The Piano [Original recording remastered] [Soundtrack]

the piano [original recording remastered] [soundtrack]

Track Listings
1. To the Edge of the Earth
2. Big My Secret
3. Wild and Distant Shore
4. Heart Asks Pleasure First
5. Here to There
6. Promise
7. Bed of Ferns
8. Fling
9. Scent of Love
10. Deep into the Forest
11. Mood That Passes Through You
12. Lost and Found
13. Embrace
14. Little Impulse
15. Sacrifice
16. I Clipped Your Wing
17. Wounded
18. All Imperfect Things
19. Dreams of a Journey

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The Piano [Original recording remastered] [Soundtrack]
The Music Man (1957 Original Broadway Cast) [Angel Reissue]
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Music Man
  • One of This Country's Finest Musicals Beautifully Re-Mastered
  • We need a new remaster, nonetheless
  • Accept no substitutes!
  • Preston and Cook are the best ever
The Music Man (1957 Original Broadway Cast) [Angel Reissue]

Manufacturer: Angel Records
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ASIN: B000002SNL
Release Date: 1992-11-17

Tracks:

  1. Act I. Overture/Rock Island - Vern Reed
  2. Act I. Iowa Stubborn - Ensamble
  3. Act I. Ya Got Trouble - Robert Preston/Ensemble
  4. Act I. Piano Lesson - Barbara Cook/Pert Kelton
  5. Act I. Goodnight My Someone - Barbara Cook
  6. Act I. Seventy-Six Trombones - Robert Preston
  7. Act I. Sincere - Buffalo Bills
  8. Act I. The Sadder But Wiser Girl For Me - Robert Preston
  9. Act I. Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little - Asnia Rice, Peggy Mondo, Elain Swann, Helen Raymond, Martha Flynn, Robert Preston
  10. Act I. Goodnight Ladies/Marian The Librarian - Robert Preston, Buffalo Bills
  11. Act I. My White Knight - Barbara Cook
  12. Act I. Wells Fargo Wagon - Eddie Hodges, Ensemble
  13. Act II. It's You - Buffalo Bills
  14. Act II. Shipoopi - Iggie Wolfington, Ensemble
  15. Act II. Lida Rose/Will I Ever Tell You? - Buffalo Bills, Barbara Cook
  16. Act II. Gary, Indiana - Eddie Hodges
  17. Act II. Till There Was You - Barbara Cook, Robert Preston
  18. Act II. Finale - Robert Preston, Barbara Cook, Ensemble

Amazon.com

Although Robert Preston and Barbara Cook put in stellar performances, it's the music that's the star of this hugely successful document of the 1958 Broadway smash. Written entirely by Meredith Willson, it drew from memories of his childhood in a small Midwestern town. Preston plays a traveling salesman/con artist, while Cook is the dull spinster "Marian the Librarian," whose love for Preston's character makes her come alive. "Seventy-Six Trombones" has become a marching band standard, while "Ya Got Trouble" (featuring dizzying fast-talk from Preston) and "'Til There Was You" (with a gorgeous vocal from Cook) remain well known even among those who have never seen the show. The latter was also a favorite of the Beatles, who covered it on their first album. --Dawn Eden

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Music Man.......2007-02-09

The original cast recording brings back the memory of the live production I saw which will always be superior, in my opinion, to the movie version. However, the movie was one of the better "reproductions" of this genre.

5 out of 5 stars One of This Country's Finest Musicals Beautifully Re-Mastered.......2006-11-23

THE MUSIC MAN opened on Broadway on December 19, 1957 to rave reviews from the critics, adulations from the captivated audiences, and the beginning of a long run. This wondrous musical is an 'opera' of sorts in that the piece is not a series of songs connected by the usual musical comedy spoken dialogue. Meredith Willson wrote the music and lyrics in such a way that there is not an extraneous note or word that doesn't contribute to the totality of the work.

