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All At Once Well Met: English Madrigals; The King's Singers
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Very pleased
  • Sumptuous and mellow
  • One of the Best Collections of English Madrigals
  • A Delightful Collection of English Madrigal
  • A wide variety
 All At Once Well Met: English Madrigals; The King's Singers
John Dowland , Thomas Morley , Thomas Weelkes , John Wilbye , William Byrd , John Farmer , and The King's Singers
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002RPZ
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. English Madrigals: A Little Pretty Bonny Lass
  2. English Madrigals: Weep No More, Thou Sorry Boy
  3. English Madrigals: Shoot False Love
  4. English Madrigals: Now Is The Month Of Maying
  5. English Madrigals: Four Arms, Two Necks, One Wreathing
  6. English Madrigals: Hark, All Ye Lovely Saints Above
  7. English Madrigals: Since Robin Hood
  8. English Madrigals: Though Philomela Lost Her Love
  9. English Madrigals: O Wretched Man
  10. English Madrigals: Weep, O Mine Eyes
  11. English Madrigals: The Nightingale, The Organ Of Delight
  12. English Madrigals: Come, Sirrah Jack, Ho!
  13. English Madrigals: Cruel, Behold My Heavy Ending
  14. English Madrigals: Fair Phyllis I Saw Sitting All Alone
  15. English Madrigals: Sing We And Chant It
  16. English Madrigals: On A Fair Morning
  17. English Madrigals: Oft Have I Vowed
  18. English Madrigals: Is Love A Boy?
  19. English Madrigals: Say, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find
  20. English Madrigals: All At Once Well Met
  21. English Madrigals: Construe My Meaning
  22. English Madrigals: Lord! When I Think
  23. English Madrigals: Cruel, Wilt Thou Persever
  24. English Madrigals: Fine Knacks For Ladies
  25. English Madrigals: Strike It Up, Tabor
  26. English Madrigals: I Love, Alas I Love Thee
  27. English Madrigals: Farwell, Dear Love
  28. English Madrigals: See, See The Shepherd's Queen
  29. English Madrigals: Have I Found Her
  30. English Madrigals: Lady Your Words Do Spite Me
  31. English Madrigals: Were I A King
  32. English Madrigals: Come Again
  33. English Madrigals: Tan Ta Ra, Cries Mars
  34. English Madrigals: Why Should I Love?
  35. English Madrigals: This Sweet And Merry Month Of May

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Very pleased.......2007-06-10

I wasn't sure what to expect when I bought this CD. True, I could have listened on line before buying but that would have taken the fun out of the purchase. Besides, I really didn't care for the CD the first couple of times I listened but now I really love it. It's not something to listen to all the time but given the right circumstances e.g. a small gathering of friends, it's perfect. If I'd listened to online, I wouldn't have purchased it.

5 out of 5 stars Sumptuous and mellow.......2002-11-28

The six men of the King's Singers present sweet and light-hearted madrigals of such English composers as Morley, Weelkes, Dowland, Wilbye and Byrd. The thirty five selections include "Now is the Month of Maying", "Though Philomela Lost Her Love", "Sing We and Chant It," the celebration of tobacco entitled "Come, Sirrah Jack, Ho!" and a host of other fa-la-la-la-la venues interspersed with wistful laments. I love the rich, sonorous sound of a male vocal ensemble, with countertenors, tenor, baritones and bass, and these six singers do a great job. Occasional instrumental accompaniments by lute and tabor are included, but this group doesn't really need it--I could listen to them for hours all by themselves. Also quite enjoyable, as well as educational, is their earlier release, "The King's Singers' Madrigal History Tour: Italy, England, France, Spain and Germany". For a more risque' take on the vocal music of Renaissance England, you might get a kick out of "The Art of the Bawdy Song" by the Baltimore Consort with the Merry Companions.

5 out of 5 stars One of the Best Collections of English Madrigals.......2002-03-27

Any fan of the King's Singers will regret not having this album in their collection.

This album offers a veritable feast of the choicest English madrigals found on any comparable album. From the obligatory "Now is the Month of Maying" and "Fair Phyllis" to the more obscure "Tan ta ra, cries Mars," there is certainly enough on this album to bring a smile to lovers of Renaissance music - and a spark of recognition to anyone who sang traditional madrigals in high school or university. For serious students of early music, this album comes very highly recommended.

