On Your Toes

1. On Your Toes

2. Dardanella

3. That's A-Plenty

4. I Never Knew I Could Love Anybody (Like I'm Loving You)

5. Wearin' of the Green

6. Sunday

7. Will You Remember Tonight Tomorrow?

8. Black Bottom

9. I'll Always Be in Love With You

10. Sing You Sinners

11. Mahogany Hall Stomp

12. 'Tain't So, Honey, 'Tain't So

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Average customer rating: Outstanding Organ Music

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Customer Reviews:

Outstanding Organ Music.......2004-01-11

If you enjoy the sounds that the mighty Wurlitzer Pipe Organ can produce - you'll enjoy this album. George Wright is probably the best ever at mastering the multiple banks of keys and pedals of this complex instrument, and the music is very relaxing and entertaining. The sounds he coaxes out of the Wurlitzer on "Quiet Village" are remarkable. Easily one of his best - excellent on either a small office stereo, or played on a home theater system.

Average customer rating: A piece of history A BIG disappointment!

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Customer Reviews:

A piece of history.......2006-06-03

Many of the songs on this recording are not available in sheet music, and although the sound quality isn't "leading edge" it makes me feel as though I am listening to actual performers back in the 30's & 40's, with young and gifted singers like Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford, and Mel Torme, as well as others who are nameless or unknown to me on this album, and a delight to listen to. Manhattan Tower is why I bought this CD, and I got so much more from it than I bargained for. The illusion I have when I play it is that I am a young jazz artist in New York, feeling the pulse of the city and filling up with everything about being a part of New York.

A BIG disappointment!.......2004-08-19

I bought this CD for the Slaughter on Tenth Avenue soundtrack ballet by Richard Rodgers and Lennie Hayton. But none of the tracks on this CD can be appreciated. It is a mono recording, and that immediately leaves you with a very incomplete sound. No amount of treble and bass adjustment can eliminate the awful tinny sound throughout the disc.

Average customer rating: ON YOUR TOES 1954 the delightful Rodgers and Hart score in excellent hands For Elaine Stritch fans ONLY. "You wanna know the way the wind blows?" Good, but...

On Your Toes (1954 Revival Cast) Richard Rodgers , and Lorenz Hart Manufacturer: Decca U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: A Connecticut Yankee Babes In Arms (1999 City Center Encores! Cast) The Boys from Syracuse (1997 Studio Cast) Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast) Grey Gardens - A New Musical (2006 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B000002P5D Release Date: 1997-01-28

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Two A Day For Keith
3. The 3 B's
4. It's Got To Be Love
5. Too Good For The Average Man
6. There's A Small Hotel
7. The Heart Is Quicker That The Eye
8. Quiet Night
9. Glad To Be Unhappy
10. On Your Toes
11. You Took Advatage Of Me
12. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
13. On Your Toes Finale

Customer Reviews:

ON YOUR TOES 1954.......2004-09-06

Inspired the the successful 1952 revival of PAL JOEY, it was decided to bring back another Rodgers & Hart musical hoping lightning would strike twice. It didn't. ON YOUR TOES lasted just 8 unprofitable weeks. The critics felt that whereas PAL JOEY may have been a bit ahead of its time at its 1940 premiere, ON YOUR TOES now seemed dated and uninspired.

Decca took advantage of the revival to make a cast album and the recording stayed in print until it was retired in the late 1960s. Now it's back on CD. The biggest plus is Elaine Stritch who gets an extra song interpolated just for her...and she makes the most of "You Took Advantage of Me." (Side note: When this production of ON YOUR TOES opened, the Judy Garland film of A STAR IS BORN was olaying in movie theatres and she included a somewhat comic version of the song as part of her "Born in a Trunk" medley!) The rest of the cast is fine, although top billed Vera Zorina does not even appear on the recording since she was a dancing star and had no songs.

The sound is a bit thin and somewhat flat, as with most Decca recordings. The Lp omitted the Princess Zenobia ballet and cut the dance sequence that followed the title song. Even so it was a long LP for its day: 54:20! The new orchestrations by Don Walker date this recording and are more in keeping with tradtional 1950s broadway.

It's still an enjoyable recording but has now been replaced by the 1983 Broadway revival cast which is more complete and restores the original Hans Spialek orchestrations from 1936.

