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Richard Rodgers

key, p, 1902-1979 US, New York City
Composer / Songwriter of Soundtrack
A.k.a. Richard Charles Rodgers

Composer. Born: 28 June 1902 in New York, New York, USA. Died: 30 December 1979 in New York, New York, USA. Considered one of America's most influential composers, as he wrote the music to many successful musical plays for screen and theatre, from 1919 to 1943 in collaboration with Lorenz Hart and from 1943 to 1960 in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

     
Instruments
  • Keyboards
  • Piano
Genres
  • Soundtrack
  • Pop
  • Classical
  • Jazz
Popular Tracks   
Something Good - From "The Sound Of Music" on Something Good by Richard Rodgers & Van-Anh Nguyen
Little Girl Blue on Verve Jazz Masters 41: Tal Farlow by Tal Farlow
Edelweiss [The Sound of Music] on Julie Andrews sings Richard Rodgers by Richard Rodgers & Julie Andrews
Have You Met Miss Jones? on Tal Farlow's Finest Hour by Tal Farlow
Manhattan - Instrumental on Mighty Aphrodite - Original Soundtrack by Various Artists
Cinderella: In My Own Little Corner on Cinderella by Richard Rodgers & Original Television Cast of Cinderella
State Fair 1945: It Might As Well Be Spring on State Fair by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording: Some Enchanted Evening - Voice on South Pacific by Richard Rodgers & The Original Broadway Cast Of South Pacific
It Never Entered My Mind on It Never Entered My Mind by Peter Asplund
Getting To Know You on The King and I by Richard Rodgers & Original Broadway Cast (King And I)

