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Lerner & Loewe: My Fair Lady

$43.99

Details

Composer
Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
Artist
Sinfonia of London, Soloists of the Sinfonia of London
Format
SACD
Label
Chandos
Released
Sep 26, 2025
Catalog #
CHSA 5358(2)
UPC
0095115535820

About

John Wilson comments: My Fair Lady is the quintessential American London musical. There is not a semiquaver or a semi-colon in the wrong place. Steven Wilkie, one of the fiddle players in my orchestra, describes it as The Marriage of Figaro of the twentieth century. And when I asked the great opera conductor Richard Bonynge what the finest post-World War Two operas are, he said, 'My Fair Lady, Oklahoma!... they're the great operas that will live on'. We have recorded every note, including underscoring, plus all the music written but cut before opening, with the instrumentation exactly as it was on opening night. Also, thanks to recent research, we have the restored original orchestrations. The reason I want to record everything the composer, lyricist, book-writer, and orchestrator did is that I believe it is a piece of significance by people who were masters of their art and craft. This was not written in an afternoon; it was chiselled away for months. They were ruthless in excising anything they felt would not make the grade. We have a duty to set down as closely as we can their final thoughts on what they created.

Tracklist 54 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Overture 03:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    Overture
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  3. 2 Act I Scene 1: Opening Scene - Dialogue: Aoooooooow! (Eliza, Higgins) 01:22
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Opening Scene - Dialogue: Aoooooooow! (Eliza, Higgins)
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Scarlett Strallen, Jamie Parker
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  4. 3 Act I Scene 1: Why Can't The English (Eliza, Higgins, Pickering) 02:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Why Can't The English (Eliza, Higgins, Pickering)
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Scarlett Strallen, Jamie Parker, Malcolm Sinclair
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  5. 4 Act I Scene 1: Wouldn't It Be Lovely (Eliza, Cockney Quartet, Tenor) 04:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Wouldn't It Be Lovely (Eliza, Cockney Quartet, Tenor)
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Scarlett Strallen, Tom Ping, Connor Carson, Tom Liggins, Hal Cazalet
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  6. 5 Act I Scene 2: Dialogue: Come on, Eliza, slip your old Dad half a crown to go home on (Doolittle, Eliza, Harry) 00:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Dialogue: Come on, Eliza, slip your old Dad half a crown to go home on (Doolittle, Eliza, Harry)
    Duration
    00:27
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Alun Armstrong, Scarlett Strallen, Adam Vaughan
  7. 6 Act I Scene 2: With a Little Bit of Luck (Doolittle, Jamie, Harry, Angry Woman, Angry Man) 03:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: With a Little Bit of Luck (Doolittle, Jamie, Harry, Angry Woman, Angry Man)
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Alun Armstrong, Sharif Afifi, Adam Vaughan, Maria Coyne, Connor Carson
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  8. 7 Act I Scene 2: Change of Scene 00:21
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Change of Scene
    Duration
    00:21
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  9. 8 Act I Scene 3: Dialogue: In six months - in three if she has a good ear and a quick tongue -… (Higgins, Pickering) 00:54
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Dialogue: In six months - in three if she has a good ear and a quick tongue -… (Higgins, Pickering)
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Jamie Parker, Malcolm Sinclair
  10. 9 Act I Scene 3: I'm an Ordinary Man (Higgins) 04:16
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: I'm an Ordinary Man (Higgins)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Jamie Parker
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  11. 10 Act I Scene 3: Change of Scene 00:23
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Change of Scene
    Duration
    00:23
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  12. 11 Act I Scene 4: Dialogue: How'd ya like that? (Mrs Hopkins, Bartender, Doolittle) 01:23
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Dialogue: How'd ya like that? (Mrs Hopkins, Bartender, Doolittle)
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Annie Wensak, Leo Roberts, Alun Armstrong
  13. 12 Act I Scene 4: With a Little Bit of Luck (reprise) (Doolittle, Jamie, Harry, Ensemble) 01:38
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: With a Little Bit of Luck (reprise) (Doolittle, Jamie, Harry, Ensemble)
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Alun Armstrong, Sharif Afifi, Adam Vaughan
    Ensemble
    My Fair Lady Ensemble, Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  14. 13 Act I Scene 4: Change of Scene 00:20
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Change of Scene
    Duration
    00:20
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  15. 14 Act I Scene 5: Dialogue: Say your vowels (Higgins, Eliza, Pickering) 00:56
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act I Scene 5: Dialogue: Say your vowels (Higgins, Eliza, Pickering)
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Jamie Parker, Scarlett Strallen, Malcolm Sinclair
  16. 15 Act I Scene 5: Just You Wait (Eliza) - Dialogue: The rine in spine sties minely in the pline (Eliza, Higgins) 04:02
