Composer: Richard Rodgers
Performer: Nathaniel Hackmann, Mikaela Bennett, Sierra Boggess, Julian Ovenden, Francesca Chiejina, David Seadon-Young, Carousel Ensemble
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London
Conductor: John Wilson
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Chandos
Catalogue: CHSA 5342(2)
Release: 2024
Size: 1.91 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Carousel
CD 01
Act I
01. Carousel Waltz
02. Change of Scene
03. Opening, Scene 2
04. Mister Snow
05. If I Loved You
06. Opening, Scene 3
07. June Is Bustin’ Out All Over
08. June Is Bustin’ Out All Over (Encore)
09. Girl’s Dance. June Is Bustin’ Out All Over!
10. Julie’s Entrance
11. Mister Snow (Reprise)
12. When the Children Are Asleep
13. Blow High, Blow Low
14. Hornpipe
15. Hornpipe Exit
16. Soliloquy
17. Finale
CD 02
Act II
01. Entr’acte
02. Opening Act II
03. A Real Nice Clambake
04. Geraniums in the Winder – Stonecutters Cut It on Stone
05. What’s the Use of Wond’rin’?
06. Change of Scene
07. You’ll Never Walk Alone
08. Incidental (Entrance of Heavenly Friends)
09. The Highest Judge of All
10. Exit of Billy and Heavenly Friends
11. Ballet
12. Music Under Scene (My Little Girl)
13. Carrie’s Incidental
14. Porch Scene. If I Loved You (Reprise)
15. Finale Ultimo. You’ll Never Walk Alone (Reprise)
16. Exit Music (If I Loved You)
Following the success of last year’s release of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, John Wilson and Sinfonia of London turn their attention to Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel. As in the case of the previous release in the series, this world première recording of the complete score features every note of music played at the first Broadway performance, here in the full thirty-five-piece orchestration made by Don Walker for the original production. The outstanding cast, led by Nathaniel Hackmann (Billy Bigelow), Mikaela Bennett (Julie Jordan), Sierra Boggess (Carrie Pipperidge), and Julian Ovenden (Enoch Snow), also features Francesca Chiejina (Nettie Fowler) and David Seadon-Young (Jigger Craigin). The extensive chorus material is sung by the ‘Carousel’ Ensemble – twenty- four young singers all currently working on stage across London’s West End. John Wilson comments: ‘Carousel is Rodgers & Hammerstein’s greatest achievement. In it, Rodgers manages to create a score with operatic aspirations and dimensions. Everything in the score serves a dramatic purpose. Even in its texture you can hear orchestral effects that are there to underline the drama’s emotions, whether that’s unease or joy or whatever. The drama is amplified by what’s happening in the music.’ Recorded in Surround Sound and Dolby Atmos, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel will be available on Hybrid SACD and in spatial audio.