Among the more sonorous offerings on this album, Jones' "Farewell, Dear Love" and Dowland's "Come Again," cannot be ignored. Nor can Bennet's immortal "Weep O mine eyes" be matched more musically than here by the King's Singers.

This album has been played again and again for almost 6 years as both serious listening and background working music. And it has yet to lose its delight.

4 out of 5 stars A Delightful Collection of English Madrigal.......2000-08-16

With 35 tracts to enjoy you're sure to find a couple of favorites. I gave this CD 4 of 5 stars compared to 5 stars for the King's Singers World Madrigal Tour CD. If you prefer all your songs in English, this will be your 5 star CD. Tract 32 "Come again" is my favorite due to the surperb tenor lead and melodic development. Compared to many polyphonic early music styles (1300s-1485), this era (1500-1610) provides many memorable melodies.

4 out of 5 stars A wide variety.......2000-04-28

This is an excellent sampling of English madrigals. This presentation, given by an older roster of the Singers, is a nice introduction to the world of the madrigal, and English madrigals in particular.
Look At My Belly
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Wonderful for kids and grownups too!
  • My girls love it!
 Look At My Belly
Brady Rymer
Manufacturer: Bumblin' Bee Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000CH9BB
Release Date: 2003-04-04

Tracks:

  1. Look At My Belly
  2. Words That I Know
  3. Here Come My Teeth
  4. The Way It Should Be
  5. Walkin' Shoes
  6. My Big Bed
  7. It's All How You Look At It
  8. Water, Sand, Blocks and Clay
  9. Clean-O
  10. Upside Down Boy
  11. Time to Brush Our Teeth
  12. Off to Bed
  13. My Moon Song

Album Description

A 2003 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Medal Winner. A new father's spirited acoustic-rock-songs celebrating the wonder of childhood; original music your children will love that is equally satisfying to the adult listener.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful for kids and grownups too!.......2003-11-26

My baby daughter--10 1/2 months--loves this CD. She smiles when it comes on and bounces to all the songs. I love it too! The music is great with a good pacing of fast and slow songs. The lyrics are adorable, with topics that babies and toddlers can relate to (and parents too). Best of all, Brady Rymer's powerful love for his own son comes through on all the tracks--it's really written from the heart!

5 out of 5 stars My girls love it!.......2003-11-21

My daughters (ages 2 and 3) will listen to this CD over and over. They know more words to the songs than I do. I bought this CD after seeing Brady Rymer perform at a local library.

I think you will be happy with this purchase.

Sings Sondheim
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Sondheim recital
  • Also a very dissapointed fan
  • Adequate performance; poor entertainment
  • a very disappointed fan
  • What a train wreck!
 Sings Sondheim
Mandy Patinkin
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006JP2C
Release Date: 2002-10-29

Tracks:

  1. Opening
  2. Lesson #8
  3. Another Hundred People
  4. When?
  5. Someone Is Waiting
  6. Johanna
  7. Green Finch and Linnet Bird
  8. Pretty Women
  9. Finishing the Hat
  10. If You Can Find Me, I'm Here
  11. Live, Laugh, Love
  12. Live Alone and Like It
  13. Everybody Says Don't
  14. Rich and Happy, Part 1
  15. Our Time
  16. Broadway Baby
  17. Rich and Happy, Part 2
  18. Uptown, Downtown
  19. Liaisons
  20. Send in the Clowns
  21. Live, Laugh, Love (reprise)
  22. You Could Drive a Person Crazy

Tracks:

  1. Free
  2. Company
  3. Waiting For The Girls Upstairs
  4. Pleasant Little Kingdom/Too Many Mornings
  5. Not While I'm Around
  6. All Things Bright and Beautiful
  7. It Takes Two
  8. In Someone's Eyes
  9. Beautiful
  10. Losing My Mind
  11. Take the Moment
  12. Sunday

Amazon.com

Recorded live at the Prince Music Theater in Philadelphia, this double CD is one heck of an extensive tribute to Stephen Sondheim. Backed only by Paul Ford on piano, Mandy Patinkin gets through nearly three dozen songs penned by the Broadway master. Some are obvious (excerpts from Sunday in the Park with George, in which the singer created the title role), others less so ("If You Can Find Me I'm Here" from Evening Primrose). Patinkin is often mocked for his shivering falsetto, but here, it's actually when his voice explores a lower register that it falters. What's more interesting is when he tackles songs usually sung by women, such as Follies' "Broadway Baby" and Company's "Another Hundred People" and "You Could Drive a Person Crazy"--the latter hammed up so much that you can hear the chewing of the scenery. A distinctively mannered interpreter, Patinkin remains an acquired taste, but fans of his will be in heaven with this set. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Sondheim recital.......2007-01-22

