Final Years Cole Porter (1891-1964) Episode 5 of 5 Duration: 1 hour First broadcast: Friday 01 August 2014 He was one of the most famous Broadway composers of his time, and many of his songs still live on in our consciousness today, this week Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Cole Porter.
With the huge success of Kiss Me Kate, Cole Porter's backers would happily support any new venture that took his fancy. He embarked on a new whow, Out of This World, which included the serene song, Use Your Imagination. The reviewers hated it but the audience on the second night whistled their enthusiasm for over fifteen minutes.
Further triumphs came with Can-Can, second only in popularity to Kiss me Kate. It included songs which are still popular today: It's All Right With Me, and I Love Paris. By this time however, Porter's wife, Linda, was very ill and she soon died. The loss of his mother, and now his wife, was a tremendous blow.
Cole Porter's final work was something of a departure for him, a TV production of Aladdin. It was a total flop. The personal losses he had suffered were followed by the the amputation of his leg; he stopped composing altogether and started to decline. He died in 1964, aged 73. Cole Porter Overture, from Out Of This World Conductor: Rob Fisher. Orchestra: Coffee Club Orchestra. DRG : 94764-, DRG, 1 Cole Porter Use Your Imagination, from Out Of This Singer: Marin Mazzie. Conductor: Rob Fisher. Orchestra: Coffee Club Orchestra. DRG : 94764-, DRG, 4 Cole Porter I Am Loved, from Out Of This World Singer: Marin Mazzie. Conductor: Rob Fisher. Orchestra: Coffee Club Orchestra. DRG : 94764-, DRG, 16 Cole Porter It's All Right With Me, from Can-Can Singer: Frank Sinatra. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Nelson Riddle. CAPITOL : CDP 7-91248 2, CAPITOL, 2 Cole Porter I Love Paris, from Can-Can Singer: Frank Sinatra. Singer: Maurice Chevalier. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Nelson Riddle. CAPITOL : CDP 7-91248 2, CAPITOL, 11 Cole Porter Stereophonic Sound, from Silk Stockings Singer: Janis Paige. Music Arranger: André Previn. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Singer: Fred Astaire. SONY: 88697638652, SONY, 6 Cole Porter Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, from High Society Singer: Frank Sinatra. Music Arranger: Conrad Salinger. Singer: Celeste Holm. Orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra. RIVER PRODUCTIONS : RRCD423, RIVER PRODUCTIONS, 17 Cole Porter True Love, from High Society Orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra. Singer: Bing Crosby. Performer: Grace Kelly. RIVER PRODUCTIONS: RRCD423, RIVER PRODUCTIONS, 19 Add "Cole Porter || True Love, from High Society" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Cole Porter Cole Porter Ca C'est L'Amour, from Les Girls Singer: Thora Mathiason. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra & Chorus. Conductor: Adolph Deutsch. NAXOS: 8120888, NAXOS, 19 Cole Porter All Of You, from Silk Stockings Music Arranger: Conrad Salinger. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Singer: Fred Astaire. SONY: 88697638652, 1 Cole Porter Aladdin, from Aladdin Conductor: Robert Russell Bennett. Performer: Anna Maria Alberghetti. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra & Chorus. NAXOS: 8120888, NAXOS, 6 Cole Porter Wouldn't It Be Fun, from Aladdin Singer: George Hall. Conductor: Robert Russell Bennett. Choir: Studio Chorus. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. NAXOS: 8120888, NAXOS, 7 Cole Porter All Through The Night, from Anything Goes Performer: Mary Stockley. Performer: Richard Henders. Performer: National Olivier Theatre Orchestra. Performer: Corey Skaggs. Conductor: Gareth Valentine. Performer: John Barrowman. Performer: Tam Mutu. Performer: Tom Espiner. FIRST NIGHT RECORDS: CASTCD90, FIRST NIGHT RECORDS, 22 Cole Porter Finale: I Get A Kick Out Of You, from Anything Goes Orchestra: National Olivier Theatre Orchestra. Conductor: Gareth Valentine. Si