Despite the multiple reincarnations of this brilliant show both on film and recording, none of them compares to this original cast. Imagine Barbara Cook (lithe, and new) as Marian the Librarian: Cook still reigns as one of our finest voices on the stage and cabaret rooms today. Robert Preston is not only rich in personality he also delivers the immensely complex patter songs with deft authority. And the Buffalo Bills add the multiple barbershop quartet numbers with authentic sound and professionalism.

This musical holds all of the joys and imaginations and longings that we all hold so dear in our memories of how things used to be - and it is so terrific to return to that stage of ecstasy again. This is a must own CD. Grady Harp, November 06

5 out of 5 stars We need a new remaster, nonetheless.......2006-10-22

A very interesting photo on the liner booklet's back cover demonstrates the one real flaw in this otherwise classic recording: it shows Robert Preston at the album sessions singing at two mikes, a fat Neumann with a Capitol flag and a skinny one, probably an AKG. This can only mean Capitol recorded this in simultaneous mono and stereo takes. With all that knob twiddling the balance had to go off, a problem not entirely corrected by the reissue engineer Bob Norberg, whose remasterings of Ol' Blue's Capitol mono output have earned scorn from some Sinatraphiles for their slight fake echo and stereo effects. (He remastered just about every album in the Broadway Angel series; the monos all appear to have the echo and stereo.) I guess we should be happy to have this in any form at all given how the other majors turned it down. Capitol was late and indifferent to the cast album trade, and it only had three hits before making its monumental closing botch of "Follies." However the label approached it it's still a great and exciting score perfectly performed. Who could have imagined a hit musical with a barbershop quartet? And if only all women could sing like Barbara Cook! Who says you can have too much of a good thing?

With the show's fiftieth anniversary coming up (!) now would be a good time for a remaster. (I know, I know, I'm tired of paying repeatedly for the same product too, but this deserves it.) It should include a second disc with the 1959 Capitol documentary LP "And Then I Wrote 'The Music Man'", where Meredith Willson and his wife Rini detail the eight years of trials and rewrites behind the show. Nor would it hurt to have bonuses like Willson's original take on "Till There Was You" (called "Till I Met You," which Fran Warren evidently first sang on "The Big Show") or a few licensed pop balladeers of the day -- and maybe examples like the 70s jingle for the late lamented Oldsmobile ("Oh ho the new Oldsmobile is a -- comin' down the line...."). It must also include Willson's contentious JFK physical fitness tune "Chicken Fat", recorded about the time "The Music Man" was filmed and available only on oddball Web music sites, where Preston yells and grunts himself into an athletic -- passion. (I keep thinking Allan Sherman recorded a full version of his notorious parody "76 Sol Cohens", but I guess he didn't.) The whole thing should end with a live public-radio performance from 1980 or 1981 where Willson led the superb Detroit Concert Band in "76 Trombones" and "The Stars and Stripes Forever" -- an apt and brilliant finish.

No, I have not forgotten the Beatles, but I fear neither have their lawyers.

4 out of 5 stars Accept no substitutes!.......2006-08-22

This the best version of "The Music Man" available, especially if you're looking for the Broadway cast. The performances here are all terrific, the recording and mastering are great, and the liner notes are informative and thorough. "The Music Man" is available in several other versions and forms, including other releases of the same original cast recording, but without the good mastering or liner notes found here. My wife and I, hoping to listen to this great show with our kids, first purchased other versions that were easier to find (e.g., on iTunes) and those were major disappointments. Buy this CD (Broadway Classics from Angel) and accept no substitutes.

5 out of 5 stars Preston and Cook are the best ever.......2006-07-15

Yes, the film is a delight, and Shirley Jones is certainly good as Marian. But the original cast album of this wonderful musical remains the best version ever, mostly thanks to Barbara Cook, whose voice was and remains a miracle of rare device to listen to.

For years I thought I was the only person who was in love with her voice, wearing out vinyl LPs of this musical with replaying. Then, in the early 80s I saw Cook in a one woman show in London, and discovered I was part of a fanatical following! The other reviews here on Amazon confirm the truth: there is only one truly great Marian, Madam Librarian.

