“It is so refreshing,
in Rodgers’s piano
rolls, to re-experience
the verve those
early Broadway
years possessed in
abundance.”
– William Bolcom, Pulitzer
Prize-winning composer
and pianist
This prestigious collection
features liner notes by
Ted Chapin, president
of the Rodgers and
Hammerstein Organization;
William Bolcom, Pulitzer
Prize-winning composer
and pianist; and Albert
Petrak, nationally known
authority on piano rolls.
Made possible by
generous gifts from
The Rodgers &
Hammerstein Organization
and Lainie Hadden.
Recordings
A Unique Collaboration Between Harbinger Records
and The Musical Theater Project!
Richard Rodgers: Command Performance
In 1926-29, the twenty-something Rodgers was creating delightful scores with lyricist Lorenz Hart – and re-creating the biggest hit tunes from those musicals for the American Piano Roll Company. His infectious performances have now been transferred to CD through digital technology on a Boesendorfer grand piano, providing an irresistible taste of Rodgers’s art in a foxtrot-crazed America.
Songs on Richard Rodgers: Command Performance include “My Heart Stood Still,” “Mountain Greenery,” “The Blue Room,” “With a Song in My Heart” and a dozen more. Additional rare performances by Rodgers as pianist, conductor and vocalist are also included on the CD.
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