RHAPSODY
Composer: Fritz
Kreisler
Lyricists: John Latouche; additonal lyrics by Robert Russell
Bennett and Blevins Davis
Opened: November 22, 1944, Century
Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 13
Note: This operetta uses some of the music Kreisler orginally wrote for SISSY, although I lack information about the relationship between the numbers in SISSY and the numbers in RHAPSODY.
Caprice Viennois:
1. 78/Gramophone D.B. 314 (Fritz
Kreisler, violin with piano)
2. 78/Gramophone 07960 (Fritz Kreisler)
3.
78/Victor 74197 (Fritz Kreisler; violin, with George Falkenstein, piano)
4.
78/Victor 6692 (Fritz Kreisler, violin, with Carl Lamson, piano)
5.
78/Victor 6181 (Fritz Kreisler, violin, with George Falkenstein, piano)
6.
78/Victor 14690 (Fritz Kreisler, with Franz Rupp, piano)
7. 78/Victor
11-8230 (Fritz Kreisler, violin)
8. 78/V Disc 304 (Fritz Kreisler, violin,
with Orchestra conducted by Donald Voorhees)
9. 78/Columbia 7446 M (Andre
Kostelanetz & his orchestra) [also 45/Columbia A 614; 45/Columbia A 1541;
reissued on The Music of Fritz Kreisler, Richard Rodgers & Jerome Kern,
CD/Vocalion 3015]
10. 78/Columbia 35826 (Wayne King and his Orchestra) [also
78/Brunswick 6475]
11. 78/Columbia 49449 (Toscha Seidel, violin, with Louis
T. Grunberg, piano)
12. 78/Decca 1090 (Borrah Minevitch and His Harmonica
Rascals) [reissued on Peg O' My Heart And Other Harmonica Favourites,
CD/Jasmine 112]
13. 78/Columbia 35514 (Larry Adler with two pianos)
[reissued on Maestro Of The Mouth Organ, CD/ASV/Living Era 5153]
14.
78/Capitol 20109 (The Hollywood Studio Orchestra)
15. 78/Victor 19862 (Paul
Whiteman and his Orchestra)
16. 78/Victor 20-2255 (Charlie Spivak and his
Orchestra)
17. 78/Victor 26306 (Victor Salon Orchestra directed by Rosario
Bourdon)
18. 78/Victor 26572 (Yehudi Menuhin, violin, with Marcel Gazelle,
piano)
19. 78/Columbia 541 (Leo Strockoff, violin)
20. 78/Columbia A 5988
(Frank Gittelson, violin, with orchestral accompaniment)
21. 78/Victor 6586
(San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alfred Hertz)
22. 78/Columbia
37863 (Fred Lowery, whistling, with guitar and novachord)
23. 78/Edison
82227 (Vasa Prihoda, violin, with Asta Donbravsak, piano)
24. 78/Edison
82067 (Albert Spalding, violin, with Andre Beniost, piano)
25. 78/Polydor
72852 (Selma Kurz, kammersangerin)
26. 78/Parlophone PO 160 (Richard Tauber
with orchestra)
27. 78/Columbia 36525 (Eugene Ysaye, violin)
28.
78/London R. 10134 (Ossy Renardy, violin, with Ernest Lush, piano)
29. 78/V
Disc 43 (Harry James and his Orchestra with trumpet solo) [reissued on Harry
James And His Orchestra 1941 Vol. 2, CD/Classics 1092]
30. 45/Coral EC 81109
(Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music)
31. 45/Capitol ALBUM KCF-273
(Georges Ales, violinist, with the Orchestre des Concerts, Paris, conducted by
Serge Dupre)
32. 7"/Vanguard FS-6 (Mischa Elman, violin, with Joseph Seiger,
piano)
33. McCormack & Kriesler In Recital, CD/Nimbus 7868 (John
McCormack with Fritz Kreisler, violin)
34. Secret Broadcasts, CD/RCA 52500
(Glenn Miller and the Army Air Force Band)
35. Plaisir D'Amour, CD/Sony
Special Products 21115 (London Promenade Orchestra)
36. The Passion Of Pearl
Harbor & Titanic, CD/Air Music (Stage Door Orchestra and Singers)
37.
Tanzmusik Ohne Bestellung, CD/Extraplatt 5162 (Trio Furchtet Euch Nicht)
38.
The Essential Joshua Bell, CD/Decca 518502 (Joshua Bell, violin)
39. Duo Du
Salon, CD/Cavalli 229 (Boguslaw Lewandowski, violin, and Andreas Weimer,
klavier)
40. Tango Song And Dance, CD/Deutsche Grammophon 000005802
(Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin, with Lambert Orkis, piano)
41. Classic Dining
Collection, CD/Madacy 52239 (artist unknown)
42. Celtic Love Collection:
Songs Inspired By Titanic, CD/Madacy 3296 (Countdown Orchestra)
43.
