wine, and dessert would accompany George's fine music. Such a rich repertory and bottomless request well that he knew with top piano skill!

Missing on the CD was his singing and funny remarks. I recall him playing `Thank Heavens For Little Girls"... they are so helpless, and then he would pick some women from the audience and repeat the word " helpless' and the everyone would laugh. My dates were the younger women in the Stanhope back then and he tended to look at my dates.....and made them feel like a princess

The Stanhope was a bit expensive but a classy place. With George, it was worth every penny. I think Gunnar ( spelling?) was the head waiter. They knew you and you did not have to ask for a certain drink as they knew your need before your request. Unlike today, waiters are more of errand boys to the kitchens. George also knew your favorites in songs.

One thing that is not obvious, despite my Ivy MBA and a good undergraduate degree, one does not learn in early years the basic American songs of Porter, Gershwin, etc. Some of my dates knew many of the words to these songs from their social events. Hence for me it was a pleasant discovery and made me grateful to the mastery of George. It opened one's appreciation to the very rich music heritage of America.

The CD in ADD format was very clear; no his; and, the accompanying musicians were well heard in CD. Enjoy this CD!

One More Time.......2002-03-08

Anyone that likes solo piano, must have this one in their collection. Feyer was a superior pianist, and arranger. These are performances to LISTEN to. For alot less than a carton of ciggies, you can buy something good for you! Aloha

George Feyer Plays George Gershwin.......2001-04-21

Hours sped like minutes when sitting next to the keyboard of Feyer's Piano in the Stanhope. I only wish all of his albums could be re-released and a new generation might experience this rare talent. He played with consummate skill, gentle humor and a panache that I've been unable to find anywhere.

George Feyer Plays George Gershwin.......2000-12-26

This is undoubtedly one of the best recordings of popular Gershwin tunes. They are played with Feyer's european touch, but amazingly american in spirit. All his collections since 1951 ("Echoes of Paris", "Echoes of Broadway", "Echoes of Rome" etc.) should be re-mastered and released again, as well as his famous recordings collected in album "Cafe carlyle". It is a real music treasure.

This is the happiest music making imaginable........1999-10-24

It's been more than 40 years since I first ran across George Feyer's "Echoes..." series of recordings on the Vox label (Echoes of Paris, Echoes of Vienna, etc.) Every month I check to see if by some miracle these recordings have been reissued, but I doubt they ever will because of their original label. In the meantime we will make do with this excellent George Gershwin album, which seems to me to come closer to his old recordings than the other stereo-era Feyer recordings now available. But will some company out there PLEASE reissue his old mono VOX recordings and spread joy through the world!

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