Vincent Youmans' Through the Years 2001

In his day, Vincent Youmans was every bit as famous as his peers Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin, Kern, and Porter. Through the Years, his final Broadway score, is perhaps his most beautiful and accomplished -- The New York Times originally called it "felicitously melodious throughout, and in its mood, design and attempt to achieve a certain organic unity, far ahead of its predecessorsÓ -- yet it has never been preserved on disc. Here, in its world premiere recording, a brilliant cast led by Heidi Grant Murphy and Brent Barrett brings this newly restored classic back to life.