Moonlight On The Campus, CD/Montpellier 34 (Ralph Flanagan and His
Orchestra)
44. European Holiday: Paris, Rome & Vienna, CD/Golden Stars
5413 (Michel Legrand and His Orchestra)
45. Paradise Isle, CD/Harlequin 162
(Felix Mendelssohn & The Hawaiian Serenaders)
46. Movie Sounds, CD/Ar
Express 74321578632 (Unlimited Orchestra)
47. Marvellous, CD/Dutton Vocalion
6059 (Victor Silvestri and His Ballroom Orchestra)
48. Titanic: Themes From
The Movie And The Early Century, CD/Koch International 4037 (Golden Saloon
Serenaders)
49. Golden Evergreens, CD/Auslaufwar 92301 (artist
unknown)
50. Grande Parade Instrumental, CD/EPM 980192 (artist
unknown)
51. The Memories Collection, CD/N2K 606 (artist unknown)
52.
Music To My Ears, CD/Arabasque 6695 (artist unknown) (as "Cradle Song
1915")
53. Remember, Vol. 3: Original 1911-1928 Recordings, CD/Naxos
Nostalgia 8120782 (John McCormack) (as "Cradle Song 1915")
Radio
transcriptions are also known to exist performed by Lucrezia Bori with
orchestra conducted by Andre Kostelanetz; Lily Pons with orchestra conducted by
Andre Kostelanetz; Albert Spalding, violin, with orchestra conducted by Andre
Kostelanetz; orchestra and chorus conducted by Andre Kostelanetz; and the
Rosario Bourdon Symphony conducted by Rosario Bourdon.
Chinese Porcelain Ballet (dance):
While I am not aware
of any recording of Kreisler's music until the title "Chinese Porcelain
Ballet," there exists a well-known and oft-recorded Kreisler piece entitled
"Tambourin Chinois" which might well be the basis for the ballet music in the
show. The following is a list of recordings of "Tambourin
Chinois":
1. 78/Victor 6844 (Fritz
Kreisler, violin, with Carl Lamson, piano)
2. 78/Victor 14690 (Fritz
Kreisler, with Franz Rupp, piano)
3. 78/Columbia 7446 M (Andre Kostelanetz
& his orchestra) [also 45/Columbia A 614; 45/Columbia A 1541; reissued on
The Music of Fritz Kreisler, Richard Rodgers & Jerome Kern, CD/Vocalion
3015]
4. 78/Cameo 362 (Lou Raderman, violin)
5. 78/Decca 4215 (John Scott
Trotter and his Orchestra with Jack Mayhew, saxophone solo)
6. 78/Victor
20-2256 (Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra)
7. 78/Victor 26306 (Victor Salon
Orchestra directed by Rosario Bourdon)
8. 78/Victor 11-8987 (Pierre
Luboshutz and Genia Nemenoff, duo-pianists)
9. 78/London R. 10134 (Ossy
Renardy, violin, with Ernest Lush, piano)
10. 45/Mercury 1157-X45 (Alfred
Newman and orchestra)
11. 45/Capitol ALBUM KCF-273 (Georges Ales, violinist,
with the Orchestre des Concerts, Paris, conducted by Serge Dupre)
12.
Travellin' Light: Great American Light Orchestras, Vol. 2, CD/Guild Light 5114
(artist unknown)
13. Cafehaus-Traumereien, CD/Ebm 01333 (Hans-Georg Arlt,
violin)
14. Transcriptions, CD/Sony 37280 (Yo-Yo Ma, cello)
15. Portrait
Of Yo-Yo ma, CD/Columbia 44796 (Yo-Yo Ma, cello)
16. Quartetto Gelato
Travels The Orient Express, CD/QG Productions 270025 (Quartetto Gelato)
17.
Dos Guitarras, CD/Tito Francia (Tito Francia)
18. Beethoven On Speed,
CD/Road Runner RR-9373-2 (The Great Kat)
19. 100 Fiedler Favorites, CD/RCA
Victor (Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops)
20. 120 Melodies That Will Live
Forever, CD/Reader' Digest (London Promendade Orchestra)
21. Music For Solo
Marimba, CD/Gordon B. Stout (Gordon Stout and Carol Roberts)
Radio
transcriptions are also known to exist performed by the Taylor King Salon
Orchestra; orchestra conducted by Andre Kostelanetz; and the Salon Orchestra.
Rosemarin (aka "Schon Rosmarin" and "Fair
Rosemary"):
1. 78/Electrola DA 277 (Fritz
Kreisler, violin with klavier)
2. 78/Victor 1386 (Fritz Kreisler, violin
with Carl Lamson, piano)
3. 78/Victor 64314 (Fritz Kreisler, violin, with
George Falkenstein, pianoforte)
4. 78/Decca 2714 (Decca Salon
Orchestra)
5. 78/Brunswick 8476 (Harry Bluestone, violin, with T.
Saidenberg, piano)
6. 78/Edison 50980 (Olga Steeb, piano)
7. 78/Tempo TR
414 (The red hot violin of Joe Venuti; the swing harp of Bobby Maxwell; With
Jimmy Brigg's flute and the Joe Venuti Rhythm)
8. 78/Victor 20-2257 (Charlie
Spivak and His Orchestra)
9. 78/Brunswick 3121 (Fredric Fradkin, violin,
with Dan Lieberfeld, piano)
10. 78/Pathe' 25062 (Alexander Debruille,
violin, with orchestral accompaniment)
11. 78/Victor 1659 (Eugene Ormandy
and the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra)
12. 78/Vox 6012 (Ibolyka Gyarfas,
violin, with Otto Urack, klavier)
13. 78/Victor 19014 (George Hamilton
Green, xylophone, with orchestra)
14. 78/Edison 50980 (Olga Steeb,
piano)
15. 78/London R. 10135 (Ossy Renardy, violin, with Ernest Lush,
piano)
16. 45/Capitol ALBUM KCF-273 (Georges Ales, violinist, with the
Orchestre des Concerts, Paris, conducted by Serge Dupre)
17. 45/Coral EC
81109 (Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music)
18. 7"/Vanguard FS-6 (Mischa
Elman, violin, with Joseph Seiger, piano)
19. Moon River And Other Great
Film Themes, London 249 (The Mantovani Orchestra) [reissued as CD/Digimode
Entertainment 30075-1]
20. Mantovani Stereo Showcase, London 551 (The
Mantovani Orchestra [reissued as Gypsy Soul/Stereo Showcase, CD/Dutton Vocalion
4351]
21. Chet Atkins In Three Dimensions, RCA Victor (M) LPM-1197 (Chet
Atkins, electric guitar) [reissued as Mister Guitar/Chet Atkins In Three
Dimensions, CD/One Way 35125]
22. Tango Song And Dance, CD/Deutsche
Grammophon 000005802 (Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin, with Andre Previn and Lambert
Orkis, pianos)
23. Classic Dining Collection, CD/Madacy 52239 (artist
unknown)
24. Celtic Love Collection: Songs Inspired By Titanic, CD/Madacy
3296 (Countdown Orchestra)
25. Titanic: Themes From The Movie And The Early
Century, CD/Koch International 4037 (Golden Saloon Serenaders)
26.
Cafehaus-Traumereien, CD/Ebm 01333 (Hans-Georg Arlt, violin)
27. Popular
Classical Music On The Balalaika, CD/Eroica 3335 (Oleg Gitlin,
balalaika)
28. Ein Musikalische Reise, CD/Tyrolis 350373 (Bohmischer
Blasmusik)
29. Germany/Vienna, CD/Dutton 4339 (Werner Muller and His
Orchestra)
30. The Magic Flute Of James Galway, CD/RCA Victor 60918 (James
Galway, flute)
31. Festive Favorites, CD/Web Digital 28713 (Eaken Piano
Trio)
32. In Perfect Time, CD/Avalon 6 (The Emperor Quartet)
33.
.Stridin' The Classics, CD/Jazz Connaisseur 0347 (Dick Hyman and Bernd Lhotsky,
pianos)
34. Vocalize, CD/Clovelly 14406 (Kaleidoscope Palm Court Duo)
35.
Gagged But Not Bound, CD/MCAD-42063 (Albert Lee, guitar)
36. Lendvay,
CD/Sony 5198972 (Jozsef Lenvay, violin)
37. Transcriptions, CD/Sony 37280
(Yo-Yo Ma, cello)
38. Portrait Of Yo-Yo ma, CD/Columbia 44796 (Yo-Yo Ma,
cello)
39. The Titanic Songbook, CD/Golden Stars 5210 (unknown artist)
40. Lollipops, CD/Summit 221 (Patrick Sheridan, tuba, and Rich Ridenour,
piano)
41. Come Here, Gypsies Of Budapest, CD/Hungaroton 10327 (Andras Suki
& His Gypsy Band)
42. The Entertainers, CD/Blue Griffin 109 (Viktor Uzur
and Andrej Kurti, violin)
43. Live At The Royal Albert Hall, CD/EMI Hong
Kong 9217 (Vanessa-Mae, violin)
44. Encore!, CD/Summit 359 (Larry Zalkind,
trombone)
45. Dinner Classics: The Viennese Album, CD/Sony 45545 (artist
unknown)
46. The Golden Age Of Light Music: Light Music While You Work,
CD/Guild Light 5128 (artist unknown)
47. The Object Of My Affection, CD/Ark
21 810027 (artist unknown)
Radio transcriptions are also known to exist
performed by Albert Spalding, violin, with orchestra conducted by Andre
Kostelanetz; the Allen Roth Orchestra; the Salon Orchestra; Bill Wirges with
Pinero; and te Harry Horlich Gypsy Orchestra.