A 3rd ON YOUR TOES Lp was made by Columbia records in the early 1950s starring Portia Nelson and Jack Cassidy. It is a surprisingly dull recording and it has not been transferred to Cd.

the delightful Rodgers and Hart score in excellent hands.......2003-09-12

This delightful cast album from the 1954 Broadway revival of ON YOUR TOES is a great addition to any fan's collection, and features a very early performance from Elaine Stritch.

In what must surely be one of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's greatest scores, the timeless melodies and witty lyrics are delivered by panache and class by a first-rate cast.

The cast includes Bobby Van, Ben Astar, Kay Coulter and Joshua Shelley, as well as the aforementioned Elaine Stritch, with talented ballet star Vera Zorina (who does not appear on record, as hers was a dancing part).

Elaine Stritch sings "You Took Advantage of Me", as well as the lovely "The Heart is Quicker Than the Eye" in a duet with Bobby Van. The score also includes the 11 o'clock standard "Glad to Be Unhappy" as well as the climactic dance number "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue".

If you have yet to discover this rapturous score, this cast album is the ideal place to start. Highly-recommended!

For Elaine Stritch fans ONLY........2002-08-02

This truncated, reorchestrated recording of the unsucessful 1954 revival of "On Your Toes" did absolutely nothing for me. The orchestrations are all wrong and the lyrics to some songs (noteably "Too Good for the Average Man") were unnecessarily changed to much weaker ones. Only Elaine Stritch singing "You Took Advantage of Me" (NOT from the original score) shines through. Contrary to what a previous poster said, this CD's recording of "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" is NOT the longest possible version: The remastered 1983 revival recording's "Slaughter..." is SEVENTEEN minutes! In summary, if you're a fan of Elaine Stritch, buy this CD. Otherwise, the 1983 recording is preferable.

"You wanna know the way the wind blows?".......2002-02-24

Then, my boy (or girl), you'd better get up and get this delightful recording of the 1954 revival of "On Your Toes," which is just as light on its feet, just as delightful and just as entertaining as the show itself supposedly is on stage. Full of unique and truly memorable songs by the legendary Rodgers and Hart, this score sparkles and never fails to let up excellence. There is never a dull moment as the score truly dances from one song to the next, including the amusing "Three B's," the beautiful "Quiet Night," the poignaint "Glad to Be Unhappy," the delightful title song, and the famous instrumental "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue," which is probably presented in as close to complete fashion (Over 10 minutes) as possible, given the time limits of LP records that the recording producers had to work with, and sounds great. (It accompanies a "classical-versus-jazz" ballet which was the first attempt to try and integrate dance into the storyline of a musical) Even the love songs are bright and breezy and are prime examples of Rodgers and Hart's collaboration. "It's Got to Be Love" shows the nervously giddy reaction to that welcomed yet dreaded "sickness" that Hart often had in his lyrics set to a bouncy and irresistable tune by Rodgers, and the standard "There's a Small Hotel" has lyrics that are an expression of love with an underlying, sly suggestion of something else, set to one of those beautifully lilting and romantic waltzes the composer was a master at writing. The performers on this recording, including Bobby Van in the role originated by Ray Bolger, are all very ingratiating and talented and do wonderful justice to these songs. The one standout, naturally, is Elaine Stritch. Her world-weary, sophsiticated cynicism fits Rodgers and Hart like a form-fitting glove, and her perfectly constructed performance is delightful. She is good when mocking fads of the wealthy in "Too Good for the Average Man." She is great when using her legendary deadpan timing to describe her mother's romantic escapades ("We would travel quite a lot, but we always went to Reno...") in "The Heart is Quicker Than the Eye." And when she is let loose to do her "thing" with "You Took Advantage of Me," (Interpolated for this production especially for her), she stops the show cold. What a gal! What a score! What a recording! What are you waiting for?

Good, but..........2002-01-21

I eagerly purchased this CD when it first came out. I didn't even know this recording existed. It was not the find I'd hoped for. All the performers are good, but underwhelming. The major turnoff is the sound. Tubby, low level, no dynamics, no mid-range at all. The performers are often drowned-out by the orchastra. It's sounds as if it was recorded at the bottom of a garbage can. Compare this with the Pajama Game mono sound from the same year, and you'll think this is electronically re-channeled stereo from 1940. The 1983 revival and old columbia recording are better.

Average customer rating: excellent collection A Classic Performance of Schuman! American Masterpieces - For pleasure or music ed. resource

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Tracks:

1. Candide: Overture
2. Variations On 'America'
3. New England Triptych: Be Glad Then, America
4. New England Triptych: When Jesus Wept
5. New England Triptych: Chester
6. Adagio For Strings, Op. 11
7. American Salute ('When Johnny Comes Marching Home')
8. The Pleasure Dome Of Kubla Khan
9. Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: To A Wild Rose
10. Promenade
11. Cakewalk: Grand Walkaround
12. Jamaican Rumba
13. On Your Toes: Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
14. Acadian Songs And Dances: Sadness
15. Acadian Songs And Dances: Papa's Tune
16. Acadian Songs And Dances: The Alligator And The 'Coon
17. Acadian Songs And Dances: Super-Sadness
18. Acadian Songs And Dances: The Squeeze Box

Customer Reviews:

excellent collection.......2002-06-11

i'm just going to write about my favorite piece on here, which has been heard by all who saw Platoon. that is Barber's Adagio. hearing this piece conducted here by Bernstein sends chills down my spine, especially in the well done section using silence after the climactic rise in notes!

A Classic Performance of Schuman!.......2000-09-17

I must agree with the previous reviewer, that "American Masterpieces" comprises a very thoughtful collection yet suffers slightly from poor interpretation of certain pieces. But the presence alone of the classic performance of William Schuman's "New England Triptych" by Andre Kostelanetz and the New York Philharmonic makes this compilation all worth it. I have looked forward for this particular version of Schuman's work to be released on compact disc for several years, in the meantime not being entirely satisfied with other versions that have circulated, i.e. Howard Hanson/the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra on the Mercury Living Presence label, -very poorly executed with an off-key, off-timed horn in the first movement, or the version on the RCA label by Leonard Slatkin and the St.Louis Symph.Orch. which is very well done, yet to my ear still does not compare to the depth and lively energy with which Kostelanetz and the New York Philharmonic presents this work.

I was disappointed with the manner with which the first two pieces by Berstein and Ives were conducted. The "Candide Orchestra" lacked the sensitivity of the performance by Lukas Foss /Milwaukee SO on the Pro Arte label, while Slatkin does a much better job with the Ives piece for RCA.

But the remainder of colorful material following Schuman on this CD - even with the overdone "Adagio for Strings" by Barber - makes for a very rewarding listening experience, with the only disappointing exception of the third piece ( "A Narrative") curiously missing from Virgil Thomson's "Acadian Songs and Dances", yet present on an old scratchy, mono LP that I have on the Decca label (Thomas Scherman /the Little Orchestra Society). Did Thomson later revise this suite? Or did this CD run out of space? If the latter is true, one can only wish that Barber's overplayed "Adagio" would have been bumped to make room for the entirety of Thomson's superb "Acadian Songs".

American Masterpieces - For pleasure or music ed. resource.......2000-07-28

The American Masterpieces CD is an excellent compilation of music that is uniquely American. Much of the material is based on folk sources, and all of it is thoughtfully selected. The only negative is that some of the music is not the best version available, but I'm sure that's due to the limitations of the Sony label. The "Adagio for Strings," for example, is taken at a slightly fast tempo, lessening the dramatic impact of the build-up. The selections are a music educator's delight. Bernstein's "Candide Overture" is perfection. Ives' "Variations on America" is a wonderful study in the use of a familiar theme in an unusual manner. "When Jesus Wept" can be sung by a chorus and then compared with Schuman's treatment. Gould's "American Salute" is an exciting study in theme and variations on the familiar tune, "When Johnny Comes Marching Home." And, of course, Gershwin's "Promenade" is delightful, and an excellent follow-up for the Fantasia 2000 film. The reason I bought the recording was for the Gottschalk "Grand Walkaround" and "Jamaican Rumba" by Benjamin. Both are based on American folk materials (Sweet Potatoes - Louisiana, and Mango Walk, respectively). The original songs can be sung, compared, performed in an Orff arrangement, and then presented in the orchestral interpretations. The folk songs are both found in the McGraw Hill music series, Share the Music, Grade 5. If you like this CD, try the American Salute CD from Musical Heritage Society.

Average customer rating: STREISSAND LIVE IN CONCERT 2006

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Tracks:

1. Shall We Dance?
2. Ohio
3. Luck Be A Lady
4. The Ballad Of Mack The Knife
5. There's A Small Hotel
6. Once In Love With Amy
7. The Yodel Blues
8. Lazy Afternoon
9. There Must Be Something Better Than Love
10. You're Just In Love
11. Now Is The Time

Customer Reviews:

STREISSAND LIVE IN CONCERT 2006.......2007-05-15

CONTENT WAS EXCELLENT BUT THE CD HAD TOO MANY GAPS IN TRANSITION FROM EACH TRACK.

Average customer rating:

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Tracks:

1. Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'
2. Summertime
3. I Could Write a Book
4. It Never Entered My Mind
5. I Can Cook Too
6. Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please
7. If I Loved You
8. My Heart Belongs to Daddy
9. Thou Swell
10. I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
11. There's No Business Like Show Business
12. South American Way

Tracks:

1. Shall We Dance
2. Ohio
3. Luck Be a Lady
4. Mack the Knife
5. There's a Small Hotel
6. Once in Love with Amy
7. Yodel Blues
8. Lazy Afternoon
9. There Must Be Somethin' Better Than Love
10. You're Just in Love
11. Now Is the Time

Tracks:

1. Impossible Dream
2. Love Makes the World Go 'Round
3. Try to Remember
4. Put on a Happy Face
5. I Say Hello
6. Happiness
7. She Loves Me
8. What Kind of Fool Am I?
9. Shy
10. Consider Yourself
11. Poor Little Person

Tracks:

1. Magic to Do
2. They're Playing My Song
3. I Don't Know How to Love Him
4. I Won't Send Roses
5. Good Morning Starshine
6. Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
7. Hard Candy Christmas
8. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
9. Won't You Charleston with Me?
10. Applause

Tracks:

1. Phantom of the Opera
2. Memory
3. On My Own
4. Muddy Water
5. How Could I Ever Know
6. American Dream
7. I Know Him So Well
8. Dr. Jazz
9. Me and My Girl
10. Suddenly Seymour

Tracks:

1. Mamma Mia!
2. Popular
3. Seasons of Love
4. Oh, the Thinks You Can Think
5. Whatever Lola Wants
6. Crazy
7. How Deep Is Your Love
8. Stars
9. People Like Us
10. I Go to Rio

Average customer rating: Truncated a hidden classic Wonderful record exquisite album

My Funny Valentine - Frederica Von Stade Sings Rodgers & Hart Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Stade, Frederica von | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Von Stade, Frederica | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Rodgers, Richard | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Protrait of Frederica von Stade Frederica von Stade - Voyage à Paris Frederica von Stade Sings Brubeck: Across Your Dreams Frederica von Stade Sings Mozart & Rossini Arias [Hybrid SACD] The Sound Of Music (1987 Studio Cast) ASIN: B000002RRQ Release Date: 1993-11-09

Tracks:

1. Babes In Arms: 'My Funny Valentine'
2. Chee-Chee: 'I Must Love You'
3. Too Many Girls: 'I Didn't Know What Time It Was'
4. Chee-Chee: 'Moon Of My Delight'
5. I'd Rather Be Right: 'Ev'rybody Loves You'
6. Heads Up!: 'A Ship Without a Sail'
7. On Your Toes: 'Quiet Night'
8. A Connecticut Yankee (Revival): 'To Keep My Love Alive'
9. Too Many Girls: 'Love Never Went To College'
10. Too Many Girls (Film Version): 'You're Nearer'
11. Betsy: 'If I Were You'
12. Pal Joey: 'Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered'
13. Two Weeks With Pay: 'Now That I Know You'
14. Dearest Enemy: 'Bye And Bye'
15. Lido Lady: 'Atlantic Blues'
16. Babes In Arms: 'Where Or When'
17. The Boys From Syracuse: 'Falling in Love With Love'

Customer Reviews:

Truncated.......2007-02-19

I have only one objection to this album. She sings only 2 choruses of "To Keep My Love Alive" while the orchestra keeps playing the music over and over. A lyric like that, and they play just the music! There was plenty of time to put the whole lyric in. "If I Were You" (an imitated idea, most notably to my mind by Adams & Strouse in "All American") is a knock-out, and on this one she sings both verses (there is only one chorus). Highly recommended (if you can find it) anyway. "To Keep..." can be heard in it's entirety on other recordings, like on the revival cast recording of "Connecticut Yankee" by Vivienne Segal (on 2 releases!). Now if someone would just record the complete lyrics of "Mt. Greenery" and "Manhattan" - for a change!

a hidden classic.......2006-10-07

Von Stade is in very fine voice on this CD, and her rendition of "My Funny Valentine" is one of the best ever, with a rich, expressive delivery. Her voice has sometimes been considered too operatic for pop material but on this she's just right. Other standouts are "Moon Of My Delight" and the playful "To Keep My Love Alive" but the whole album is solid.

Wonderful record.......2002-11-11

A wonderful record !! Mrs. Von Stade's voice is perfect. I also raccomend this recond because all the arrengments are recreations from the original shows.

exquisite album.......2000-11-10

Contained in this CD are some of the most beautiful versions of the great timeless songs of Rogers and Hart. Coductor John McGlinn's orchestrations are flawless, as are Frederica's vocals. My favorites are 'I Didn't Know What Time It Was', 'My Funny Valentine', 'Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered', 'Atlantic Blues' and 'A Ship Without a Sail'. Every song is well done and everyone I have turned on to this album loves it.

Average customer rating: Actually a great recording - The glass is half full on this project Rodgers - 5, Pops - 3 A Mixed Bag Boston Pops: A Richard Rodgers Celebration

My Favorite Things: A Richard Rodgers Celebration Jason Danieley , and Boston Pops Orchestra Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: A Splash of Pops Sleigh Ride Broadway's Greatest Hits Encore! / Lockhart, Boston Pops Runnin' Wild ASIN: B0000640NM Release Date: 2002-04-23

Tracks:

1. Main Title (Oklahoma!)
2. "My Favorite Things" (The Sound of Music)
3. "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Oklahoma!)
4. Overture to Babes in Arms
5. "Slaughter on 10th Avenue" (On Your Toes)
6. "March of the Clowns" (Nursery Ballet)
7. "I Have Dreamed" (The King and I)
8. "Grant Avenue" (Flower Drum Song)
9. "D-Day" (Victory at Sea)
10. "The Sound of Music" (The Sound of Music)
11. "Mountain Greenery" (The Garrick Gaieties of 1926)
12. "The Carousel Waltz" (Carousel)
13. "Shall We Dance?" (The King and I)

Customer Reviews:

Actually a great recording -.......2003-10-12

The more I listened to this CD, the more I was blown away by some of the arrangements and orchestrations. Some of it I'd heard before i.e. the Oklahoma! overture based on the Robert Russell Bennet film arrangement; some of it I hadn't heard quite this way like the "Babes in Arms" overture or "Surrey with a Fringe on Top" in swing time. I especially liked the "My Favorite Things" arrangement which diverges from the original. I highly recommend it because most of the arrangements/orchestrations are very powerful in their own right and you may not have heard it all before. A few of the arrangements feature newer vocalists as the other reviews indicate. I reserve comment on this one because it is always difficult to compare an unfamiliar vocalist with Julie Andrews for example.
Also, I have taped two 1 hour Rodgers specials off PBS which feature some of these performances. I'd love for PBS to put these episodes on a DVD instead of the usual pledge drive DVD fare.

The glass is half full on this project.......2002-10-16

To do a celebration of Richard Rodgers music is simply grand. Without question he was the backbone of what we have come to know as "Broadway Magic".

For this occasion the Boston Pops did a good job of paying tribute to this master tunesmith. I think Richard would be more than proud to see his masterpieces performed in such a manner.
BRAVO to the B.P.O.!

If there were any shortcomings to this project it would have to be two things. First, I felt like they should have used better vocalists. Second, I felt like the repertoire was not as good as it could have been. Some of the tunes performed here I really disliked. I can think of a lot of songs I would have rather been listening to.

I think it would safe to recommend this cd to all the die hard Richard Rodgers fans.

Rodgers - 5, Pops - 3.......2002-09-15

Keith Lockart is certainly a solid heir to the Boston Pops of Arthur Fiedler. His performances are crisp, and lively. The Pops likes working with him, and it shows. And, I own every Keith Lockart/Boston Pops disc so far. But....although there were some interesting additions to this repertoire, especially the scenario of "Victory at Sea", I was really turned off by the so-so vocal renditions. They really detracted from the overall fun of the disc. Certainly the music of Richard Rodgers is timeless (not EVERTHING he wrote was delicious), but Lockhart missed the boat with this one. It's a neat album if you have a player that can pick and choose what you listen to, but after the first few tunes, I got a bit restless.

A Mixed Bag.......2002-07-18

The two most interesting items in this collection are "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" in an effective arrangement Broadway orchestrator/arranger Hans Spialek made for Paul Whiteman and "The March of the Clowns" from "Nursery Ballet," a number from a Whiteman commission recently discovered in the bandleader's archives. Patrick Hollenbeck arranged the march for the Pops and has the style right, so it's too bad the other two movements of the original suite weren't included in this release.

Otherwise, the most satisfying selections on the disc are the Main Title from the film version of "Oklahoma!" (the work of Robert Russell Bennett), the overture to "Babes in Arms" (Don Walker's orchestration captures the spirit of the Broadway original in full orchestra terms), "D-Day" (Lockhart paces it more as a jaunty march than an epic one), and the "Carousel Waltz."

I confess that I like big-orchestra arrangements of show music even though I know I'm not supposed to, but the remaining instrumental numbers are played in arrangements (by Sammy Nestico, Don Sebesky, and Alexander Courage) that I don't like. They are mostly fussy, heavy, lacking in fun, and tinged with elements from the Big Band era that sound out of place in these surroundings. It's too bad Hollenbeck didn't do these arrangements, too. Failing that, the Pops music library must still have arrangements Bennett, Leroy Anderson, and Richard Hayman did of Rodgers scores, and I don't understand why they weren't used here. They never wear out their welcome.

The singers are uniformly disasters. Martina McBride ("My Favorite Things"), Jason Danieley ("I Have Dreamed"), and Collin Raye ("The Sound of Music") are described on the label as "vocalists." The term tells you all you need to know about their lack of any sense of the appropriate style for their numbers. They are club, not theater, singers. Their vocalizings can't hurt Rodgers, but they are jarring to the listener in the context of the rest of this disc. Their voices, as voices, are mediocre, and the arrangements (each by a different person) of the pieces don't help. (Some comparably dubious items have been included in most recent Pops recordings. Each has some interesting, unusual things along with others that don't really belong. I wonder if they are the price Lockhart has to pay in order to record the interesting stuff.)

The Boston Symphony and Pops were the orchestras I grew up with, so it hurts to have to say that this disc is such a mixed bag.

(By the way, Nelson Riddle recorded an LP of his own splendid arrangements of the principal numbers from "Oklahoma!", and I wish Capitol would resurrect it from the vaults as a salute to Rodgers's memory in his centennial year.)

Boston Pops: A Richard Rodgers Celebration.......2002-05-08

What a wonderful celebration this recording is! The scope and beauty of Richard Rodgers' music has seldom been given a better airing than on this CD by the Boston Pops. An absolutely stunning recording in both performance and choice of selections. We are treated not only to fresh and memorable instrumental renditions of beloved standards such as "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top", "Where Or When" and "Shall We Dance", but also to a few of Richard Rodgers' less frequently heard compositions such as the jazzy "Grant Avenue", the stirring "D-Day Theme" from Victory At SEA, and a premier recording of a very delightful "March Of The Clowns", a piece originally commissioned by Paul Whiteman in the 1930s. The artists chosen to sing the three vocals on this CD are exceptional. In fact, this particular recording would be worth owning if for no other reason than to enjoy Jason Danieley's spine-tingling rendition of "I Have Dreamed". And after hearing Mr. Collin Raye's beautiful masculine rendition of "The Sound Of Music", one will never again think of that classic as being primarily suited only for a female vocalist. In short, this Boston Pops CD is a richly satisfying treat -- lush and nostalgic, as well as being upbeat and as contemporary as year 2002 -- a worthy tribute to the timelessness of Mr. Rodgers' musical genius.

Average customer rating: Pre-Digital Electronic Music A very sophisticated recording of electronic music

Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra Manufacturer: Voiceprint UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sequencer Cords Games Audion The Jupiter Menace ASIN: B000167XVW Release Date: 2004-02-16

Tracks:

1. Legacy
2. Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
3. Classical Gas [1975 Version]
4. Synergy
5. Relay Breakdown
6. Warriors

Album Details

This Re-issue Has Been Remastered and is the First in a Series that Will Make their Entire Back Cataloge Available. Includes Different Bonus Tracks to the Us Version.

Customer Reviews:

Pre-Digital Electronic Music.......2006-08-24

I have the original lp of this album(it came in clear vinyl) which was recorded in SQ quadrophonic sound! The early U.S. release on CD doesn't even come close. I only wish it could be remastered using SACD or Dolby Surround like some of todays CD's or even DVD Audio. But, even on CD this is one of the best early electronic music masterpeices!