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act I Scene 5: Just You Wait (Eliza) - Dialogue: The rine in spine sties minely in the pline (Eliza, Higgins)
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Scarlett Strallen, Jamie Parker
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  17. 16 Act I Scene 5: The Servant's Chorus: Poor Professor Higgins! (Ensemble, Higgins, Eliza, Pickering) - Dialogue: The rain in Spain… (Higgins, Eliza, Pickering) 04:54
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act I Scene 5: The Servant's Chorus: Poor Professor Higgins! (Ensemble, Higgins, Eliza, Pickering) - Dialogue: The rain in Spain… (Higgins, Eliza, Pickering)
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Jamie Parker, Scarlett Strallen, Malcolm Sinclair
    Ensemble
    My Fair Lady Ensemble, Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  18. 17 Act I Scene 5: The Rain in Spain (Eliza, Higgins, Pickering) - Dialogue: You've all been working much too hard (Mrs Pearce) 02:26
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act I Scene 5: The Rain in Spain (Eliza, Higgins, Pickering) - Dialogue: You've all been working much too hard (Mrs Pearce)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Scarlett Strallen, Jamie Parker, Malcolm Sinclair, Julia McKenzie
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  19. 18 Act I Scene 5: I Could Have Danced All Night (Eliza, 2 Maids, Mrs Pearce) 03:45
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act I Scene 5: I Could Have Danced All Night (Eliza, 2 Maids, Mrs Pearce)
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Scarlett Strallen, Deborah Crowe, Wendy Ferguson, Julia McKenzie
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  20. 19 Act I Scene 5: Change of Scene 00:06
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act I Scene 5: Change of Scene
    Duration
    00:06
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  21. 20 Act I Scene 6: Dialogue: Colonel Pickering, I don't understand (Mrs Pearce, Pickering, Charles) 02:01
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act I Scene 6: Dialogue: Colonel Pickering, I don't understand (Mrs Pearce, Pickering, Charles)
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Julia McKenzie, Malcolm Sinclair, Matt McDonald
  22. 21 Act I Scene 7: Ascot Gavotte: Ev'ry duke and earl and peer is here (Ensemble) 03:25
    Track
    21
    Title
    Act I Scene 7: Ascot Gavotte: Ev'ry duke and earl and peer is here (Ensemble)
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    My Fair Lady Ensemble, Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  23. 22 Act I Scene 7: Dialogue: I don't suppose there's enough time… (Pickering, Mrs Higgins, Freddy, Eliza) - End of Gavotte and Blackout Music (Ensemble) 00:54
    Track
    22
    Title
    Act I Scene 7: Dialogue: I don't suppose there's enough time… (Pickering, Mrs Higgins, Freddy, Eliza) - End of Gavotte and Blackout Music (Ensemble)
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Malcolm Sinclair, Penelope Wilton, Laurence Kilsby, Scarlett Strallen
    Ensemble
    My Fair Lady Ensemble, Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  24. 23 Act I Scene 8: Dialogue: Officer, I know this is Wimpole Street… (Freddy, Policeman) 00:08
    Track
    23
    Title
    Act I Scene 8: Dialogue: Officer, I know this is Wimpole Street… (Freddy, Policeman)
    Duration
    00:08
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Laurence Kilsby, Will Richardson
  25. 24 Act I Scene 8: On the Street Where You Live (Freddy, Flower Girl, Mrs Pearce) 03:47
    Track
    24
    Title
    Act I Scene 8: On the Street Where You Live (Freddy, Flower Girl, Mrs Pearce)
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Laurence Kilsby, Charlotte Kennedy, Julia McKenzie
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  26. 25 Act I Scene 9: Eliza's Entrance - Dialogue: Miss Doolittle, you look beautiful (Pickering, Eliza, Higgins) 01:23
    Track
    25
    Title
    Act I Scene 9: Eliza's Entrance - Dialogue: Miss Doolittle, you look beautiful (Pickering, Eliza, Higgins)
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Malcolm Sinclair, Scarlett Strallen, Jamie Parker
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  27. 26 Act I Scene 9: Introduction to Promenade 00:53
    Track
    26
    Title
    Act I Scene 9: Introduction to Promenade
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  28. 27 Act I Scene 10: Promenade - Dialogue: Sir Reginald and Lady Tarrington (Footman, Pickering, Mrs Higgins) 01:35
    Track
    27
    Title
    Act I Scene 10: Promenade - Dialogue: Sir Reginald and Lady Tarrington (Footman, Pickering, Mrs Higgins)
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Tom Ping, Malcolm Sinclair, Penelope Wilton
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  29. 28 Act I Scene 11: Embassy Waltz 03:14
    Track
    28
    Title
    Act I Scene 11: Embassy Waltz
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  30. Disc 2
  31. 1 Entr'acte 03:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    Entr'acte
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  32. 2 Act II Scene 1: You did it (Pickering, Higgins, Mrs Pearce, Servants) 05:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: You did it (Pickering, Higgins, Mrs Pearce, Servants)
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Malcolm Sinclair, Jamie Parker, Julia McKenzie
    Ensemble
    My Fair Lady Ensemble, Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  33. 3 Act II Scene 1: Just You Wait (reprise) (Eliza) 00:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Just You Wait (reprise) (Eliza)
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Scarlett Strallen
