"One of the many demerits of the 1999 revival is that they changed the order of the opening scene so that the song could open the show - a far more ordinary and obvious choice than what was done in the 1948 production."
Couldn't agree more. Perhaps inspired by the beloved Peter Stone AGYG revisal earlier the same year.
But maybe I wasn't clear about the complete recordings. I'm referring to the McGlinn and the JAY KMK recordings, my point being that 40-50 years after the original, it was considered enough of a beloved landmark to get the two-CD treatment with what were believed to be the original orchestrations. |