Scherzo:
1. 7"/ Music 80's PV 15844
(Ruggiero Ricci)
Unrecorded
Numbers:
Because You're Mine
Dandy's
Polka (dance)
Finale
Happy Ending
The Hunt Heaven Bless Our
Home
May Wine
Polka
Midnight Ballet (dance)
My
Rhapsody
Presentation (inst.)
The Roulette Game
Song Of
Defiance
Take Love
They're All The Same
To Horse
When Men Are
Free
The World Is Young Again
N.B. Gerald Boardman in his book
AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE indicates that Kreisler somehow worked his song "The
Old Refrain" into the score of RHAPSODY. Since there is no song with that title
in the playbill, I have to assume that it appeared under a different title.
For recordings of "The Old Refrain,"
see:
1.
78/Victor 64529 (Fritz Kreisler, violin, with Carl Lamson, pianoforte)
2.
78/Victor 1465 (Fritz Kreisler, violin, with Michael Raucheisen, piano)
3.
78/Victor 64559 (John McCormack with orchestra)
4. 78/Decca 3927 (Jesse
Crawford, pipe organ)
5. 78/Columbia A 2882 (Eddy Brown, violin, with Max
Terr, piano)
6. 78/Charm 1005 (Phil Spitalny's Hour of Charm All Girl
Orchestra and Choir and Evelyn and her magic violin and choir)
7. 78/Edison
80607 (Paul Reimers with orchestra)
8. 78/Victor 10-1152 (Grace Moore with
the Victor Orchestra conducted by Maximilian Pizer) [reissued on So This Is
Love, CD/ASV/Living Era 5257]
9. 78/Victor 27468 (Lew White, with organ,
violin, harp and chorus)
10. 78/Columbia 4335 M (Nelson Eddy with orchestra
conducted by Robert Armbruster) [reissued on Just For Tonight, CD/Collectors'
Choice Music 1023]
11. 78/Victor 20-2257 (Charlie Spivak and His
Orchestra)
12. 78/Columbia A 5890 (Vernon Stiles with orchestral
accompaniment)
13. 78/Victor 752 (John McCormack with orchestra) [reissued
on Remember, Vol. 3: Original 1911-1928 Recordings, CD/Naxos Nostalgia
8120782]
14. 78/Victor 36019 (Archer Gibson with Charles M. Schwab,
organ)
15. 78/London R. 10135 (Ossy Renardy, violin, with Ernest Lush,
piano)
16. 78/Victor 22336 (James Melton with orchestra)
17. 45/Capitol
ALBUM KCF-273 (Georges Ales, violinist, with the Orchestre des Concerts, Paris,
conducted by Serge Dupre)
18. 45/Columbia A 1541 (Andre Kostelanetz &
his orchestra) [also 45/Columbia A 614; reissued on The Music of Fritz
Kreisler, Richard Rodgers & Jerome Kern, CD/Vocalion 3015]
19.
45/Continental CEP-46 (organ)
20. Plaisir D'Amour, CD/Sony Special Products
21115 (London Promenade Orchestra)
21. European Holiday: Paris, Rome &
Vienna, CD/Golden Stars 5413 (Michel Legrand and His Orchestra)
22. How
Sweet You Are, CD/Jazz Band 2166 (Glenn Miller & The Army Air Forces
Training Command Band)
23. With My Head In The Clouds, CD/Sounds Of
Yesteryear 706 (Johnny Desmond with the Glenn Miller Service Orchestra)
24.
Mad About Music: Rarities & Gems, CD/Sepia 1117 (Deanna Durbin)
25. On
The Air, Vol. 1: 1934-36, CD/Marston 520122 (Rosa Ponselle with orchestra
conducted by Andre Kostelanetz)
26. I Remember You, CD/A1s 1009 (Ben Wilmot,
piano)
27. Festive Favorites, CD/Web Digital 28713 (Eaken Piano Trio)
28.
Golden Memories, Columbia CS-8431 (George Morgan, guitar and voice) [reissued
on Candy Kisses, CD/Bear Family 15851]
29. My Life My Song, CD/Patria
Productions KIE3000 (Marta Eggerth with William Hicks, piano)