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This page details only a small selection of recorded work by Stephen Sondheim, consisting of audio recordings, video recordings, television performances, and online multimedia files.

Recordings (Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, unless otherwise noted)

The following recordings were listed in: "The Words and Music of Stephen Sondheim: A Partial Discography." The Kennedy Center Sondheim Celebration. Washington, DC: The Kennedy Center Education Department. 2002.

Anyone Can Whistle
- Broadway Cast (Columbia Records, 1964)
- Carnegie Hall Concert (Columbia Records, 1995)

Assassins
- Original Cast Recording (RCA, 1990)

Candide
Music by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Richard Wilbur; additional lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and Lohn Latouche
- Original Cast Recording (Columbia Records, 1956)

Company
- Broadway Cast (Columbia Records, 1970)
- London Cast (Song, 1972)
- New York Revival (Broadway Angel, 1995)
- Trotter Trio (Varese Sarabande, 1995)
- London Revival (RCA Victor, 1996)
- Brazilian Cast (2001)
- German Cast (Prinzregententheater, 2001)

Do I Hear A Waltz?
Music by Richard Rogers; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
- Broadway Cast (Columbia Records, 1965)
- Percy Faith (Columbia Records, 1965)
- Ralph Sharon Trio (Columbia Records, 1965)
- Pasadena Playhouse Cast (Fynsworth Ally, 2001)

Follies
- Broadway Cast (Capitol Records, 1971)
- Lincoln Center Concert (RCA, 1985)
- London Cast (Geffen, 1987)
- Trotter Trio (Varese Sarabande, 1998)
- Paper Mill Cast (TVT Soundtrack, 1998)

The Frogs
- Studio Recording (Nonesuch, 2001)

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- Broadway Cast (Capitol Records, 1962)
- London Cast (West End Angel, 1963)
- Film Soundtrack (Rykodisc, 1966)
- Broadway Revival (Broadway Angel, 1996)
- Trotter Trio (Varese Sarabande, 1996)

Gypsy
Music by Jules Styne; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
- Broadway Cast (Sony Classical/Columbia/Legacy, 1959)
- Annie Ross (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
- Film Soundtrack (Total Sound, 1963)
- London Cast (RCA, 1973)
- Broadway Revival (RCA, 1974)
- Broadway Revival (Elektra Nonesuch, 1989)
- Television Soundtrack (Atlantic Records, 1993)

Into The Woods
- Broadway Cast (RCA, 1987)
- London Cast (RCA, 1990)

A Little Night Music
- Broadway Cast (Columbia Records, 1973)
- London Cast (RCA, 1976)
- Film Soundtrack (Columbia Records, 1978)
- Studio Cast (Jay Records, 1990)
- National Theatre Cast (Tring Records, 1995)
- Terry Trotter (Varese Sarabande, 1997)
- Barcelona Cast (K Industria Cultural, 2001)

Marry Me A Little
- Original Cast Recording (RCA, 1981)

Merrily We Roll Along
- Broadway Cast (RCA, 1981)
- Leicester Cast (Jay Records, 1992)
- New York Revival (Varese Sarabande, 1994)

Pacific Overtures
- Broadway Cast (RCA, 1976)
- English National Opera (RCA, 1987)

Passion
- Broadway Cast (Broadway Angel, 1994)
- Trotter Trio (Varese Sarabande, 1994)
- London Concert (First Night, 1997)

Putting It Together
- New York Cast (RCA, 1993)

Saturday Night
- Bridewell Cast (RCA Victor, 1997)
- Second Stage Cast (Nonesuch, 2000)

Side By Side by Sondheim
- London Cast (RCA, 1976)
- Australian Cast (RCA Red Seal, 1977)
- Irish Cast (RAM Records, 1977)

A Stephen Sondheim Evening: You're Gonna Love Tomorrow
- (Concert Recordings, 1993)

Sunday in the Park with George
- Broadway Cast (RCA, 1984)

Sweeney Todd
- Broadway Cast (Columbia Records, 1957)
- Trotter Trio (Varese Sarabande, 1995)
- Barcelona Cast (Horus, 1995)
- New York Philharmonic Concert (New York Philharmonic Special Editions, 2000)

West Side Story
Music by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
- Broadway Cast (Columbia Records, 1979)
- London Cast (1959)
- Film Soundtrack (Columbia Records, 1961)
- Bernstein Recording (Deutsche Grammophone, 1985)
- London Studio (IMG, 1993)
- Leicester Cast (Showstoppers, 1993)

Videos

(Note: These selections have not been reviewed by ARTSEDGE staff for content or relevance.)

Company: Making of the Cast Recording (documentary film)
Directed by D.A. Pennebaker, New Video Group, 2001 (original release date: 1971)

Follies In Concert
Directed by Herbert Ross et al., Image Entertainment, 2001 (original release date: 1985)

Sondheim – A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
BMG Special Productions, 2002 (original release date: 1992)

Into the Woods
Directed by James Lapine, Image Entertainment, 1997 (original release date: 1990) (Contains interview with Sondheim at end.)

Sondheim on Television

Visit the comprehensive list, compiled by the National Museum of Television and Radio, of every television performance, interview, or program related to Stephen Sondheim ever recorded on a major network in the United States and Great Britain on the Sondheim Review Web site.

Multimedia

Extensive audio clips from six of Sondheim's works can be found at the Kennedy Center's Sondheim Celebration Web site: http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/newseason/sondheim/.

Audio clips from Sweeney Todd are located on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) site for the musical: http://www.pbs.org/kqed/demonbarber/index.html.

Real Video clip from 2002 production of Into The Woods: http://www.latimes.com/la-woods_intothewoods-video.realvideo.

Real Audio clips from 1998 Paper Mill Playhouse recording of Follies: http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/07/19/specials/sondheim.html.

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