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| re: re "DUET FOR ONE"; Judy Kaye vs. June Anderson, and Bahba Joan's "take Care of this House..... | |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 03:07 pm EST 12/01/18 | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 02:59 pm EST 12/01/18 | |
| In reply to: re "DUET FOR ONE"; Judy Kaye vs. June Anderson, and Bahba Joan's "take Care of this House..... - bmc 02:38 pm EST 12/01/18 | |
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| I don't think June Anderson had too much experience with comedy, as she was known more for things like Lucia di Lammermoor. I think that she and Thomas Hampson are just serviceable on that recording, but it does show that "1600 Pennsylvania" had some really terrific music in it. "Take Care of this House" is nice, but I'd rather hear more of the other material from the show; for years it was the only song the Bernstein estate allowed to be recorded and acknowledged to actually be from that show. I believe that Bernstein used a lot of music from that show in some of his later works including the opera "A Quiet Place". Of course, I can tell you that I've heard Patricia Routledge's version of "Duet for One", though maybe I should post this down by the noxious HELL/HELLER thread in more detail, so that it would finally be the breaking point to have it deleted in its entirety. | |
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| re: re "DUET FOR ONE"; Judy Kaye vs. June Anderson, and Bahba Joan's "take Care of this House..... | |
| Posted by: Billhaven 03:34 pm EST 12/01/18 | |
| In reply to: re: re "DUET FOR ONE"; Judy Kaye vs. June Anderson, and Bahba Joan's "take Care of this House..... - PlayWiz 02:59 pm EST 12/01/18 | |
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| Judy Kaye's version is certainly the best recorded version. Not only is she a terrific singer but she understands the sublime comedy of the number I've heard Routledge's live performance and it's thrilling to hear the audience suddenly come alive and realize they are listening to an honest to god show stopper in the midst of a rather lumpy evening. I've heard other scatted performances of some other songs. Sarah Brightman, of all people, has a lovely version of Lud's Wedding on her excellent "Songs That Got Away" album. | |
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