A very sophisticated recording of electronic music.......2006-06-20

This 1975 album is, in my estimation, nearly singular in the world of electronic music due to its sheer complexity. In fact, this album by American electronic composer Larry Fast is much closer to progressive rock than Berlin School electronica for example - there is just a lot going on in each of these compositions.

The six tracks on the album range in length from 2'58" to 12'50" and feature a range of tones and dynamic contrasts. Another interesting aspect of the music, and I never expected to discuss this in a review of an electronic composition, is the abundant use of melodies, harmonies, and most importantly both rhythmic and melodic counterpoint. In fact, it is amazing what Larry achieved with just the use of a mini-moog, an Oberheim Polyphonic, and a Mellotron 400. In fact, it makes me wonder what it would have sounded like if he had scored these complicated synthesizer pieces for rock instruments, including a full drum kit.

Interestingly, Larry's link with prog rock is not as tenuous as one might think with his being an electronic composer and he struck up a good working relationship with the prog band Nektar around this time. His excellent work can be heard on Nektar's Recycled album (1975).

This remastered album features restored cover art and excellent sound quality, along with some skimpy liner notes.

This album is very highly recommended to those electronica fans who want something a little more varied than the typical fare. Also recommended are two albums by Isao Tomita including Snowflakes are Dancing (1974) and The Tomita Planets (1976).

Average customer rating: Grimethorpe is Never Grim!

The Melody Shop Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Albinoni | Albinoni, Tomaso | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chabrier | Chabrier, Alexis Emanuel | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Khachaturian | Khachaturian, Aram | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Trumpet | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Movie Brass Grimethorpe Old Rugged Cross: 24 Brass Band Favourites Brass Favourites from Grimethorpe Brass for the Masters, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000007MY1 Release Date: 1998-06-16

Tracks:

1. The Melody Shop - Major Peter Parkes
2. MacArthur Park - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
3. Doretta's Aria - Mark Walters
4. Lezghinka - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
5. The Debutante - Richard Marshall
6. Prelude To Act III - Major Peter Parkes
7. Every Time We Say Goodbye - Jonathan Beatty
8. Rhapsody Espana - Major Peter Parkes
9. Trumpet Blues And Cantabile - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
10. Adagio - Mark Walters
11. Gallop - Major Peter Parkes
12. Slaughter On 10th Avenue - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
13. Paganini 18th Variation - Nigel Fielding
14. Punchinello - Major Peter Parkes
15. Ave Maria - Richard Marshall
16. Light Walk - Mark Walters
17. One Day In Your Life - Melvyn Bathgate
18. Toccata - Major Peter Parkes

Customer Reviews:

Grimethorpe is Never Grim!.......2001-01-19

West Yorkshire in England consistantly produces eight to ten of the best brass bands in all the world. The Grimethorpe Collery Band's "Melody Shop" demonstrates why this band is always counted among the finest. This particular CD offers the listener a wide variety of musical tidbits. For the lovers of classical music, Grimethorpe's rendition of the Galop from Rossini's "William Tell" will certainly put you in that Lone Ranger mood!(This piece was heard in the movie "Brassed Off" with Grimethorpe providing the soundtrack for the fictional Grimley Band featured in the movie.)For 70s fans, the band does a hard-charging version of Jimmy Webb's "MacArthur Park."

There is even a hymn on the CD. Barrie Gott's "Lightwalk" (from the old hymn tune "Walk in the Light) actually comes out of the Salvation Army Brass Band literature. I doubt that most listeners ever heard a hymn swing like this one!

My personal favorite is the cut of "Lohengrin: Act 3 Prelude" by Wagner. It is hard to believe that this is a brass band- and I mean ALL BRASS- playing with such fire and technical accuracy. What a group! What a piece! What a wonderful combination!

If you own no brass band CDs, this is a good place to start a collection. It listens "easy," has some tunes you know, and is consistantly entretaining.

Jazz Music:

1. Raumpatrouille (Space Patrol) [Soundtrack]
2. Shades Of Light
3. Sheik of Swing
4. Sir Duke
5. Sketches of Spain/In a Silent Way
6. Slide Hamp Slide
7. So Far, So Near
8. Still Rollin
9. Stompin'
10. Streets & Scenes of New Orleans

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