The Sweetest Sounds is a popular Broadway tune written by Richard Rodgers for the 1962 musical No Strings. It opens and closes the show for the characters Barbara Woodruff and David Jordan, sung by Diahann Carroll and Richard Kiley in the original Broadway production and in the original cast recording. The song is a classic Broadway show tune with a memorable melodic line, and its theme is believed to be inspired by an orchestral figure from Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2. The piece has appeared in film and television, including Judy Garland’s The Judy Garland Show in 1963 and Barbra Streisand’s 1973 concert, and it was later featured in the 1997 Cinderella remake as a duet. It has been recorded by many artists over the years, such as Peggy Lee, Perry Como, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Kate Smith, Patti Page, Shirley Bassey, Barbra Streisand, Rosemary Clooney, and Cécile McLorin Salvant, among others.