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  34. 4 Act II Scene 2: On the Street Where You Live (reprise) (Freddy) - Dialogue: Darling! (Freddy, Eliza) 01:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: On the Street Where You Live (reprise) (Freddy) - Dialogue: Darling! (Freddy, Eliza)
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Laurence Kilsby, Scarlett Strallen
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  35. 5 Act II Scene 2: Show Me (Freddy, Eliza) 02:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Show Me (Freddy, Eliza)
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Laurence Kilsby, Scarlett Strallen
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  36. 6 Act II Scene 3: The Flower Market (Cockney Quartet, Eliza) 03:29
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: The Flower Market (Cockney Quartet, Eliza)
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Tom Ping, Connor Carson, Tom Liggins, Hal Cazalet, Scarlett Strallen
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  37. 7 Act II Scene 3: Get Me to the Church on Time (Doolittle, Jamie, Harry, Ensemble) 06:26
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: Get Me to the Church on Time (Doolittle, Jamie, Harry, Ensemble)
    Duration
    06:26
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Alun Armstrong, Sharif Afifi, Adam Vaughan
    Ensemble
    My Fair Lady Ensemble, Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  38. 8 Act II Scene 3: Change of Scene 00:29
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: Change of Scene
    Duration
    00:29
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  39. 9 Act II Scene 4: Dialogue: Now, see here, my good man (Pickering) 00:09
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: Dialogue: Now, see here, my good man (Pickering)
    Duration
    00:09
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Malcolm Sinclair
  40. 10 Act II Scene 4: A Hymn To Him (Higgins, Pickering, Mrs Pearce) 04:36
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: A Hymn To Him (Higgins, Pickering, Mrs Pearce)
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Jamie Parker, Malcolm Sinclair, Julia McKenzie
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  41. 11 Act II Scene 4: Change of Scene 00:20
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: Change of Scene
    Duration
    00:20
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  42. 12 Act II Scene 5: Dialogue: Eliza, you've had a bit of your own back (Higgins, Eliza) 02:03
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II Scene 5: Dialogue: Eliza, you've had a bit of your own back (Higgins, Eliza)
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Jamie Parker, Scarlett Strallen
  43. 13 Act II Scene 5: Without You (Eliza, Higgins) - Dialogue: Eliza, you're magnificent! (Higgins, Eliza, Mrs Higgins) 03:27
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act II Scene 5: Without You (Eliza, Higgins) - Dialogue: Eliza, you're magnificent! (Higgins, Eliza, Mrs Higgins)
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Scarlett Strallen, Jamie Parker, Penelope Wilton
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  44. 14 Act II Scene 6: I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face (Higgins) - Scene 7: Dialogue: I want to be a lady in the flower shop… (Eliza, Higgins) 06:42
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face (Higgins) - Scene 7: Dialogue: I want to be a lady in the flower shop… (Eliza, Higgins)
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Jamie Parker, Scarlett Strallen
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  45. 15 Music for Curtain Call 01:19
    Track
    15
    Title
    Music for Curtain Call
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  46. 16 Exit Music 04:24
    Track
    16
    Title
    Exit Music
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  47. 17 Come to the Ball (Higgins) 03:39
    Track
    17
    Title
    Come to the Ball (Higgins)
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Jamie Parker
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  48. 18 Dressing Eliza Ballet 04:16
    Track
    18
    Title
    Dressing Eliza Ballet
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  49. 19 Say a Prayer for Me Tonight (Eliza) 01:40
    Track
    19
    Title
    Say a Prayer for Me Tonight (Eliza)
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Scarlett Strallen
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  50. 20 Bridge 02:05
    Track
    20
    Title
    Bridge
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  51. 21 Ballroom Introduction - Embassy Waltz (original version) 03:28
    Track
    21
    Title
    Ballroom Introduction - Embassy Waltz (original version)
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  52. 22 End of Ascot 00:06
    Track
    22
    Title
    End of Ascot
    Duration
    00:06
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  53. 23 On the Street Where You Live (Freddy, Mrs Pearce) 04:28
    Track
    23
    Title
    On the Street Where You Live (Freddy, Mrs Pearce)
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Performer
    Laurence Kilsby, Julia McKenzie
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  54. 24 Why Can't the English? 01:08
    Track
    24
    Title
    Why Can't the English?
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  55. 25 Get Me to the Church on Time 01:59
    Track
    25
    Title
    Get Me to the Church on Time
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  56. 26 Why Can't a Woman? 00:29
    Track
    26
    Title
    Why Can't a Woman?
    Duration
    00:29
    Composer
    Frederick Loewe
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson