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This is the first release in a new series called “The Foundations of the American Musical Theatre”, highlighting American musical theatre composers whose work pre-dates the 1943 production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma. Victor Herbert has been called “The Father of the American Theatre” and most of the works featured here are recorded for the first time.
May 2012
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“Mostly written for home use, Victor Herbert's pieces are melodious, sentimental, suavely European with the odd Irish twang.”
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