Probably the best way to approach these disks is to treat them like a recital in a concert hall. Rather as you would listen to a Schubert or Schumann song cycle. Taken together this way, we come to hear Sondheim as one of our finest composers, serious, comic, manic, depressive, always dead on target no matter what the subject matter. And Patinkin is perfect for these songs; he understands the meaning and value of every note and every word, just as a fine concert singer would do, and he makes his listeners understand, too. One of the most intriguing concept albums in recent memory, and a joy all the way through. Bob Finley, Palm Springs, CA.

2 out of 5 stars Also a very dissapointed fan.......2003-08-22

I too LOVE Mandy and Stephen Sondheim and own just about everything both has ever made! I also have been to 6 of Mandy's live performances. This was truly a big dissapointment to me. Every concert I have seen Mandy in has been filled with emotion and his personality just grabs hold of you for an evening of wonderful escape-ism. This to me was very un-entertaining and I actually became irritated after awhile of listening to it. It seemed to drone on with out the wonderful feelings and emotions and soaring voice that Mandy typically puts into his music. I gave this as a gift too (since my friend and I had missed Mandy at his Sondheim review in DC last year) and felt badly that I had. There are so many other great recordings of Mandy...Kidults, Saturday in the Park with George, The Secret Garden, Mandy sings Rogers & Hammerstien and Sondheim. This one has just sat on my shelf after I played it through twice hoping to warm up to it...while my other recordings are very worn out with years of playing!

2 out of 5 stars Adequate performance; poor entertainment.......2003-05-04

I received this disc the same day a "Philip Quast Live at the Donmar". The Quast disc has its own flaws (and I dont wish to compare the two performers) but it has been strung together in a more thoughtful manner, with witty imagination and using a more dangerous in the choice of songs, which is really where this disc fails. The songs here are generally enjoyable though rather standard, and the lack of cohesion (running the songs together doesnt count) means I just dip into the discs listening to a few favourites, rather than enjoying the whole show.

2 out of 5 stars a very disappointed fan.......2003-02-05

I have every recording Patinkin appears on, even if he's only on one track; I adore his voice, his flair, his emotion, his ability to deliver a song.

But (much of) this recording is disappointing, mainly because Mr. Patinkin's voice in the lower range sounds muddled and forced, as though he's lost ability to control it (however, the more falsetto sounds are as clear and sharp as ever).

And I don't care for the format of this performance. Live recordings should have live audience reactions: one (often unrelated) song after another without applause had me wondering when--if ever--was the audience was going to be allowed to react.

Also, while I've never had the privilege of attending a Patinkin concert, I imagined that--above all-- he would be passionate. Perhaps he was. But what (mostly) comes across on the CD is a somber--almost technical--performance.

I hope he's healthy, that mixed quality of singing on this recording was just a fluke, and that his next CD will be a Five-star as all his previous ones have been

2 out of 5 stars What a train wreck!.......2003-01-15

Hate to join the chorus of neigh-sayers, but jeeeez! I have to agree that with the exception of a few cuts (such as "Hyphenated Harriet") Mandy is a vocal bull in a china shop -- what he doesn't shatter he ... on. What should have been a tribute (I love Sondheim, but do we need ANOTHER anthology recording of oft sung songs?)is more like a wake. Mandy seems intent on becoming the male Ethel Merman -- if you can't hold the note, belt it out with a misplaced vabrato and maybe no one will notice. I REALLY wanted to like this recording, but is truly horrible. If the pipes are gone, Mandy, I hope you get back to acting.
Freaky Little Story
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Another Fan is Born
  • Great CD
  • Mellifluous Megan
  • Very talented
  • One very underappreciated artist
 Freaky Little Story
Megan Slankard
Manufacturer: Discmakers
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ASIN: B0002CHIHO
Release Date: 2004-06-22

Tracks:

  1. Too Bad You
  2. Mocking Bird
  3. Dirty Wings
  4. Captain Madness
  5. Addy's Tattoo
  6. Lose Me
  7. Give Life
  8. Forget
  9. Nearly Almost Always Nearly Almost Anything
  10. Holding Off
  11. It's All My Fault (But I'm Sorry)
  12. Flying Backwards
  13. The Freak Out Song

Product Description

1. Too Bad You
2. Mocking Bird
3. Dirty Wings
4. Captain Madness
5. Andy's Tattoo
6. Lose Me
7. Give Life
8. Forget
9. Nearly Almost Always
10. Holding Off
11. It's All My Fault
12. Flying Backyard
13. Freak Out Song, The


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Another Fan is Born.......2007-02-05

Like so many other reviewers here, I heard Megan for the first time when I saw her makeover on TLC's "What Not To Wear." I finally got around to buying this CD, and I'm really glad I did. Now I'm on a mission to turn my friends and family on to her. She reminds me of a cross between Shawn Colvin, Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, and Lisa Loeb. Okay, and some Avril Lavigne, if you insist... but I've never really cared for Avril, and I love Megan. More folksy and less rock than Avril, I think. If you like the music of any of the others I've mentioned, you will like this. When one of her songs comes up on my random play, I often mistakenly think that it's Shawn Colvin or Jewel. She sounds a lot like them, I think, only maybe a little edgier. A great big shout out to Stacy London and Clinton Kelly for bringing her to our attention, thank you!

4 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2006-01-25

I just got this cd in the mail today. Its a little folksy mixed with blues. Very cool music. My favorite songs are Too Bad You and It's All My Fault. I got turned on to Megan from TLC's What Not To Wear. The only reason I rated it a 4 and not a 5 is because it seems each song is all over the place, as far as they pick up and then slow down and pick up and slow down. But this woman has an amazing voice, range, and the sounds she can make is awesome.

5 out of 5 stars Mellifluous Megan.......2005-11-18

Megan's ability to make any word melodic is truly astounding. It is as if these words are her own language and the listener is enraptured in their presence. Her voice is able to put the observer in a trance, from which he/she does not wish to escape. She is a rare find, an artist who has unlimited resources within her psyche. It is truly remarkable when she fluctuates through an array of notes and pitches. Much can be said when one listens to a selection of songs by someone and is not tired, but desires more of these ethereal compositions.

5 out of 5 stars Very talented.......2005-10-28

Okay, so I'm usually bored by girly folk music. Seriously. But on a road trip, my friend put the CD in and I was like... wow this is fun. What a great voice, catchy tunes, clever lyrics. Also, not too angsty. Because that's really depressing. Some sad songs, some happy songs. Caught myself humming a tune at work today.

5 out of 5 stars One very underappreciated artist.......2005-10-02

Megan has a unique, but still folky voice - and her style is like no other. She's a bit Sarah McLachlan, a bit Ani DiFranco, a bit Sheryl Crow - but a lot Megan. There's also first rate playing and non-trite lyrics.
Keep On Smiling: Songs By Irving Berlin, 1915 - 1918
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great for home and classroom
 Keep On Smiling: Songs By Irving Berlin, 1915 - 1918
Benjamin Sears , and Bradford Connor
Manufacturer: Original Cast Record
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ASIN: B000004CRG
Release Date: 1996-09-17

Tracks:

  1. The Circus Is Coming to Town
  2. Araby
  3. I've Got a Sweet Tooth Bothering Me
  4. Until I Fell in Love With You
  5. Cohen Owes Me Ninety Seven Dollars
  6. When I Leave The World Behind
  7. Down Where The Jack O'Lanterns Grow
  8. Polly Pretty Polly (Polly With A Past)
  9. The Eyes Of Youth See The Truth
  10. The Sterling Silver Moon
  11. While The Band Played An American Rag
  12. The Voice Of Belgium
  13. The Devil Has Bought Up All The Coal
  14. They Were All Out Of Step But Jim
  15. Smile And Show Your Dimple
  16. Dream On Little Soldier Boy
  17. When I Get Back To The U.S.A.
  18. I'm Gonna Pin My Medal On The Girl I Left Behind
  19. Yip-Yip-Yaphank Medley: Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning/Kitchen Police (Poor Little Me)...
  20. We're On Our Way To France

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great for home and classroom.......1999-03-21

No other composer so closely kept his fingers on the pulse of American thinking and gave the country so much of what it thought it wanted. "Yiddle on Your Fiddle" tells us more of the second-generation immigrants' desire to become Americanized than all the history and sociology books can ever do. So it is a double pleasure to announce the appearance of "Come on and Hear!: Early Songs by Irving Berlin, 1909-1915" and "Keep on Smiling: Songs by Irving Berlin, 1915-1918," two fantastic CDs or tapes on Oaktown label and released through a friendly little Connecticut company calling itself Original Cast Records. Between the two sets, you have 41 tracks of the Berlin output from "Everybody's Doing It Now" to "We're on Our Way to France." The soloist is Benjamin Sears, who with pianist Bradford Conner has something of a reputation around the Boston area. Now some of this material is duplicated by the more widely known Joan Morrison on two RCA Victor releases, possibly out of print by now; and like those discs could use another voice now and then. (Conner does join in where a duet is called for, but my point remains.) Sears is a capable if not an outstanding baritone, who does justice to these historic expressions of Americana. So not only do I recommend both of these sets for their enjoyment value, but I wish to continue to point out to Social Studies teachers how valuable sets like this would be to classes who have no concept of how people really felt (as opposed to what they merely said and did) "way back when." And I might even stick out my neck so far as to offer to come to any school (in reasonable distance of where I live) to give a sample lesson on how these sets can be used.
A Room With a View: Complete Recordings, Vol.1
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The style is the man--and the song
 A Room With a View: Complete Recordings, Vol.1

Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B000054BF6
Release Date: 2001-04-17

Tracks:

  1. This Year Of Grace: Dance, Little Lady
  2. This Year Of Grace: A Room With A View
  3. This Year Of Grace: Mary Make-Believe
  4. This Year Of Grace: Try To Learn To Love
  5. This Year Of Grace: Lorelei
  6. A Dream Of Youth (The Dream Is Over)
  7. Bitter Sweet: Zigeuner
  8. This Year Of Grace: World Weary
  9. Private Lives, Act 1, Love Scene: Someday I'll Find You
  10. Private Lives, Act 2, Scene: I Never Realised/If You Were The Only Girl In The World
  11. Half-Caste Woman
  12. Any Little Fish
  13. Cavalcade: Lover Of My Dreams (Mirabelle Valse)
  14. Cavalcade Vocal Medley: Soldiers Of The Queen/Goodbye Dolly Gray/Lover Of My Dreams/I Do Like To...
  15. Cavalcade, Epilogue: Toast To England
  16. Noel Coward Medley: Parisian Pierrot/Poor Little Rich Girl/A Room With A View/Dance Little Lady...

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The style is the man--and the song.......2001-05-02

Many composers have chosen to perform their own material and commit it to discs, with mixed results. Only with Noel Coward do we feel that a good deal of the charm of his numbers lies in the very way he performs them. For proof, we now have the Naxos Nostalgia (8.120529), which dishes up 16 tracks of the ultra-refined son of W. S.Gilbert, giving us six selections from "This Year of Grace," one from "Bittersweet," a medley of treasures from his "Cavalcade," another from his other works, and a few other trifles that are better than most of what is written today.

Add to all this two classical scenes with Coward and co-star Gertrude Lawrence from his "Private Lives," incredibly valuable for those local drama groups who butcher this work in that this CD can teach them the tone and rhythms that are essential in making this classic succeed.

The subtitle of this set is "The Complete Recordings, Volume 1: 1928-1932." So we can look forward to future offerings featuring this fascinating composer-lyricist-performer. Thank you, Naxos, yet again.

Songs from the Shows
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    		Songs from the Shows

    Manufacturer: Dutton Vocalion UK
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    ASIN: B00006RY8M
    Release Date: 2002-11-12

    Tracks:

    1. Pennies from Heaven
    2. But Where Are You? [Let's Face the Music]
    3. For Sentimental Reasons
    4. June Is Bustin' Out All Over [From Carousel]
    5. Careless Rhapsody [By Jupiter]
    6. Jupiter Forbid [By Jupiter]
    7. Nobody's Heart [From by Jupiter]
    8. Ev'rything I've Got [By Jupiter]
    9. Saga of Jenny, Pt. 1 [Lady in the Dark]
    10. Saga of Jenny, Pt. 2 [Lady in the Dark]
    11. This Is New [Lady in the Dark]
    12. Girl of the Moment [Lady in the Dark]
    13. My Ship [Lady in the Dark]
    14. One Life to Live [Lady in the Dark]
    15. Ace in the Hole [Let's Face It]
    16. I Said No [Sweater Girl]
    17. My Cousin in Milwaukee
    18. Someday I'll Find You [Private Lives]
    19. Dance Little Lady [This Year of Grace]
    20. Zigeuner [Bitter Sweet]
    21. I'll See You Again [From Bitter Sweet]
    22. Room With a View [This Year of Grace]
    23. I Cling to You [Ziegfeld Follies of 1933]
    24. What Is There to Say? [Ziegfeld Follies of 1933]
    Noel Coward Songbook
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • a voice teacher and early music fan
    • Mad dogs and an Englishman called Ian
    • Coward the Composer, Quite Charming without the Camp
    • COWARD'S THEATRE SONGS
    		 Noel Coward Songbook
    Ian Bostridge
    Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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    1. Ian Bostridge - Songs of Faure, Debussy & Poulenc
    2. Songs of Noel Coward
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    5. Schubert: Winterreise

    ASIN: B00006HM8Z
    Release Date: 2002-09-17

    Tracks:

    1. I Travel Alone
    2. Parisian Pierrot
    3. Poor Little Rich Girl
    4. World Weary
    5. Mary Make-Believe
    6. A Room With A View
    7. Dance, Little Lady
    8. If You Could Only Come With Me
    9. I'll See You Again
    10. Zigeuner
    11. The Dream Is Over
    12. Any Little Fish
    13. Twentieth Century Blues
    14. Mad Dogs And Englishmen
    15. Let's Say Good-bye
    16. Something To Do With Spring
    17. The Party's Over Now
    18. Someday I'll Find You
    19. Never Again

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-03-25

    I have always admired the nonchalant and somewhat dry humor of Noel Coward lyrics, not to mention the interesting twists and turns that his music often takes, I admire Ian Bostridge for attempting his songs and doing a "bang-up" job of it! A quote from Ian Bostridge prior to making this recording:"My first concern while contemplating a disc of Noel Corward songs was finding a voice for them,,,,,,We need to remember that, in Coward, we have not only a formidable playwright and screenwriter, but also the English equivalent of Irving Berlin or Cole Porter". After I heard this from Bostridge (on an interview on ABC) I began to appreciate the songs much more than previously.There is much philosophising going on as in "I Travel Alone" and some are quite humorous as in "Mad Dogs and Englishmen". One has to listen more than once to get it all, but it's worth the time. And I definately think that Ian found the voice to sing them.Do I prefer Bostridge singing classical??Of course!!!!!But I still enjoy a break now and then and I'll take this disc for that reason.

    4 out of 5 stars Mad dogs and an Englishman called Ian .......2005-09-02

    I must say that I approached this album as a fan of Ian rather than Noel Coward (and admittedly still don't really have a good idea of who the man is). So in terms of Ian's singing, I like it a lot. He has a wonderfully dextrous voice and a clear tone, complemented by Jeffrey Tate on the piano and the soprano Sophie Daneman for several numbers.

    Generally I find myself unable to appreciate the work of classical singers who do crossover albums, but Ian is an exception. It has been said elsewhere that he may lack a robustness in his voice, but here in fact, one would not wish for an overpowering tenor. He isn't at all overblown, unlike many other singers in crossovers. The lightness of his voice lends a kind of intimacy to these recordings, as if he were singing in a café or an at-home musical evening.

    The material is, of course, a departure from Schubert, &c., but he handles it well. However, I do think that he has a better emotional feel for the 19th century German romanticists and the 20th century British classical composers (i.e. Britten). This recording is pleasant but it seems to me to lack the emotional depth of Ian's Schumann in particular - a perceived deficiency that might lie with the composer Coward rather than the performer.

    I like to listen to this CD when I want to listen to Ian sing, but am not in the mood for his more serious/depressing recordings (a la Schubert & Britten). The lyrics are pretty inane, the same goes for the songs themselves - melodically speaking - but Ian makes them special. So four stars.

