Candide (Original Broadway Cast (Stereo), 1956)

Recording Info

Recording Type: Commercial
Origin: Studio
Material Included: Musical Numbers Only
Date Recorded: December 9, 1956

Credits

Staff

... Conductor	Samuel Krachmalnick
... Producer	Goddard Lieberson

Cast

... Dr. Pangloss	Max Adrian
... Cunegonde	Barbara Cook
... Candide	Robert Rounseville
... Baron	Robert Mesrobian
... Maximilian	Louis Edmonds
... King of Hesse	Conrad Bain
... Hesse's General	Norman Roland
... Man	Boris Aplon
... Woman	Doris Okerson
... Dutch Lady	Margaret Roy
... Dutch Man	Tony Drake
... Atheist	Robert Rue
... Arab Conjuror	Robert Barry (i)
... Infant Casmira	Maria Novotna
... Lawyer	William Chapman (ii)
... Very, Very Old Inquisitor	Conrad Bain
... Very Old Inquisitor	Charles Aschmann
... Junkman	Robert Cosden
... Wine-Seller	Stanley Grover
... Bear	Charles Morrell
... Bear Man	Robert Rue
... Alchemist	Charles Aschmann
... Grocery Lady	Margaret Roy
... Beggars	Margaret Roy Robert Cosden Thomas Pyle
... French Lady	Maud Scheerer
... Old Lady	Irra Petina
... Marquis Milton	Boris Aplon
... Sultan Milton	Joseph Bernard
... Pilgrim Father	Robert Rue
... Pilgrim Mother	Dorothy Krebill
... Captain	Conrad Bain
... Martin	Max Adrian
... Governor of Buenos Aires	William Olvis
... Officers	George Blackwell Tony Drake Thomas Pyle
... Ferone	William Chapman (ii)
... Madame Sofronia	Irra Petina
... Duchess	Maud Scheerer
... Prefect of Police	Norman Roland
... Prince Ivan	Robert Mesrobian
... Scrub Lady	Barbara Cook
... Duke of Naples	Charles Aschmann
... Croupier	Robert Barry (i)
... Lady Cutely	Dori Davis
... Lady Toothly	George Blackwell
... Lady Soothly	Fred Jones (i)
... Lady Richmond	Thomas Pyle
... Singers	Peggyann Alderman Charles Aschmann Robert Barry (i) George Blackwell Dori Davis Jack DeLon Tony Drake Naomi Farr Stanley Grover Fred Jones (i) Mollie Knight Dorothy Krebill Vivian Laurence Henry Lawrence Robert Mesrobian Lois Monroe Doris Okerson Thomas Pyle Margaret Roy Robert Rue Mara Shorr Dorothy White
... Dancers	Alvin Beam Charles Czarny Marvin Gordon Carmen Gutierrez Charles Morrell Frances Noble Liane Plane Gloria Stevens

Track List

Tracks

Overture .... Orchestra
The Best of All Possible Worlds .... Pangloss, Candide, Cunegonde and Chorus
Oh, Happy We .... Candide and Cunegonde
It Must Be So .... Candide
Paris Waltz .... Orchestra
Glitter and Be Gay .... Cunegonde
You Were Dead, You Know .... Candide and Cunegonde
My Love .... The Governor, Cunegonde, Old Lady
I Am Easily Assimilated .... Old Lady and Chorus
Quartet Finale .... Candide, Cunegonde, Old Lady and Governor
Quiet .... Cunegonde, Old Lady and Governor
Eldorado .... Candide
Bon Voyage .... Governor and Chorus
What's the Use? .... Old Lady, Bazzini, Ferone, Ivan and Chorus
Venice Gavotte .... Old Lady, Candide, Pangloss and Cunegonde
Make Our Garden Grow .... Candide, Cunegonde and Entire Company

Trivia & History

When compared to the mono recording, it is clear that diifferent takes were used for most of the tracks on this recording. The mono recording is the version that was originally issued by Columbia. The stereo version was not issued until March 1963, although it seems that the Schwann catalog did not list it until the June 1963 issue. The stereo and mono versions were both recorded on the same day. As far as we know, there were not specifically different mono and stereo takes. In theory, the takes issued on the mono could have been used for the stereo, but different ones were chosen when the stereo album was issued, and those takes have been used on the several official CD issues.

The first CD issue, CBS Masterworks MK 38732, was released in 1987.

The spoken lead-in to ”Gliter and Be Gay” was not included on this issue.

Recording Info

Recording Type: Commercial
Origin: Studio
Material Included: Musical Numbers Only
Date Recorded: December 9, 1956

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