Watch the movie, which is a terrific adaptation of the stage show, go to professional and amateur revivals of the musical, but buy this recording of the score for repeated listening. There is nothing better.
Pianist: Original Recordings of Wladyslaw Szpilman
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A wonderful encore to the movie soundtrack!
  • The Pianist Original Recordings
  • Impressive CD by the Pianist
  • The original recordings by THE PIANIST W. Szpilman
Pianist: Original Recordings of Wladyslaw Szpilman
Wladyslaw Szpilman
Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music
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ASIN: B00007KFRG
Release Date: 2002-12-17

Tracks:

  1. Frederik Chopin (1810-1849): Nocturne, No.20 Op.Posthumous in C sharp minor Recorded 1980
  2. Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)Year Composed: 1916, Daisies Op. 38 Nr.3 Recorded 1954
  3. Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943), Prelude in G-sharp minor op. 32, Recorded 1954
  4. Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Fantasie C-dur op 17 (Sonata for Beethoven) Part 3 (slowly plangent) Recorded 1960
  5. Wladyslaw Szpilman Concertino for Piano and Orchestra (1940) Recorded 1969
  6. Claude Debussy (1888-1905) The Girl with the Flaxen Hair Recorded 1948
  7. Claude Debussy (1888-1905) Images No 3 - Reflections in the Water Recorded 1948
  8. Isaac Albiniz, (1860-1909) Cordoba (Cantos de Espaqa No.4, Op. 232) Recorded 1948
  9. Alfred Gruenfeld, (1852-1924) Paraphrase on theme from Johann Strauss (1825 - 1899) Die Fledermaus Recorded 1948
  10. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 - Arr. Busoni (1866 - 1924) Recorded 1972
  11. Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) Arr. Rachmaninow (1873-1943) Liebesleid Recorded 1948
  12. Frederik Chopin (1810-1849) Mazurka in A-Flat op. 17 nr. 3 Recorded 1980
  13. Frederik Chopin (1810-1849): Nocturne, No 20 op. Posthumous in C sharp minor Recorded 1948

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A wonderful encore to the movie soundtrack!.......2003-07-20

After I listened to the CD 'Music from the motion picture The Pianist', which had one piece played by Wladyslaw Szpilman, it was only natural to want to hear more recordings of this great musician and person. This CD has 13 music pieces by Szpilman, and they are wonderful. The movie used mainly Chopin's music, but Szpilman's repertoire- which he preserved through mental piano practice during the war- is quite varied. The CD has him playing Rachmaninov, Schumann, Debussy, Albeniz, Gruenfeld, J.S.Bach, Kreisler, and of course Chopin (Nocturne in C sharp minor appears twice- recorded in 1980 and 1948 respectively).

The highlight of the CD is Szpilman's own composition- Concertino for Piano and Orchestra which he mentions in his book, and which he wrote in 1940- just when the difficult times began.

Szpilman's piano style is different from that of Janusz Olejniczac, whose performances are on the other CD. They both are wonderful in their own way, but it was exciting for me to listen to the real life Pianist. I will look for more works by Wladyslaw Szpilman, including his songs.

5 out of 5 stars The Pianist Original Recordings.......2003-03-26

THe Pianist won 3 Oscars on Sunday
This classical recording inspired Roman Polanski to direct this great movie about a pianist, Szpilman who survived the war.
Everyone should have this cd in their collection.

5 out of 5 stars Impressive CD by the Pianist.......2003-01-06

Could not wait to get my hands on this one. Sorry, but did have to buy it elsewhere. Could not wait. After seing the movie I wanted to know more about this man and what he played. It includes his version of Chopin's Nocturne as performed on the end credits. Great !
Only sorry that I did not get such a good deal as from Amazon. This is a keeper !

5 out of 5 stars The original recordings by THE PIANIST W. Szpilman.......2003-01-06

I saw Polanski's "THE PIANIST" last weekend and was very impressed and wanted to learn more about the real hero of the movie. I searched online for his recordings. After two days I received two CD's from Amazon.com related to Wladyslaw Szpilman: One with his beautiful songs by Wendy Lands and another one with his Original recordings. He plays wonderful Chopin ( i.e. the Nocturne from the final scene of the movie ), Rachmaninoff, Bach and his own music - Concertino for Piano and Orchestra composed in the Warsaw Ghetto in a time of deepest repressions by the Germans. He was a great pianist but I was surprised how optimistic is his music and indeed how American it is. After I learned his story through the movie, now I also got in touch with this man personally, trough his artistry. Great feeling!!
Hazel Flagg (1953 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • NOT A GREAT SHOW, BUT FUN, NONETHELESS . . . .
Hazel Flagg (1953 Original Broadway Cast)

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ASIN: B0007ULKSY
Release Date: 2004-09-27

Tracks:

  1. Overture - Orchestra
  2. A Little More Heart - Benay Venuta
  3. The World Is Beautiful Today - Helen Gallagher
  4. The Rutland Bounce - Jule Styne
  5. I'm Glad I'm Leaving - Helen Gallagher
  6. Hello, Hazel - Benay Venuta
  7. Every Street's A Boulevard In Old New York - Jack Whiting
  8. How Do You Speak To An Angel? - John Howard
  9. Autograph Chant - Chorus
  10. I Feel Like I'm Gonna Live Forever - Helen Gallagher
  11. You're Gonna Dance With Me, Willie - Helen Gallagher
  12. Who Is The Bravest? - Male Chorus
  13. Salomee - Dean Campbell
  14. Everybody Loves To Take A Bow - Jack Whiting
  15. Laura De Maupassant - Helen Gallagher
  16. Finale - The Entire Company
  17. Bonus Track: How Do You Speak To An Angel? - Eddie Fisher
  18. Bonus Track: I Feel Like I'm Gonna Live Forever - Sunny Gale
  19. Bonus Track: Salomee - Dinah Shore
  20. Bonus Track: I Feel Like I'm Gonna Live Forever - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
  21. Bonus Track: Hello My Baby - Benay Venuta
  22. Bonus Track: When Frances Dances With Me - Benay Venuta
  23. Bonus Track: Waltz Me Around Again Willie - Benay Venuta
  24. Bonus Track: Come Josephine In My Flying Machine - Benay Venuta
  25. Bonus Track: Rings On My Fingers - Benay Venuta
  26. Bonus Track: After The Ball - Benay Venuta

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars NOT A GREAT SHOW, BUT FUN, NONETHELESS . . . ........2007-06-20

HAZEL FLAGG is a curious animal. The show, ' . . . a satire on the manipulation of people, especially the general public," is based on Ben Hecht's screenplay for the 1937 Carole Lombard/Frederick March vehicle, "Nothing Sacred," itself based on a story by James Street. Hecht is also responsible for the musical's book, with lyrics by Bob Hilliard. Jule Styne, fresh from the success of HIGH BUTTON SHOES and GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, not only wrote the music but acted as the show's producer as well.

HAZEL's disappointing 190 performances (compared to over 700 for each of the previous shows) can be blamed on that old Broadway bugaboo: bad book. "The show did lose something in its transformation to a musical. The songs and dances tended to drag what was originally a fast moving story and, as many other show writers have found, satire is something that rarely works as a musical. Ben Hecht, who was successful as a playwright, was not at ease with a libretto and the inexperienced producer should have recognised this and brought in help. Even so, Jule Styne's score, whilst not quite top notch Styne, does include the enchanting 'How Do You Speak to an Angel?' and the popular 'Every Street's a Boulevard in Old New York." (from the liner notes by Rexton S. Bunnett)

Marc Miller, writing in "The TheaterMania Guide to Musical Theater Recordings," says HAZEL FLAGG was " . . . intended as Helen Gallagher's stepping-stone to stardom in the title role of a Vermont lass who's thought to be dying of radium poisoning and is transported to New York by EVERYWHERE magazine for a supposed last fling. (Guess what happens to her prognosis.) Gallagher works very hard here, and her contralto belt is strong and secure. She's supported by such Broadway reliables as Benay Venuta, Jack Whiting, . . . and Thomas Mitchell (who doesn't sing a note but took home a Best Musical Tony anyway). . . . the show does sport amusingly elaborate vocal arrangements by Hugh Martin."

The score is not nearly as dull as Mr. Miller would like us to believe. In addition to "Angel" and "Every Street," the score includes "I Feel Like I'm Gonna Live Forever," "You're Gonna Dance with Me, Willie," and the rather bizarre "Laura de Maupassant," all delivered in fine style by Ms. Gallagher. And "Salomee," here sung by Dean Campbell, became a minor hit for Dinah Shore.

The CD is blessed with a bunch of fun bonus tracks: a young, in-wonderful-voiced Eddie Fisher singing "How Do You Speak to an Angel?", Dinah Shore's recording of "Salomee," Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians performing "I Feel Like I'm Gonna Live Forever," and six tracks by Ms. Venuta, including "When Frances Dances with Me" and "Waltz Me Around Again, Willie" ("Willie Fitzgibbons who used to sell ribbons/and stood up all day on his feet/Grew very spooney on Madeline Mooney,/Who'd rather be dancing than eat./Each evening she'd tag him, to some dance hall drag him,/And when the band started to play,/She'd up like a silly and grab tired Willie,/Steer him on the floor and she'd say,/Waltz me around again, Willie . . . " What fun. The bonus songs alone are worth the price of admission.
Peter Shaffer's Amadeus
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Broadway Success!
  • What purpose does this CD serve?
  • An Excellent Introduction
Peter Shaffer's Amadeus

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ASIN: B00003XAVS
Release Date: 2000-01-11

Tracks:

  1. Sym No.25 in g, K.183: Allegro Con Brio - ASMF/Sir Neville Marriner
  2. Ser in B flat, K.361: 'Gran Partita' - Adagio - ASMF/Sir Neville Marriner
  3. Le Nozze Di Figaro, K.492: Act IV Finale:'Contessa Perdono... Ah Tutti Contenti' - Ruggiero Raimondi/Lucia Popp/Barbara Hendricks/Jose Van Dam/Agnes Baltsa/Ambrosian Opr Chor
  4. Pno Con No.22 in E flat, K.482: Allegro (Rondo) - Alfred Brendel
  5. Don Giovanni, K.527: Ov - ASMF/Sir Neville Marriner
  6. Don Giovanni, K.527: Act II: 'Don Giovanni, A Cenar Teco M'invitasti' (Commendatore Scene) - Simone Alaimo/Ambrosian Opr Chor
  7. Cosi Fan Tutte, K.588: Act I: 'Soave Sia Il Vento' - Karita Mattila/Anne Sofie Von Otter/Jose Van Dam
  8. Die Zauberflote, K.620: Act II: 'Ach Ich Fuhls' - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
  9. Requiem in d, K.626: Introitus/Sequentia: Dies Irae, Rex Tremendae, Confutatis/Lacrimosa - Sylvia McNair/Carolyn Watkinson/Francisco Araiza/Robert Lloyd
  10. Pno Con No.10 in E flat, K.365: Rondeaux/Allegro - Alfred Brendel/Imogen Cooper

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A Broadway Success!.......2000-04-20

It seems like previous reviewers have missed the point of this album. The lastest incarnation of Peter Shaffer's masterpiece, "Amadeus," starring David Suchet, Michael Sheen, and Cindy Katz, is captured in essence on this CD. No one seems to realize that it is NOT supposed to be a sampling of all of Mozart's great works, but a selection of what musical accompaniment was used in performance. As far as that goes, this recording is accurate and enticing. It must also be understood that the play version of Shaffer's script is very different from the later film adaptation. Listeners, respect this album for what it attests to be, not what you misunderstand it to be. Thank you!

