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1Die Piraten: Akt II. “Ein Kinderchef für dies Piratenschloss, gehorchen wir dem jungen neuen Boss”
orchestra:
Köln Rundfunk Orchester
conductor:
Franz Marszalek (conductor and composer) (in 1968-06)
Gilbert & Sullivan3:55
2Die Piraten: Akt II. “Sie glauben doch etwa nicht, dass meine Matrosen mit dem Schiff desertiert sind”
orchestra:
Köln Rundfunk Orchester
conductor:
Franz Marszalek (conductor and composer) (in 1968-06)
Gilbert & Sullivan0:39
3Die Piraten: Akt II. “Unerhört, das werd' ich nicht erlauben”
orchestra:
Köln Rundfunk Orchester
conductor:
Franz Marszalek (conductor and composer) (in 1968-06)
Gilbert & Sullivan6:02
4Campbell Soups (commercial)Martyn Green1:06
5The Mikado: “Three Little Maids”
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1963), Dinah Shore (in 1963) and Joan Sutherland (soprano) (in 1963)
live recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 7. “Three little maids from school are we” (Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, and Girls) (in 1963)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Joan Sutherland, Ella Fitzgerald and Dinah Shore2:03
6Madama Butterfly: “Un bel di vedremo”
spoken vocals:
Noël Coward
vocals:
Mary Martin (US film and musical actor/singer)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: “One Fine Day” (trans. Elkin)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
translator:
Rosette Helen Elkin
translated version of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
Noël Coward introduces and coaches Mary Martin4:28
7Cathedral (Winchester Cathedral)
baritone vocals:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone)
tenor vocals:
Jan Peerce (operatic tenor)
recording of:
Winchester Cathedral
lyricist and composer:
Geoff Stephens
publisher:
Meteor Music and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Jan Peerce and Robert Merrill1:33
8Samson et Dalila : « Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix »
tenor vocals:
Armand Tokatyan (Bulgarian-Armenian operatic tenor) (in 1933)
vocals:
Mae West (in 1933)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila) (in 1933)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Mae West and Armand Tokatyan3:03
9The Boy (bossa nova)
soprano vocals:
Evelyn Lear (soprano)
recording of:
The Girl From Ipanema
lyricist:
Vinicius de Moraes (O poetinha)
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
translator:
Norman Gimbel
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Corcovado Music Corp., Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd., New Thunder Music Co., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Windswept Music (London) Ltd. and Words West LLC
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong)
translated version of:
Garota de Ipanema
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Evelyn Lear2:43
10Night and Day
vocals:
Aksel Schiøtz (Danish tenor, later baritone)
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Aksel Schiøtz3:04
11Mame: Bosom Buddies
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Blanche Thebom (mezzo-soprano) (in 1967)
soprano vocals:
Eleanor Steber (soprano) (in 1967)
live recording of:
Bosom Buddies (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Herman
part of:
Mame (full musical)
Eleanor Steber and Blanche Thebom3:22
12Blue Danube Swing
soprano vocals:
Lily Pons (soprano) (in 1938)
live recording of:
Blue Danube Swing (for coloratura soprano) (in 1938)
composer:
Fud Livingston
is based on:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
Lily Pons3:51
13A Big Brown Bear
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano) (in 1934)
recording of:
The Big Brown Bear (in 1934)
lyricist:
H. A. Weydt
composer:
Mana-Zucca (US composer)
Rosa Ponselle1:49
14Swedish Traditional
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Söderström (soprano) (in 1981)
live recording of:
Swedish Traditional (in 1981)
Elisabeth Söderström1:48
15Our Voices Were Meant for Each Other
soprano vocals:
Helen Traubel (soprano) (in 1951)
vocals:
Jimmy Durante (comedian, actor, singer, pianist) (in 1951)
live recording of:
Our Voices Were Meant for Each Other (in 1951)
writer:
Jimmy Durante (comedian, actor, singer, pianist)
Helen Traubel and Jimmy Durante7:26
16Cat Duet
soprano vocals:
Régine Crespin (soprano) (in 1982) and Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1982)
live recording of:
Duetto buffo di due gatti (in 1982)
composer:
G. Berthold
previously attributed to:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
is based on:
Otello: Atto II
Leontyne Price and Régine Crespin3:47
17Marianne
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano) (in 1977)
live recording of:
Marianne (in 1977)
Marilyn Horne0:30
18The Fireman's Bride
baritone vocals:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (in 1949)
vocals:
Jeanette MacDonald (in 1949)
live recording of:
Up in Central Park: Act I. The Fireman's Bride (in 1949)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
part of:
Up in Central Park: Act I
Jeanette MacDonald and Robert Merrill2:37
19Nymphs and Shepherd
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (in 1973)
live recording of:
The Libertine Destroyed, Z. 600: No. 1. "Nymphs and shepherds / We come" (in 1973)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Libertine Destroyed, Z. 600
Cathy Berberian1:57
20An X-Rated Song
string quartet:
Budapest String Quartet (before 1967; do not use for Budapest Strings)
bass vocals:
Ezio Pinza (operatic bass)
live recording of:
An X-Rated Song
Ezio Pinza with Budapest String Quartet3:06
21The Ame & Skit
bass vocals:
Ezio Pinza (operatic bass) (in 1950)
spoken vocals:
Judy Canova (in 1950) and Ezio Pinza (operatic bass) (in 1950)
recording of:
Te Ame & Skit (in 1950)
Ezio Pinza and Judy Canova7:52
22Bye, Bye Baby
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
vocals:
Carol Channing
recording of:
Bye Bye Baby (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
part of:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949 musical based on novel of the same name by Anita Loos)
Marilyn Horne and Carol Channing1:32
23People
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
People (Funny Girl)
lyricist:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl) (in 1963)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1963)
publisher:
Broadway Tunes LLC dba Songs of Funny Girl, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Funny Girl (Broadway musical)
Marilyn Horne4:20
24A Real Live Piano Player
piano:
Jimmy Durante (comedian, actor, singer, pianist)
soprano vocals:
Roberta Peters (soprano)
vocals:
Jimmy Durante (comedian, actor, singer, pianist)
recording of:
A Real Live Piano Player
Roberta Peters and Jimmy Durante4:16