    5 out of 5 stars Coward the Composer, Quite Charming without the Camp.......2002-11-18

    I love this CD. I have a collection of Noel Coward performing his major songs, and I found it entertaining, but frankly I was never much drawn to it after the initial novelty wore off. I never really appreciated Coward as a composer because his campy persona and limited vocal talents got in the way. I bought this CD as a gift for a big Coward fan, and I am ashamed that I have not yet given it to him because I enjoy it so much. Bostridge is a really fine tenor. The beauty and subtlety of his voice bring out the beauty of Coward's melodies and the wit of his lyrics without overwhelming them with a heavy and mannered "classical" style, which is the bane of most such "crossover" CDs. The CD is also beautifully recorded. Outstanding songs include "I Travel Alone," "Parisian Pierrot," "World Weary," and "A Room with a View." Bostridge also has just the right touch with the goofier songs like "Mad Dogs and Englishmen," "Something to do with Spring," and "Any Little Fish." I highly recommend this CD to anyone who enjoys witty cabaret songs in general and Coward in particular. It really did give me a new and greater appreciation of Coward's considerable talents as a composer.

    2 out of 5 stars COWARD'S THEATRE SONGS.......2002-09-30

    Sometimes musical artists should NOT attempt cross-over albums. I am a huge fan of Jessye Norman, Leontyne Price and Joan Sutherland, but their ventures into "popular" music were, at best, misguided and, at worst, heavy-handed and pretentious. Although Ian Bostridge does not embarrass himself, there is no question that he should stick to more "serious" music and leave musical comedy to other singers.

    The theatre songs of Noel Coward take a very different kind of approach than Bostridge gives them. They need an actor who happens to be singing. Except for a very few of the songs on this CD (written by Coward for operettas instead of musical comedies) Bostridge's approach is absolutely without any character. All of these numbers are impeccably sung by Bostridge, but none of them are ever really acted. Coward's songs MUST be acted whether they were written in a comic or sentimental vein. The result is another misfired cross-over album in what otherwise is a splendid career.

    Sondheim At The Movies: Songs From The Screen (Studio Cast Re-recordings)
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • What can you lose?
    • Pleasant overall, with some invaluable rarities
    		 Sondheim At The Movies: Songs From The Screen (Studio Cast Re-recordings)

    Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    5. Bounce (2003 Original Cast)

    ASIN: B000001512
    Release Date: 1997-09-09

    Tracks:

    1. Back In Business - Alet Oury, Julie Alderfer, Farah Alvin, Heidi Godt, Kelli Shrewsbury, Gretchen Weiss
    2. Dawn - Jolie Jenkins, Bryan Batt, Danny Burstein, James Hindman
    3. The Glamorous Life - Cassidy Ladden
    4. What Can You Lose? - Guy Haines
    5. More - Jennifer Simard
    6. Stavisky Suite One - Orchestra
    7. Sand - Christiane Noll
    8. It Takes All Kinds - Bryan Batt, Danny Burnstein, Robert Randle, Jim Ryan, Kevin Pariseau, Alec Timerman
    9. Little Dream - Susan Egan
    10. Stavisky Suite Two - Orchestra
    11. Sooner Or Later - Jane Krakowski
    12. Stavisky Suite Three - Orchestra
    13. If You Can Find Me, I'm Here - Gary Beach
    14. I Remember - Liz Callaway
    15. When - Liz Callaway, Gary Beach
    16. Take Me To The World - Liz Callaway, Gary Beach
    17. Goodbye For Now - Orchestra

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    The premier stage composer of his time, Stephen Sondheim has also contributed a substantial body of work to the big and small screens, explored in this 65-minute collection by the Varèse Sarabande stable of artists. The best known is Warren Beatty's 1990 live-action cartoon Dick Tracy, which won Sondheim an Oscar for "Sooner or Later" (covered here by Ally McBeal's Jane Krakowski). This CD includes "Back in Business" as well as the three songs also released on Madonna's movie tie-in album. Other rarities include "Dawn" and "Sand" from the unproduced film project Living Out Loud, the revised version of "The Glamorous Life" written for the 1978 feature film, and "It Takes All Kinds" from The Bird Cage. Orchestral selections include three suites taken from the film score of Stavisky and the gorgeous ballad "Goodbye for Now" from Reds. The major piece here is five songs written for the 1967 television drama Evening Primrose and covered by golden-voiced Liz Callaway and Gary Beach. The recording may not have the star power of an earlier recording by Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters, but it's simply and effectively performed here. --David Horiuchi

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars What can you lose?.......2000-01-29

    Sondheim's little-known work for the big and small screen get presented in this enjoyable compilation. Fans of Sondheim's stage work might be extremely surprised to find the master trying his hand at several pop-flavored tunes. Gary Beach and Liz Callaway do a magnificent job with the four songs from "Evening Primrose" (and is my preference over Mandy Patinkin's over-hysterical rendition with Bernadette Peters), with particular beauty found in the stunning duet "When?"

