Pacific Overtures (Original London Cast) [Highlights] - Stephen Sondheim

Pacific Overtures (Original London Cast) [Highlights]

Stephen Sondheim

  • Genre: Musicals
  • Release Date: 2004-09-07
  • Explicitness: notExplicit
  • Country: USA
  • Track Count: 12

  • ℗ 2004 JAY Productions Ltd.

Tracks

Title Artist Time
1
Prologue Richard Angas 3:00 USD 0.99
2
The Advantage of Floating In t Richard Angas 6:23 USD 0.99
3
There Is No Other Way Alan Woodrow & Edward Byles 5:41 USD 0.99
4
Four Black Dragons John Cashmore & Terry Jenkins 4:50 USD 0.99
5
Chrysanthemum Tea Ian Comboy & Simon Masterson-Smith 9:58 USD 0.99
6
Poems Christopher Booth-Jones & Malcolm Rivers 3:51 USD 0.99
7
Welcome to Kanakawa Terry Jenkins 5:08 USD 0.99
8
Someone In a Tree Alan Woodrow, Eric Roberts, Harry Nicoll & Richard Angas 6:50 USD 0.99
9
Please Hello Alan Woodrow, Eric Roberts, Harry Nicoll, Ian Comboy, John Kitchener & Paul Strathearn 9:38 USD 0.99
10
A Bowler Hat Malcolm Rivers 5:17 USD 0.99
11
Pretty Lady Alan Woodrow, Edward Byles & Leon Berger 3:09 USD 0.99
12
Next Alan Woodrow 5:37 USD 0.99

Reviews

  • Sondheim Is Brilliant!

    5
    By Yonloc
    Sondheim is simply the most prolific composer/lyricist of our age! This composition is absolutely perfect in every way! Buy it NOW!!!
  • A Brilliant Score...

    4
    By fshepinc
    This recording simply can't hold a candle to the original Broadway cast album, but it has a few virtues that make it indispensible for any fan. First, it has music and lyrics not heard on the original (for reasons of space). Second, it has a clear, crisp sound that shows off Jonathan Tunick's masterful orchestrations. Unfortunately, most of the voices just aren't suited to the score. The singers appear to be dueling, rather than singing together. That may be the mixer's fault, but it seriously detracts from the enjoyability of the recording. This is one of Sondheim's most hauntingly beautiful scores. If you don't yet have it in your library, you're missing out. The original Broadway cast with the late, great Mako is the essential version. After that, it's a toss up between this one and the recent Broadway revival recorded by PS Classics (also available on iTunes). The singers are better suited to the material on the latter recording, but it suffers from terribly diminished orchestrations. Once you give the score a thorough hearing, you'll probably end up buying all three versions.

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