| The new CAROUSEL recording..Glorious! | |
| Last Edit: bmc 06:15 pm EDT 07/17/18 | |
| Posted by: bmc 06:08 pm EDT 07/17/18 | |
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| I think I've read mixed reviews on this site but the new recording is just about perfect. I've listened to all but the original London recordings, and there's always something off (for me) with each. Billy or Nettie are past their prime, Billy is vocally weak, the ballet music isn't there; I didn't even like Barbara Ruick's Carrie(in the film).......But the five leads here are splendid, Joshua Henry's Soliloquy is, by me, the best on records...........I caint recall where I read it, but Stephen Sondheim said it while contrasting Cook and Streisand. He said something like, in FUNNY GIRL, Streisand acted the part perfectly, and then sang the songs perfectly, while in SHE LOVES ME, miss Cook acted the part While she was singing......That's what I heard in this recording. e.g.,. Mr snow is sometimes a pale character, but Mr Gemignani make him charming as hell. There's dance music for June, the Sailors dance and the Second Act Ballet...Helas, there's no "Geraniums in the Winder"(not kidding, I love that number) but you get a powerful rendition of "The Highest Judge of All" which is sometimes cut.......Sometimes if you've heard a cast album, even a new one can come across as a little bit stale, but here, they alternate some of the solo lines , Miss Fleming gets to do some extra singing.....It's just wonderful....I hope the show is still running when I show up for I MARRIED AN ANGEL next march | |
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