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The Sound Of Music - The Broadway & London CastsRichard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II2017Compil.
Oklahoma!Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II2016Album
Vintage Hollywood Classics XXII: From Broadway To Hollywood - Pal Joey & CarouselRichard Rodgers2016Album
Victory At Sea - Volumes 1, 2 & 3Richard Rodgers2014Album
Victory At Sea - Volumes 1, 2 & 3Richard Rodgers2014Album
Cinderella (Original Broadway Cast Recording)Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II2013Album
The Sound Of MusicRichard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II2012Album
Ultimate Rodgers & Hart Vol. 3 (Original Cast)Richard Rodgers2002Compil.
Au Royaume De La ValseMaurice Ravel, Carl Maria von Weber, Aram Khatchaturian, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Richard Rodgers, Auguste Durand2000Compil.
The King And I (2000 London Cast Recording)Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Elaine Paige, Jason Scott Lee2000Album
The King And I (Original Animated Feature Soundtrack)Richard Rodgers1999Album
Babes In Arms (1999 New York Cast Recording)Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart1999Album
The Sound Of Music (The New Broadway Cast Recording)Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II1998Album
Rex (1976 Original Broadway Cast)Richard Rodgers1997Album
American MasterpiecesLeonard Bernstein, Charles Ives, William Schuman, Samuel Barber, Morton Gould, Charles Griffes, Edward MacDowell, George Gershwin, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Arthur Benjamin, Richard Rodgers, Virgil Thomson, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, André Kostelanetz1997Compil.
The Boys From Syracuse (1997 Original New York Recording)Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, George Abbott1997Album
Dearest EnemyRichard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Anne Jeffreys, Robert Sterling1996Album
Pal Joey - 1995 Original New York Cast RecordingRichard Rodgers, Patti LuPone, Peter Gallagher, Bebe Neuwirth1995Album
The Rodgers & Hammerstein SongbookRichard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II1993Album
Pal Joey (1952 Revival Cast Recording)Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart1993Album
The Sounds of Richard RodgersRichard Rodgers1993Album
The Music Of Richard RodgersRichard Rodgers, Keith Ingham1993Album
More Victory At SeaRichard Rodgers / Robert Russell Bennett / RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra1992Compil.
Aspects Of The King and I - The Sound Of Music - South PacificRobert Russell Bennett, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II1992Compil.
Slaughter On 10th Avenue / Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris / Warsaw ConcertoGeorge Gershwin / Richard Rodgers / Richard Addinsell / The Sinfonia Of London, Kenneth Alwyn With Malcolm Binns1990Album
The Sound Of MusicRichard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, June Bronhill, The Original Australian Cast Of "The Sound Of Music"1988Album
The Sound of MusicRichard Rodgers1988Album
Victory At SeaRichard Rodgers / Robert Russell Bennett / NBC Symphony Orchestra1987Album
Carousel (From The Soundtrack Of The Motion Picture)Richard Rodgers1987Album
Three BalletsRichard Rodgers - Hans Spialek, John Mauceri1986Album
I Remember MamaRichard Rodgers, Martin Charnin, Sally Ann Howes, George Hearn1985Album
With A Song In My HeartRichard Rodgers1984Compil.
Victory At SeaRichard Rodgers / Robert Russell Bennett1984Album
La OperetaJohann Strauss Sr. / Franz Lehár / Richard Rodgers1983Album
On Your Toes - Original 1983 Broadway CastRichard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart1983Album
Pal JoeySiân Phillips, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart1980Album
The Musical World Of Richard RodgersRichard Rodgers1980Compil.
Fly With MeRichard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Lorenz Hart1980Album
The Very Best Of Richard RodgersRichard Rodgers1977Compil.
Victory At Sea Suite - Charles Gerhardt & The Cinema Symphony Orchestra Of LondonRichard Rodgers1976Album
«Звуки Музыки» - Песни Из КинофильмаRichard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II1972Album
Androcles And The LionRichard Rodgers1967Album
By JupiterRichard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Bob Dishy, Christopher Hewitt, Ellen Ray1967Album
Beroemde Musical- En Filmmelodieën van Richard Rodgers - 24 HoogtepuntenRichard Rodgers1967Album
Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris / Concerto In FGeorge Gershwin / Richard Rodgers / Richard Addinsell / Miklós Rózsa - The Sinfonia Of London, Kenneth Alwyn, Morgan Lewis, Malcolm Binns, William Davies1966Album
Kismet Original Cast Music Theatre Of Lincoln CenterAlfred Drake, Richard Rodgers1965Album
Do I Hear A Waltz? (Original Broadway Cast)Richard Rodgers1965Album
Favorite Composers, Vol. IIIrving Berlin, Richard Rodgers1965Compil.
20th Century : USALad Busby And His Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, Hill Bowen And His Orchestra, Richard Rodgers1964Album
Music From The Television Series The Valiant YearsRichard Rodgers1962Album
No Strings - State FairArthur Fiedler / The Boston Pops Orchestra Present The Music Of Richard Rodgers1962Album
Your Official Souvenir Record Of Fair Is FairRichard Rodgers1961Album
3 Suites From Victory At SeaRichard Rodgers / Robert Russell Bennett1961Album
Victory At Sea (Pictorial Edition) Vol. 3Richard Rodgers / Robert Russell Bennett Conducting NBC Symphony Orchestra1961Album
Richard Rodgers SpectacularRichard Rodgers1961Album
Winston Churchill: The Valiant YearsRichard Rodgers1961Album
The Music Of Richard Rodgers. The Music Of Harold ArlenRichard Rodgers, Harold Arlen, Raoul Poliakin1960Album
Ed Sullivan Presents South PacificRichard Rodgers1960Album
Excerpts From The Sound Of Music (Original Broadway Cast) No.3Leland Hayward, Richard Halliday, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Mary Martin1959Single
Victory At SeaRichard Rodgers1959Album
Victory At Sea Volume 1Richard Rodgers / Robert Russell Bennett1959Album
The Sound Of Music (Original Broadway Cast)Leland Hayward, Richard Halliday, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II Present Mary Martin1959Album
Slaughter On Tenth Avenue - The Sound Track AlbumRichard Rodgers1958Album
Mary Martin Sings Richard Rodgers PlaysMary Martin And Richard Rodgers1958Album
Victory At Sea Vol. 2Richard Rodgers, Robert Russell Bennett1958Album
Mary Martin Sings Richard Rodgers Plays Volume IIMary Martin And Richard Rodgers1958Single
In Penombra Ballate Con Gershwin . Rodgers . KernLelio Luttazzi, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Jerome Kern1958Album
OklahomaRichard Rodgers1955Album
Columbia Retailer: Volume 1, Number 5Goddard Lieberson - André Kostelanetz / Richard Rodgers1955Album
Richard Rodgers Conducting The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New YorkRichard Rodgers Conducting The The New York Philharmonic Orchestra1955Album
Pal JoeyRichard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart with Members Of The Broadway Cast1954Album
Isn't It RomanticRichard Rodgers Played By Harry Arnolds Orkester1953Album
Victory At SeaRichard Rodgers / Robert Russell Bennett / NBC Symphony Orchestra1953Single
Victory At SeaRichard Rodgers / Robert Russell Bennett / NBC Symphony Orchestra1953Album
Oklahoma!Richard Rodgers And Oscar Hammerstein II / "Oklahoma!" Orchestra And Chorus Directed By Jay Blackton1943Album
Annie Get Your Gun - Original Cast–Music Theater Of Lincoln CenterEthel Merman, Bruce Yarnell, Benay Venuta, Jerry Orbach, Irving Berlin, Richard RodgersAlbum
Symphonic Suite / Bouffes ParisiensRichard Rodgers / Jacques OffenbachAlbum
Vocal Gems From OklahomaRichard Rodgers And Oscar Hammerstein II - Reginald Burston And His OrchestraSingle
Themes From The Films State Fair. Flower Drum Song And OtherRichard RodgersAlbum
"Oklahoma!"Richard RodgersSingle
Ein Musikalisches PorträtRichard RodgersAlbum
Irving Berlin - Richard RodgersIrving Berlin, Richard RodgersAlbum
ComboGeorge Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Milt Raskin, Richard RodgersSingle
The Sound Of Music (Original Broadway Cast)Leland Hayward, Richard Halliday, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II Present Mary MartinSingle
Highlights From "Victory At Sea" Vol. 1Richard RodgersSingle
Zauberwelt Der MelodieRichard Rodgers, Ronnie Hazlehurst And His Orchestra, Lerner & Loewe, Ken Thorne And His OrchestraAlbum
Quadrille Au VillageRichard RodgersSingle
A Richard Rodgers FestivalRichard RodgersAlbum
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