3 out of 5 stars What purpose does this CD serve?.......2000-02-11

Sony would have done us all a better service had they given us the Shaffer play, dialogue and music, rather than just another rehash of bits and pieces from longer works. Ignorning the nonsense of this being an "official companion" to the play (did the spirit of Mozart give his permission?) as the press release puts it, what we have here is 10 selections from 4 operas, 2 piano concerti, 1 symphony, 1 serenade, and 1 requiem by the Master in very fine performances in no particular order. They are all well performed--Te Kanawa is enchanting as Pamina--and might whet someone's interest in hearing the complete works. Perhaps it will make Baby smarter.

However as a tie-in with the current production on Broadway, I can see no artistic purpose. My 3 stars are for the beauty of the music and the quality of the performances. And perhaps someone actually will take up the idea of committing the entire play to discs or better still to videos. Now that would be a real tie-in!

4 out of 5 stars An Excellent Introduction.......2000-02-04

"How do you do, Herre Mozart?" "Verr Gut!" This compilation serves as a fair sampler to what waits in store for those listeners who are moved by the music of W.A. Mozart. The recording starts off with a bang (Symphony No. 25 G minor, K183), then moves into the most delightful, tender serenade. With helpings of 'Don Giovanni', the great Requiem in D minor, K626 and, of course, other choice cuts; this album is worth exploring for the Mozart newcomer. Caveat Emptor: Mozart is even more than this album suggests.
Lost in Boston II Unsung Musicals
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A wonderful collection of show tunes .
Lost in Boston II Unsung Musicals

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ASIN: B0000014UB
Release Date: 1994-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Man And Wife - Liz Larsen/Sal Viviano
  2. Guess We May As Well Stay Married Now - Glory Crampton/Guy Haines
  3. Thousands Of Flowers - Rita Gardner/Ron Raines
  4. Throw It Away - Karen Ziemba/Harry Groener
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  10. I'm Lost - Walter Willison
  11. Say When - Kaye Ballard
  12. It Was Always You - Gregg Edelman
  13. Flaemmchen (The Flame Girl) - Lynnette Perry
  14. The Only Game In Town - Karen Mason

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A wonderful collection of show tunes ........1998-12-06

Lost in Boston II is the second group of songs that have been put on an album that were cut from well known musicals. It is better than the first Lost in Boston- only because the songs collected here have nary a loser(okay,"It Was Always You" from Applause sounds like a theme from a 70's Tv show- but it's still tuneful and endearing).Some listeners may be familair with some of these songs from the Ben Bagley compilations, but for me many were complete revelations. For example, I had heard only negative things about the score to Grand Hotel- then I played the showstopper cut from the show called" Flaemmchen the Flame Girl" - and I now would like to hear what was not cut! The same applies to the team of Jones and Schmidt. When I heard the gorgeous song, "Thousands of Flowers" I immediately went to buy the final score of "I Do I Do"... The first two Lost in Bostons confirmed how underrated this song team truly is. The liner notes are informative and to the point but as with all good stuff, they leave you wanting more.Don't miss this CD. It is better than many complete Broadway musical scores!

Music:

  1. The Replacements (2000 Film) [Soundtrack]
  2. The Rocketeer: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]
  3. The Rock: Original Motion Picture Score [Soundtrack]
  4. Touched by an Angel: The Album [Soundtrack]
  5. Velvet Goldmine: Music From The Original Motion Picture [Soundtrack]
  6. Veronica Guerin [Soundtrack]
  7. Wedding Crashers [Enhanced] [Soundtrack]
  8. Wolf's Rain [Soundtrack]
  9. Wonder Boys: Music from the Motion Picture (2000 Film) [Soundtrack]
  10. 2001: A Space Odyssey - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996 Reissue) [Soundtrack]

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