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Studio G
Nature's World Volume 4 (Limited Edition Splatter Vinyl LP) [ Concord / LP - due 16/Oct/2026 ] Stepping deeper into the portal opened by the acclaimed 2025 compilation Dream a Dream with Studio G, Nature's World showcases the library music collective's synth-ridden melodies crafted for nature documentaries. These tracks zigzag between the... |
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Marvin Gaye & Studio Rio
Sexual Healing (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 31/Oct/2025 ] Following Mr Bongo's reissue of Studio Rio's exquisite Brazilian-infused take on Bill Withers' Lovely Day, which was one of the standout hits from last summer, we shine a light on another of their superb remakes. Masterminded and produced by the... |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: The Complete Secular Choral Works, a cappella (Rec 1996-97) Gesa Hoppe (soprano) Gundula Schneider (mezzo-soprano) Fumiko Hatayama (contralto) Studio Vocale Karlsruhe. Werner Pfaff / Renner Ensemble. Bernd Enge [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD - released 20/Jul/2012 ] "This four CD set from Brilliant Classics is most attractively presented...choral works sensitively performed and recorded with numerous precious gems to be unearthed. A most appealing set! Highly recommended!" (MusicWeb June 2004) |
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HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
Villa-Lobos: Magdalena - A musical adventure Judy Kaye & George Rose / 1988 Studio recording of the complete score [ Sony / CD - released 1/Jun/1989 ] Magdalena: a Musical Adventure is a folk operetta in two acts with music by Heitor Villa-Lobos, original book by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan and Homer Curran, and lyrics and musical adaptations by Robert Wright and George Forrest. |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Wonderful Town {first complete recording) Rebecca Luker & Ron Raines / Studio Cast conducted by John Owen Edwards [ Jay Digital / 2 CD Box Set - released 17/May/1996 ] Wonderful Town is a 1953 musical with book written by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Leonard Bernstein. |
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HARVEY SCHMIDT
Schmidt: 110 in the Shade [First complete recording] Ron Haines & Karen Ziemba / 1999 Studio Cast [ Jay Productions Masterworks Edition / 2 CD - released 17/May/1999 ] 110 in the Shade is a musical with a book by N. Richard Nash, lyrics by Tom Jones, and music by Harvey Schmidt. A 1992 New York City Opera production, directed by Scott Ellis and choreographed by Susan Stroman, starred Karen Ziemba as Lizzie. |
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Valerie Masterson, Donald Maxwell, Diana Montague, David Rendall & Studio Cast, Owen Edwards (conductor)
Wright/Forrest/Grieg: Song Of Norway [ Thats Entertainment / 2 CD Box Set - released 15/Mar/2010 ] Song of Norway is an operetta written in 1944 by Robert Wright and George Forrest, adapted from the music of Edvard Grieg and the book by Milton Lazarus and Homer Curran. |
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MILTON SCHAFER
McBroom: Heartbeats - a new musical Amanda McBroom, George Ball & Michelle Maika / Studio Cast Recording [ Varese Sarabande Spotlight Series / CD - released 25/Aug/1994 ] A mid-Western housewife is on the verge of discovering a new definition for happiness. Informed by tremendous humor and insight, this contemporary musical contemplates and illuminates the age-old conundrum known as "self discovery." |
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ALEXANDER BORODIN / ROBERT WRIGHT & GEORGE FORREST
Borodin: Kismet [plus songs from 'Timbuktu'] Valerie Masterson & Donald Maxwell / 1990 Studio Cast [ TER / CD - released 17/May/1990 ] Kismet is a musical adapted by Charles Lederer and Luther Davis from the 1911 play of the same name by Edward Knoblock, with lyrics and musical adaptation (as well as some original music) by Robert Wright and George Forrest. The music was mostly... |
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MILTON SCHAFER
Schafer: Drat! The Cat! Susan Egan, Elaine Stritch & Jason Graae / Studio Cast Recording [ Varese Sarabande Spotlight Series / CD - released 25/Aug/1997 ] Drat! The Cat! is a musical with a book and lyrics by Ira Levin and music by Milton Schafer. |