- Audio CD (May 18 1999)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Sme
- ASIN: B00000IMFL
- Other Editions: Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (129 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#36,067 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #33 in Music > Broadway & Vocalists > Musicals > Contemporary Musicals
- #36 in Music > Soundtracks > Musicals > Contemporary Musicals
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Track Listings
| 1. The Old Red Hills of Home | |||
| 2. The Dream of Atlanta | |||
| 3. How Can I Call This Home | |||
| 4. The Picture Show | |||
| 5. Leo at Work/What Am I Waiting For? | |||
| 6. Interrogation: "I am trying to remember..." | |||
| 7. Big News! | |||
| 8. Funeral: There Is a Fountain/It Don't Make Sense | |||
| 9. Real Big News | |||
| 10. You Don't Know This Man | |||
| 11. The Trial: People of Atlanta | |||
| 12. Twenty Miles from Marietta | |||
| 13. Frankie's Testimony | |||
| 14. The Factory Girls/Come up to My Office | |||
| 15. My Child Will Forgive Me | |||
| 16. That's What He Said | |||
| 17. Leo's Statement: "It's hard to speak my heart" | |||
| 18. Summation & Cakewalk | |||
| 19. A Rumblin' and a Rollin' | |||
| 20. Do it Alone | |||
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Product Description
From Amazon.com
The big winners at the 1999 Tony Awards were revivals or old dance numbers recycled into new shows. Yet earning the most nominations, nine (and taking home two awards, for book and original score), was an honest-to-goodness new American musical by a young American composer-lyricist, Jason Robert Brown (who was 28 when the show premiered at Lincoln Center in December 1998 and was best known for his song cycle Songs for a New World). In addition, the subject matter is serious and dark, based on the true story of Leo Frank, a New York-born Jew living in Atlanta who was falsely accused of raping and murdering a young girl, and not surprisingly, the run was limited to 84 performances.
The original cast recording survives, however, and from the stirring opening anthem, "The Old Red Hills of Home," Brown's score is full of riches, mixing period American styles with strong melodies, intricate counterpoint, selective dissonances, and natural lyrics that give their characters true, expressive voices. Leading the strong ensemble cast are Tony nominees Brent Carver and Carolee Carmello as the persecuted Leo and his wife, Lucille, who had been drifting apart before the wrenching events pulled them back together. They express their relationship in some of the show's best songs ("Leo at Work/What Am I Waiting For," "You Don't Know This Man," "All the Wasted Time"). Masterfully evoking scene and character through his beautiful, bouncy, or harrowing music, Brown depicts youthful abandon ("The Picture Show"), the city's hysteria, the tender memories of the girl's mourners ("It Don't Make Sense"), and the murder trial, including its fantasy scenes of false testimony. Parade is a powerful work that will long linger in your memory, and it's one of the most important musical theater releases of 1999. --David Horiuchi
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Parade walks fine line with both score and book,
By "broadway_lover" (Tallahassee, FL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Parade (Audio CD)
Parade is undoubtedly one of the finest scores to grace New York stages in the last five years. Many of the other reviewers slam critics for causing the close of the show. Truthfully, the show closed because the producers for the show (the same who produced Ragtime) went bankrupt due to unsound accounting practices.The book (written by "Driving Miss Daisy's Alfred Uhry) for Parade is indeed dark, but I must say genuine in fact and well organized. The score is of a new generation and marks a grand Broadway premiere for Jason Robert Brown. Brown uses a sort of rock ostinato to build tension and emotion throughout the score. This is not his only trick in his bag however. He tends to use the rock ostinato as a foundation for melodies, countermelodies, and harmonies from other genres to provide a folk authenticity. In general, Parade is passionate about its subject matter and hands the lynching of Leo Frank to the audience unapologetically and makes no judgements other than facts.
5.0 out of 5 stars
WWWWWOOOOOOOWWWW,
By "pnhuskie_edj" (somewhere) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Parade (Audio CD)
Incredible, the critics who kicked this off broadway should be ashamed, they don't know what they are talking about. This and Ragtime are my 2 favorite musical
5.0 out of 5 stars
Parade is one of the greatest musicals, ever,
By Megan (Upper Arlinton, OH USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Parade (Audio CD)
I own the recording of Parade, and have listened to it countless times. It might be impossible for me to stress how great this musical is. I was introduced to Parade, because my mom bought it off Amazon.com. I was very distraught when I found out that it only showed on broaway for a matter of weeks. The show is filled with a lot of emotion, and wonderful music. My favorite songs are "How Can I Call This Home," "It Don't Make Sense," "People of Atlanta," "The Factory Girl/Come Up to My Office," "It's Hard to Speak My Heart," "This is Not Over Yet," "All the Wasted Time," and "Finale" (Basically the entire CD). I will continue to love this musical and wish that it was still avaliable to see. Brent Carver, who plays the leading role of Leo Frank, is amazing. His voice is flawless and makes you want to melt. The musical should make you cry, but also has its own sense of humor. "Come Up to My Office" is a very funny song, as long as you do not take it literally. It is a great musical, that receives my highest regards. I have also enjoyed the musicals of "Aida," "Les Miserables," "The Scarlet Pimpernel," "Jesus Christ Superstar," and "Moulin Rouge."
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