    Sondheim even tries the cheesy disco thing, with "It Takes All Kinds", cut from "The Birdcage". A more thrilling piece of ear candy has never been heard. Although the movie version of "Glamorous Life" can be heard on one or two other compilations and the movie soundtrack, this is one of the best.

    I wish the album was truly comprehensive (tracks which have gotten more exposure, such as "Sooner or Later" "Can That Boy Foxtrot" and "Water Under the Bridge" are omitted), but the gems it contains more than compensates. An important album in any Sondheim fan's collection

    3 out of 5 stars Pleasant overall, with some invaluable rarities.......1999-05-07

    The best moments from this umpteenth collection of music by Broadway supercomposer Stephen Sondheim are the (remarkably dissimilar) selections from 1990's "Dick Tracy" and the obscure 1960's TV musical "Evening Primrose," some of which have never before been recorded. Other items are less memorable, including some regrettable disco/80's pop pastiches from "Singing Out Loud" and "The Birdcage." The selections from "A Little Night Music" and "Stavisky" received sharper performances in the original soundtrack recordings ("The Glamorous Life" can be found appended to the newly remastered Sony/Columbia recording of "Night Music"s original cast; the complete soundtrack to "Stavisky" is available packaged with the must-have 1985 concert recording of "Follies."). This CD should be invaluable to avid Sondheim collectors for the "Primrose" numbers, dynamically sung by Gary Beach and Liz Callaway. Those less fanatic will probably find this a pleasant and workmanlike, but not particularly outstanding recording.
    Moonlight Bay: Songs as Is Songs as Was
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • A great addition
    • Joan Morris and William Bolcom return to their roots
    		 Moonlight Bay: Songs as Is Songs as Was

    Manufacturer: Albany Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    4. Sing Gus Kahn
    5. Knockout Drops

    ASIN: B00000HXME
    Release Date: 1999-02-09

    Tracks:

    1. On The Road To Mandalay
    2. Moonlight Bay
    3. Hello, Ma Baby
    4. Billy
    5. School Days
    6. Mirandy
    7. Poor Butterfly
    8. Nobody's Lookin But De Owl An' De Moon
    9. Asleep In The Deep
    10. Beale Street Blues
    11. Life's A Funny Proposition After All
    12. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
    13. Can't You Heah Me Callin', Caroline?
    14. I Might Be Your 'Once - In - Awhile'
    15. Heaven Will Protect The Working Girl
    16. The Man That Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo
    17. Some Little Bug Is Going To Find You
    18. Daisy Bell
    19. Just A - Wearyin' For You
    20. Little Annie Rooney
    21. The Widow Nolan's Goat
    22. Forty - Five Minutes From Broadway
    23. My Gal Sal
    24. Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars A great addition.......2005-08-20

    Joan Morris and her husband, composer William Bolcom, take another trip back to the early days of Broadway musicals and earlier. In the same groove as their earlier albums, After the Ball and Vaudeville. A great addition to your collection if you love this kind of music, performed the way it was meant to be heard.

    5 out of 5 stars Joan Morris and William Bolcom return to their roots.......1999-03-13

    Back in 1974, mezzo-soprano Joan Morris, and her husband, William Bolcom, recorded "After the Ball," a collection of turn-of-the-century popular songs, some of which hadn't been recorded since the early part of the century, if ever. Now, after bringing their talents to the music of Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart, and most recently, Vincent Youmans, they return to the turn of the century with this delightful collection. Note: no compromises were made with the original turn-of-the-century lyrics; this CD is not for those obsessed with "political correctness." But then, those obsessed with political correctness generally don't have much taste, anyway.

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    1. Don'T Get Down
    2. ABC+d-the Best of
    3. Forever Alien
    4. Mad Cows and Englishmen
    5. Lido
    6. Wrench [UK-Import]
    7. 21 Years of Alternative Radio 1
    8. Dojo Compilation [UK-Import]
    9. Histyrical Years 86 [UK-Import]
    10. O.L.Indian [UK-Import]

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