Music by
Richard Rodgers
Orchestrations by
Hans Spielek
Conducted by
John Mauceri
While the majority of Richard Rodgers'
work involved the music for many of Broadway's best loved musicals,
he ventured into composing for various other media several times during
his long career.
Ghost Town was given a supmtuous production at the Metropolitam
Opera House in November 1939. Richard Rodgers conducted it. This is
still the only recording of the score, a major work by Rodgers.The orchestrations
are by the great Hans Spielek who also orchestrated the Boradway Classic
musiclas by George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Rodgers and Hart, Cole Prter
and others.
The other Ballets on this CD are
from Rodgers and Harts ON YOUR TOES.