And This Is My Beloved

"And This Is My Beloved"is apopularsongfrom the 1953musicalKismet,credited toRobert WrightandGeorge Forrest.Like most other music in the show, this melody was based on music composed byAlexander Borodin,in this case the nocturne from the third movement of Borodin'sString Quartet No. 2 in D.

The same melody had earlier (1946) been used for a song credited toWilliam Engvick,Bert ReisfeldandAlec Wilderentitled "Spring Magic," which was recorded byCharlie Spivakand his Orchestra.

Recordings

• Alfred Drake,Doretta Morrow,Richard KileyandHenry Calvinfrom the albumAlfred Drake & the Kismet Original Broadway Cast – Kismet(1954).
• Jerry Vale– a single release (1953).
• Sammy Davis Jr.– a single release on the Decca label (1954).
• Sarah Vaughan– in the albumThe Divine Sarah(1954).
• Howard Keel,Ann BlythandVic Damone– from the soundtrack ofthe 1955 film versionofKismet.
• Vic Damone(1955).
• Mario Lanza– his version became popular in 1956 and appears on the albumLanza On B'way.
• Johnny Mathis– for his albumFaithfully(1959).
• Sergio Franchisang this song in 1962 when he was discovered by Norman Luboff singing onSunday Night at the London Palladium.A favorite guest of Ed Sullivan, Franchi sang it on the February 4, 1968, broadcast by CBS;and recorded on his 1964 RCA Victor albumThe Exciting Voice of Sergio Franchi.
• Robert Goulet– included in his albumAlways You(1962).
• Katherine Jenkins– included in her albumDaydream(2011).