The Sound of Music has become one of the most enduring and successful musicals among the great American musicals, featuring beloved standards such as “My Favorite Things”, “Edelweiss,” “Do-Re-Mi” and “The Sound of Music.”
This 1959 Broadway production – starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel – won five Tony Awards including “Best Musical.” Upon release, this cast album spent 16 weeks as number 1 on the Billboard chart.
Mastered from the original 3-track master tape, this 60th Anniversary CD edition features new liner notes by The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization’s Ted Chapin.