Richard Rodgers Three Ballets: Slaughter On 10th Avenue, CD

While the majority of Richard Rodgers work involved the music for many of Broadways 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.