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Sondheim: A Musical Tribute

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
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Disc: 1
1. Act I: Ov - Paul Gemignani
2. Act I: Do I Hear a Waltz?: Do I Hear A Waltz? - Dorothy Collins
3. Act I: Gypsy: If Mama Was Married - Alice Playten/Virginia Sandifur
4. Act I: West Side Story: America - Chita Rivera
5. Act I: Follies: One More Kiss - Justine Johnston/Victoria Malloy
6. Act I: Follies: Broadway Baby - Ethel Shutta
7. Act I: Company: You Could Drive A Person Crazy - Donna McKechnie/Pamela Myers/Susan Browning
8. Act I: Evening Primrose: Take Me To The World - Marti Rolph
9. Act I: Evening Primrose: I Remember - Victoria Mallory
10. Act I: A Little Night Music: Silly People - George Lee Andrews
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Disc: 2
1. Act II: Entr'acte - Paul Gemignani
2. Act II: Anyone Can Whistle: Me And My Town - Angela Lansbury/Harvey Evans/Tony Stevens
3. Act II: Company: The Little Things You Do Together - Mary McCarty
4. Act II: Company: Getting Married Today - Beth Howland/Teri Ralston/Steve Elmore
5. Act II: Follies: Buddy's Blues - Larry Blyden/Donna McKechnie/Chita Rivera
6. Act II: Saturday Night: So Many People - Susan Browning/Jack Cassidy
7. Act II: Company: Another Hundred People - Pamela Myers
8. Act II: Company: Happily Ever After - Larry Kert
9. Act II: Company: Being Alive - Larry Kert
10. Act II: Do I Hear A Waltz? We're Gonna Be All Right - Laurence Guittard/Teri Ralston
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Affectionately referred to as the "Scrabble album" for its playful cover art, Sondheim Evening: A Musical Tribute was the first of many tribute albums celebrating the music of Broadway's greatest modern composer, Stephen Sondheim. In 1973, however, he was still a relative newcomer whose work as a lyricist was more celebrated than his early efforts as a composer, which included Company and Follies. Accordingly, this tribute deviates from later efforts by including a few songs for which he only provided lyrics, but somewhat surprisingly, it also sets a trend by unearthing rarely heard selections--from Saturday Night and Evening Primrose--as well as songs cut from various shows, including A Little Night Music, which had just premiered a few weeks earlier). And that cast! Members of the original companies--including Angela Lansbury, Chita Rivera, Dorothy Collins, Alexis Smith, and Donna McKechnie, just to name a few--as well as Sondheim himself singing "Anyone Can Whistle" from the piano. Obviously, later tribute albums have more material to work with and similar all-star rosters (though they sometimes resort to gimmicks such as men singing women's songs), but this one has yet to be topped. --David Horiuchi

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Sondheim Concerts ever Jan 13 2004
By Michael A Garcia
Format:Audio CD
I bought this set used on vinyl when I was 17. Then again on cassette when I was 25. I'm now about to buy it on cd. Why? Hands down it is the best concert album of his works. Nothing gimimicky, just a great evening of song, most with the original performers recreating their moments. Also, there are more than a handful of cut songs and obscure lyrics. For you Sondheim buffs: the original lyrics to "We're Gonna Be All Right" which got sanitized during the tryout becuase Dorothy Rodgers thought the lyrics were too racy. And a previous reviewer complained that there were No performance of Night Music songs on the disc, Here's why. The Cast Album had just been recorded by Columbia and they held the rights to any of the original cast recording of the songs. During "Liasons" and "Send in the Clowns" the Engineers from Warner Brothers (the original Label) had to shut off the mics. A shame...written accounts of the evening state that Glynis Johns had the house in tears with Send in the Clowns. Still and all, a worthwhile album.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for Sondheim fans! Dec 31 2001
By ShowTunes
Format:Audio CD
Aside from featuring a song ("Two Fairy Tales") that appears on no other tribute/compilation CD that I'm aware of, and several other rarely performed tunes, this tribute has another significant feature: All the singers appeared in, or were intended to appear in, original Sondheim productions, so the net effect is to provide some tantalizing examples of how these songs sounded live on stage by their original singers.

There are so many treasures on this CD! Examples: If you doubted that Beth Howland owns "Getting Married Today," this rendition will put your doubts to rest; she actually sings it faster than on the OBR of Company! Similarly, while there have been plenty of decent renditions of "Broadway Baby," Ethel Shutta proves why she was the first (and best). Nancy Walker's "I'm Still Here" ranks with the greatest versions of this song. And what a joy it is to hear Angela Lansbury, by this time an experienced musical thespian, singing songs from Anyone Can Whistle with considerable assurance.

One small complaint I have is that while the cast of the then-current A Little Night Music appears, none of them sings any songs on their own; they merely provide part of the chorus (and Hermione Gingold was one of the "Beautiful Girls). As I am a Len Cariou fan, I was disappointed that I didn't get to hear him live. Still, this is a sensational collection that should delight both Sondheim fans and musical theatre fans in general.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I wish this CD would never end! April 12 2000
By "gplechuck"
Format:Audio CD
This is probably my favorite of the Sondheim compilation CDs I have. It's a live concert recorded in 1973, right in the middle of the "Golden Age" of Sondheim. It's got the great songs one would expect ("Being Alive", "America", "Broadway Baby") and it also has a good handful of songs that were cut from his shows...all of them on par or better with the ones that were kept in! It stars many of the members of "Company" and "Follies" along with biggies like Chita Rivera and Angela Lansbury, whose "Me and My Town" is a riot. My only complaint is the sound quality. But if anything, it just gives the recording more character! This is a great CD and I couldn't consider my Sondheim collection complete without it.
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