Alan Jay Lerner
American pop lyricist and librettist from the 1940s through the 1960s, Alan Jay Lerner had many movie musical and Broadway successes with songwriting partner Frederick Loewe, including their first hit, Brigadoon, and their biggest hit, My Fair Lady. Lerner was born in N.Y.C. in 1918 into a wealthy family; his father was the founder of Lerner's, the women's clothing chain. Alan Jay Lerner went on to study at Juilliard, in England and, finally, at Harvard, where he wrote for college productions. After graduating, Lerner wrote radio scripts from 1940-1942, but already had ambitions for Broadway by the time he met composer Frederick Loewe. Thus began the successful duo of Lerner & Loewe, whose first songs appeared in the 1943 stage production What's Up? The duo had their first success four years later with the Broadway smash Brigadoon. Other stage and movie successes followed, such as Paint Your Wagon (1951), 1958's Gigi (an Academy Award-winning score), and Camelot (1960), but no success was bigger for the duo than 1956's My Fair Lady, which had a record-breaking run of over 2,500 performances. In 1961, Loewe suffered a heart attack and retired and Lerner teamed up with Richard Rodgers. Lerner had teamed up with another composer once before, in 1948, with Kurt Weill for the successful stage production Love Life. Some of Lerner's best-known songs include "Almost Like Being in Love" (1947), "I Could Have Danced All Night," "On the Street Where You Live" (1956), "If Ever I Would Leave You" (1960), and "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever."
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Discografia
20 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Camelot (The 2023 Broadway Cast Recording)
Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Broadway Records em 02/06/2023
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My Fair Lady (2018 Broadway Cast Recording)
Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Broadway Records em 08/06/2018
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Lerner & Loewe's Brigadoon (New York City Center 2017 Cast Recording)
Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Ghostlight Records em 07/12/2018
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My Fair Lady (Complete Recording All Star Studio Cast) (DigiMIX Remaster 2022)
Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por JAY Records em 03/03/1998
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Camelot (Original 1982 London Cast)
Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Jay Records em 01/01/1982
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My Fair Lady (2001 Cast London Recording)
Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por First Night Records em 01/07/2001
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Brigadoon (1988 London Cast Recording)
Alan Jay Lerner, Frank Loesser
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por First Night Records em 06/02/1989
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An Evening With Alan Jay Lerner
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por First Night Records em 01/11/1987
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Brigadoon (2005 Studio Cast Recording)
Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por JAY Records em 30/07/2001
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2012 American Choral Directors Association, Western Division (ACDA) - Pacific Standard Time Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Pacific Standard Time Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Jazz - Lançado por Mark Records em 01/04/2012
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Brigadoon (1995 London Studio Cast Recording)
Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Jay Records em 15/07/1995
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Gigi (Original 1985 London Cast Recording)
Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por First Night Records em 31/12/1985
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Dance a Little Closer (Original Broadway Cast)
Alan Jay Lerner, Charles Strouse
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Jay Records em 25/05/1988
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Gigi (All Star Studio Cast)
Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Jay Records em 17/10/2015
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The Musicality of Lerner and Loewe
Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por JAY Records em 05/02/2002
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Lerner & Loewe's Brigadoon (New York City Center 2017 Cast Recording)
Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Ghostlight Records em 07/12/2018
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Lerner, Loewe, Lane & Friends
Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe, Burton Lane
Musical Theatre - Lançado por Concord Theatricals Recordings em 24/03/1998
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Camelot (From the Lerner & Loewe's Musical)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Vinyle Numérique em 06/02/2023
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An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner (Highlights)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por First Night Records em 19/07/1993
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Selections From Lerner And Loewe's My Fair Lady
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Pirouette Records em 11/07/1962
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo