Festival [Original recording remastered]

Festival [Original recording remastered]

Track Listings

1. Buenos Aires

2. I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You

3. Don't Cry for Me Argentina

4. High Flying, Adored

5. Rainbow High

6. She Is a Diamond

7. Eva's Theme: Lady Woman

8. Don't Cry for Me Argentina

Tracks:

Overture (Annie Get Your Gun) - Irving Berlin
Hostess With The Mostess (Call Me Madam) - Ethel Merman
They Say It's Wonderful (Annie Get Your Gun) - Ethel Merman
There's No Business Like Showbusiness (Annie Get Your Gun) - Ray Middleton
I Got Lost In His Arms (Annie Get Your Gun) - Vivian Blaine
Heat Wave (As Thousands Cheer) - Patti LuPone
What The Well Dressed Man In Harlem Will Wear (This Is The Army) - James 'Stump' Cross
It's A Lovely Day Today (Call Me Madam) - Dick Haymes
I'm A Bad, Bad Man (Annie Get Your Gun) - Neilson Taylor
Patriotic Medley - Irving Berlin
Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning (This Is The Army) - Irving Berlin

Original Masters: Leopold Stokowski: Decca Recordings 1964-1975 [BOX SET]

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My own life is behind these recordings
Don't go for broke unless you're a die-hard Stokowski fan
More Sensational Stokowski

Original Masters: Leopold Stokowski: Decca Recordings 1964-1975 [BOX SET]

Manufacturer: Decca
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ASIN: B00067R3BQ
Release Date: 2005-02-08

Customer Reviews:

My own life is behind these recordings.......2007-06-10

I can assure that one of the reason I love music is due to these recordings of Mr. Stokowsky. My father had the record of Scherezade and, though my father was an ignorant about cultivated music, he knew very well what to appreciate. We never argued when I played Beethoven's first symphony so loud, however, he always did when I played Rolling Stones so loud. I adore that he taught me to appreciate Rimsky-korsakov's music as well as Tchaikovsky's Capriccio Spagnolo so young. He was wise, on his way. I can't help to cry for him, listening to Borodin's Palatsovian dances, because, it is great music, and, having into account that I used to love it by Mr. Stokowsky's work, it doubles my crying and my remembrance. He loved the record so much. I love you, daddy.

Don't go for broke unless you're a die-hard Stokowski fan.......2006-09-22

When Stokowski began to make Phase 4 recordings for Decca in 1964, he was already 82, but he hadn't lost his energy or his tendency to shape music in outlandish ways. I mostly love him, but this box set duplicates recordings that can be found on the Cala label, which has been releasing everything Stokowski in the world, and on Decca single CDs if you go to the used market.

I mention this because the whole box set, Vol. 2 in the Original Masters series, continas some forgettable performances, in particular the rhythmically slack Beethoven Sym. 5 and 7, the over-highlighted Schubert 'Unfinished,' and a live Brahms First that seems manic and forced too much of the time. However, if you think of Stokowski having little to offer in the German classics, here is an exceptional Beethoven Ninth, one of the best things from his late career and wonderful in every way.

Decca knows that the crowd-pleasers are the gaudy, multi-miked Phase 4 versions of Scheherazade, as bombastic as you could imagine, and lots of Russian fare, including Stoki's signature synthesis from Boris Godunov. The 1812 Over., by the way, isn't over the top and yet needed to be. Finally, this German-Russian collection contains a thrilling disc of Wagner excerpts, much of it grossly over-miked, but at its core containing very impressive, vital interpretations.

In all, I'd select the Wagner, the Beethoven Ninth, and the legendary Scheherazade as the best things here. Buy them separately or take the plunge for this whole box, your choice.

More Sensational Stokowski.......2005-06-08

It took me a while to purchase this six-disc set in UNI's "Original Masters" series, but I finally did this past weekend. Classical music fans seem to either love or hate Leopold Stokowski (I, of course, love him), and unfortunately much of "Decca Recordings 1964-75, Volume 2" will be old news to serious devotees of the conductor. While I'm not familiar with the complete Decca back-catalog, at least three full discs worth of material have been previously available in the old "Weekend Classics" series -- Beethoven's 5th & 7th, Beethoven's 9th, and the Wagner selections. (I'm pretty sure the Rimsky-Korsakov material on disc five, and the Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky pieces on disc six have been issued prior too.) This is good news for those who came to collecting classical CDs late (like me) because while the Wagner is still available individually, the Beethovens have been fetching absurd prices in the Amazon Marketplace. The only material receiving its first international release is contained on disc 3 -- a Schubert "Unfinished" with the London Philharmonic from 1969 and a rousing live performance of the Brahms 1st with the London Symphony on the occasion of the conductor's 60th anniversary leading that body. The original instruments crowd will surely turn up their noses at these legendary performances, but me, I'll just sit back and listen to some more sensational sounding Stokowski.

Gilbert & Sullivan: HMS Pinafore; Trial By Jury

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If the captain scuttles the ship, then take him to court.
A better entry in the Sargent Glyndebourne series
A frienjd of many years
Crisp, bright and breezy!

Gilbert & Sullivan: HMS Pinafore; Trial By Jury

Manufacturer: Angel Records
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ASIN: B000002S3S
Release Date: 1993-02-16

Tracks:

HMS Pinafore: Overture
HMS Pinafore: Act 1: We Sail The Ocean Blue
HMS Pinafore: Hail, Men-o'-war's Men
HMS Pinafore: I'm Called Little Buttercup
HMS Pinafore: But Tell me, Who's The Youth
HMS Pinafore: The Nightengale
HMS Pinafore: A Maiden Fair To See
HMS Pinafore: My Gallant Crew, Good Morning
HMS Pinafore: I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore
HMS Pinafore: Sir, You Are Sad
HMS Pinafore: Sorry Her Lot Who Loves Too Well
HMS Pinafore: Over The Bright Blue Sea
HMS Pinafore: I Am The Monarch Of The Sea
HMS Pinafore: When I Was A Lad I Served A Term
HMS Pinafore: A British Tar Is A Soaring Soul
HMS Pinafore: Refrain, Audacious Tar
HMS Pinafore: Can I Survive This Overbearing
HMS Pinafore: Oh Joy, Oh Rapture Unforeseen
HMS Pinafore: This Very Night With Bated Breath
HMS Pinafore: Let's Give Three Cheers
HMS Pinafore: Entr'acte
HMS Pinafore: Act II: Fair Moon, To Thee I Sing
HMS Pinafore: Things Are Seldom What They Seem
HMS Pinafore: The Hours Creep On Apace

Tracks:

HMS Pinafore: Act II Cont.: Never Mind The Why And Wherefore
HMS Pinafore: Kind Captain, I've Important Information
HMS Pinafore: Carefully On Tiptoe Stealing
HMS Pinafore: Pretty Daughter Of Mine
HMS Pinafore: Farewell My Own
HMS Pinafore: A Many Years Ago
HMS Pinafore: O Joy, O Rapture Unforseen
Trail By Jury: Hark, The Hour Of Ten Is Sounding
Trail By Jury: Now Jurymen Hear My Advice
Trail By Jury: Is This The Court Of The Exchequer
Trail By Jury: When First My Old, Old Love I Knew
Trail By Jury: Silence... All Hail Great Judge
Trail By Jury: When I, Good Friends, Was Call'd To The Bar
Trail By Jury: Swear Thou The Jury
Trail By Jury: Where Is The Plaintiff
Trail By Jury: Comes The Broken Flower
Trail By Jury: Oh, Never, Never, Never
Trail By Jury: May It Please You My Lud
Trail By Jury: That She Is Reeling Is Plain To Me
Trail By Jury: Oh Gentlemen Listen I Pray
Trail By Jury: That Seems A Reasonable Proposition
Trail By Jury: A Nice Dilemma We Have Here
Trail By Jury: I Love Him With Fervour Unceasing
Trail By Jury: The Question, Gentlemen, Is One Of Liquor
Trail By Jury: Oh Joy Unbounded

Customer Reviews:

If the captain scuttles the ship, then take him to court........2002-03-14

I owned this recording on LP for many years. (D'you remember the LP?)While the playing and singing are for the most part extremely good, it's the tempi in "Pinafore" that really bogs things down. Of all the G&S scores, this is the freshest and saltiest, and should lift you off your seat, instead of keeping you couch-bound. "Trial by Jury" is a different matter entirely, a true joy, recorded as though it were a live performance, complete with chorus mutterings and madcap mayhem: you can almost see the staging. Why doesn't the rest of the series have this kind of life? "Trial" was the reason I saved this recording for so long, and the real reason to buy it, if you must. If not, stick to the old D'Oyly Carte. That one showed me how "Pinafore" is supposed to go.

A better entry in the Sargent Glyndebourne series.......2001-02-22

This PINAFORE was recorded when Sargent's Glyndeourne series was underway. Of the installments in the "big three" operas, this seems to be the most successful of them all. Sargent's preference for slow tempi does not rear its ugly head as vigorously as it did in MIKADO and in PIRATES. The paying of the so-called Pro-Arte Orchestra is of a standard as high as the singing, and the EMI recording is well up to the standard of the other entries of the Glyndebourne series. However, as usual with this series, there is a certain amount of dreariness that steals a little of the G&S fun.

George Baker maintains his touch solidly as the Ruler of tthe Qyeen's Navee. Despite his age (he was in his mid-seventies and past his prime) he manages to give a distinctive portrayal and first-rate diction. The rest of the cast, notably James Milligan as the Boatswain, John Cameron as the Captain and Monica Sinclair as Little Buttercup, all make the most of their songs just as you would expect them to. Richard Lewis and Elsie Morrison as the two romantic lovers help to demonstrate the romantic theme of the opera eloquently, if not convincingly enough, and they both sing with a refined tone. What is notable is Owen Brannigan's portrayal of the jealous and mishapen Dick Deadeye. It may lack the villainy that makes Donald Adams' performance to lifelike, but I feel that Brannigan manages to convey his personality and give it a disttinctive "Brannigan Touch." The choral singing, as always, is top-notch and accompanies the singers well. What makes this issue tempting is the inclusion of the first-rate TRIAL BY JURY recording that many consider the best Sargent/Glyndebourne entry.

To sum everything up, this PINAFORE is adequate enough to compete with the best recorings, but with livelier recordings available, particularly by D'Oyly Carte and Mackerras, this cannot be anybody's first choice unless you admire Sargent's conducting style or are extremely curious.

A frienjd of many years.......2000-01-14

I've loved the Sargent G&S series on EMI for years and owned them all on lp. It was in this one that I first encountered the singing of the great Welsh tenor, Richard Lewis. I recently found his recordings of Handel Arias--the best I've ever heard--on Dutton CD's and urge fans to get it. George Baker, the Joseph Porter in this recording is ideal for G&S comic roles--funny without being silly or effete.

Crisp, bright and breezy!.......1999-04-17

This recording, one of a series made by EMI to rival the D'Oyly Carte recordings, is fresh and bright as a coat of new paint on the hull of this delectable ship. Richard Lewis, as Ralph (pronounced as Rafe, a Victorian idiosyncracy!)is superbly refined as a singer and displays a 'fresh' approach to his arias. James Cameron as Capt Corcoran, is also equally robust and both are the stars of the production. The chorus and orchestra, both collected together for the recordings are disciplined and crisp. Sir Malcolm, is his usually precise self and conducts a superb rendition of the the opera. The omission of dialogue is felt, and one longs for the nuances of the D'Oyly carte cast in their portrayals. The 1959 recording with John Reed as Sir Joseph Porter K.C.B, conducted by Isidore Godfrey is still the finest on record. The coupling of Trial by Jury is superb and a rival to the D'Oyly Carte Company recordings. Of the series this is the best of them, with Iolanthe being a close second. The whole series is worth having if you are an avid collector of G&S.

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Arthur Berger should be better known

Music by Arthur Berger

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An Arthur Berger Retrospective

ASIN: B000005TVB
Release Date: 1994-03-29

Tracks:

Three Pieces For Two Pianos: I. ca. 80
Three Pieces For Two Pianos: II. ca. 56
Three Pieces For Two Pianos: III. ca. 80
Serenade Concertante
String Quartet: I. Toccata
String Quartet: II. Cantabile
String Quartet: III. Leggiero e sotto voce
String Quartet: IV. Tranquillo
String Quartet: V. Intermezzo
String Quartet: VI. Coda
Two Episodes: I. Poco adagio
Two Episodes: II. Allegro molto moderato
Chamber Music for 13 Players: I. Variations
Chamber Music for 13 Players: II. Allegro moderato, leggiero

Customer Reviews:

Arthur Berger should be better known.......2000-03-21

This is one of the major recordings of the music of the unusually fine composer Arthur Berger. Being one of CRI's American Masters series it is a rerelease of music from many performers over a long period. Despite some of the accoustical drawbacks of the recording of the Serenade (it is however a very good performance) this is a very fine recording. The Chamber music for 13 Players is conducted magnificantly by Gunther Schuler.

Tracks:

Act One: Roll Call
Act One: Fill The World With Love
Act One: Would I Have Loved My Life Then
Act One: Schooldays
Act One: That's A Boy
Act One: Where Did My Childhood Go?
Act One: Boring
Act One: Take A Chance
Act One: Walk Through The World
Act Two: When I Am Older
Act Two: The Miracle
Act Two: A Day Has A Hundred Pockets
Act Two: You And I
Act Two: What A Lot Of Flowers
Act Two: Take A Chance (Reprise)
Act Two: When I Was Younger
Act Two: Goodbye Mr. Chips
Act Two: Fill The World With Love (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

Movie Version on CD IS NOW AVAILABLE.......2006-04-08

I've not heard this stage recording, but thought that those interested in this recording should know that Film Score Monthly just released a 3 CD edition of the 1969 movie score. It includes the original soundtrack album and the music as heard in the movie. Plus quite a few alternate takes and interviews with Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark. A 48-page booklet details everything you may want to know about this neglected score.
Search out this recording. It is so well worth it.

A pale substitute for the film soundtrack.......2005-07-18

I believe that the musical film version of "Goodbye Mr Chips" is one of the most underrated in the history of musical movies. Somewhat adapted from James Hilton's original short story, it is nevertheless a truly moving experience blessed by wonderful performances and a lovely score from Leslie Bricusse. The movie score has the inestimable advantage of being arranged and conducted by John Williams...and that is largely what is missing from this theatre version.

The current recording is taken from a stage presentation that was very well received at the Chichester Festival Theatre (in the UK). The story was closer to Hilton's original; the band smaller (naturally) than the equivalent forces used in the film and although Sir John Mills arguably sings better than Peter O'Toole, the performance of the latter is simply far more heartfelt.

Writing from the UK, we have been even less well served than those in the USA - inexplicably for this most "English" of movies. The VHS version of the movie was only briefly available and the vinyl soundtrack (no longer available) is in emaciated sound.

Buy this version if you went to the Chichester theatre to see it: it might be a nice momento for you. Otherwise call on whatever means are at your disposal to urge MGM to release the movie on DVD (including, please, Intro., Entr'Acte and Exit music!) and the soundtrack on CD!

Grab the movie soundtrack instead..........2001-11-24

I searched this one out hoping for great things (more "Chips" songs!), but what a let down! Performances are banal, and the new songs really would give the critics ammunition who hated the score. A vinyl copy of the soundtrack isn't hard to find (if you can play it!), and should tide you over until a CD or DVD release-please MGM!

goodby mr. chips...when in CD????.......2001-09-21

I agree with the fan from baltimore...the soundtrack is better. (there is a japanese version of the soundtrack in Cd but very hard to find)

Certainly not Petula Clark & Peter O'Toole.......2001-09-02

First off, I do not own this CD. I have listened to parts of it.
The CD is obviously a recording of a stage version of Chips, with some added songs. But also with some rather grievous omissions. Where is "London Is London" which was so beautifully performed by Clark - and for that matter Clark's soulful lament to "Apollo". This recording just won't do. I'm sorry I can't share the other reviewer's enthusiasm. I would much rather listen to the VHS version to get my fix. I do own the original MGM issue of the soundtrack on vinyl, thank God. It's about time the original with O'Toole & Clark were issued on CD. For that matter I would love to see this film on DVD also. So how about Apollo "make my dream come true"

A Mantovani Concert: Original Recordings 1946-49

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A Mantovani Concert: Original Recordings 1946-49
Geller , Charles Trenet , Richard Addinsell , Nino Rota , Westerberg , Charles Wildman , Ronald Binge , Harold Arlen , Norman , Charles Williams , Research Composer , Donald Phillips , Cole Porter , Vic Oliver , Don Rellegro , and Kai Mortensen
Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B00005AFK5
Release Date: 2001-05-15

Tracks:

El Toreador
Beyond The Sea (La Mer)
Festival
The Legend Of The Glass Mountain
Tango Pizzicato
Swedish Rhapsody
The Red Sombrero
Out Of This World
The Bullfrog
The Dream Of Olwen
Madrugado - Bolero (Daybreak)
Somewhere A Voice Is Calling
Skyscraper Fantasy
Night And Day
Prelude To The Stars
The Green Cockatoo
Jealous Lover
The Laughing Violin

Man of La Mancha (Original Cast 2000 Covent Garden Music Festival)

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Very disappointing.
The best recording of La Mancha
New Recording Is a Mixed Affair
A CAST RECORDING AT IT'S BEST

Man of La Mancha (Original Cast 2000 Covent Garden Music Festival)
Mitch Leigh , Joe Darion , Ron Raines , and Kim Criswell
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Man of La Mancha (2002 Broadway Revival Cast)
Man of La Mancha: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Album (Original 1965 Broadway Cast)
Man of La Mancha
Man of La Mancha
Man of LA Mancha Vocal Score

ASIN: B00005A0B9
Release Date: 2001-03-06

Tracks:

Overture
Prison Scene
Man of La Mancha
The Enchanter
Fight of the Windmill
Scene: What did I tell you?...
It's All the Same
Scene: Payment before delivery?...
Dulcinea
Scene
I'm Only Thinking of Him
Scene: And now there appears on the scene...
We're Only Thinking of Him
Scene: Let us return now to the inn...
Scene: The Missive
I Really Like Him
Scene: Ay, there, old hack...
What Does He Want of Me?
Little Bird, Little Bird
Scene: I spit in the milk of your little bird...
Barber Song
The Golden Helmet of Mambrino

Tracks:

Scene: Your friends have departed...
To Each His Dulcinea
Scene: Now I must consider how sages of the future...
The Impossible Dream
Scene: Once, just once would you look at me as I really am?...
The Combat
Scene: Victory! Victory! Victory!...
The Dubbing
Hail Knight of the Woeful Countenance
The Abduction
The Impossible Dream Reprise
Scene: That sound?...
Scene: My friend, I have lived almost fifty years...
Moorish Dance
Scene: Don't open the gates...
Aldonza
Knight of the Mirrors
Scene: Cervantes! Cervantes! Prepare to be summoned...
A Little Gossip
Scene: That's enough now...
Scene: Now come closer girl...
Finale
Scene: Under authority of the holy office...
The Impossible Dream Finale
Bows
Exit Music
Bonus track: Little Bird Little Bird (popular version)
Combat - BBC Concert Orchestra, Kim Criswell, Ron Raines, Graham Stone
Scene: Victory! Victory! Victory! - Kim Criswell, Anita Pashley, Nick Pound, Ron Raines, Avery Saltzman
Dubbing - Nick Pound, Ron Raines
Knight of the Woeful Countenance - Kim Criswell, Nick Pound, Ron Raines, Avery Saltzman
Abduction - Kim Criswell, George Dvorsky, Sharon Eckman, Muletiers, Graham Stone
Scene: Ah, Sancho, How I Do Envy... - Ron Raines, Avery Saltzman
Scene: That Sound? - Prisoners, Ron Raines
Scene: My Friend, I Have Lived... - Ron Raines
Moorish Dance - BBC Concert Orchestra, Sharon Eckman, Christopher Fennessey, Ron Raines, Avery Saltzman
Scene: Don't Open the Gates - Kim Criswell, Anita Pashley, Nick Pound, Ron Raines, Avery Saltzman
Aldonza - Kim Criswell, Ron Raines
Knight of the Mirrors - Hal Fowler, Ron Raines, Avery Saltzman
Scene: Cervantes! Cervantes! Prepare - Hal Fowler, Eliza Lumley, Hilton Marlton, Ron Raines, Avery Saltzman, Peter Snipp
Little Gossip - Avery Saltzman
Scene: That's Enough Now - Kim Criswell, Hal Fowler, Della Jones, Eliza Lumley, Hilton Marlton, Ron Raines, Avery Saltzman
Scene: Come Closer Girl - Kim Criswell, Hal Fowler, Ron Raines
Finale - Kim Criswell, Hal Fowler, Hilton Marlton, Ron Raines, Avery Saltzman
Scene: Under Authority of the Holy Office - Prisoners, Ron Raines, Peter Snipp
Impossible Dream Finale - Company
Bows - BBC Concert Orchestra
Exit Music - BBC Concert Orchestra
Little Bird, Little Bird [Popular Version][*]

Customer Reviews:

The best.......2003-12-07

If you want the best recording of Man of la mancha, look no further than this recording. It's the best of them all and it's complete.

Very disappointing........2003-10-29

I was unfamiliar with this recording until I stumbled across it on Amazon.com and read the reviews. I was familiar, however, with the original Broadway cast recording ( with Richard Kiley, Joan Diener, and Irving Middleton) and with the earlier London version that is largely complete, with dialogue as well as music. Despite the reviews below, this version suffers in comparison to both of these earlier versions. Ultimately, the quality of the voices--both in terms of absolute musicality and in terms of dramatic characterizations--in this version are inferior to the earlier ones. In particular Kim Criswell is wooden, both as an acress and as a singer, so she makes a collosally unimpressive Aldonza/Dulcinea. Ron Raines is functional but insufficiently inspiring when he sings the role of Quijote/Cervantes---his "Impossible Dream" sounds like a well intentioned college freshman. Only the orchestrations and dramatizations of the muleteers' songs are interesting.

Stick to the original Broadway cast recording, or if you want a nearly complete version, go to the earlier London recording. Stay away from this one.

The best recording of La Mancha.......2002-10-13

Thanks to this complete recording, with all the music and dialogue, the full impact of this amazing work is now fully realised. The production of this recording is one of the best I have ever heard in any cast recordings. It is like you are in the theatre listening to a great performance of Man Of La Mancha by the wonderful cast of Ron Raines, Kim Criswell and the rest. I used to have the old London cast recording which purports to be complete but it was not the case because a lot of the music and scenes were not recorded and are missing from the recording. If you want a truly complete and best recording of La Mancha, this is the only recording to get. 5 stars and no less.

New Recording Is a Mixed Affair.......2002-03-08

The new recording of Man of La Mancha is a mixed affair. The songs are beautifully sung with the exception of Kim Criswell. Which was a surprise.

I felt that Criswell under played her role of Aldonza. Although her performance was technically very good, I felt that her characterization of Aldonza was lacking in other performances of the the role that I had heard or seen. I was wondering if she was directed this way. I have her two solo albums and in my opinion she is much better on those two recordings.

Ron Raines is at the top of his game and it is a shame that there is no place for a performer of his stature on Broadway these days. He gives a stunning version of The Impossible Dream.

The other quibble I have is the spoken dialogue. I found the readings to be flat, dull and uninspired. I wonder if the cast was in the studio at one time. The spoken dialogue lacked spark and characterization. I had no idea at times who was speaking as there was no real distinction in the speaking voices.

Thankfully one can program out the dialogue and just lisen to the music. Always critized as a one song show (The Impossible Dream) the score has a lot to recommend. It's a shame the composer and lyricist were never able to follow up with a successful show.

I recommend this recording with 4 stars for its technical excellence, the complete score and for most of the performances. I normally find Jay's complete recordings to be at the top of their game and an important part of any collection. I have nothing but high praises for 110 in the Shade, Cabaret, Nine and Lady in the Dark which are part of my collection. This recording of Man of La Mancha just misses the mark of being perfection.

A CAST RECORDING AT IT'S BEST.......2001-10-22

If you are a fan of this show, if you want to hear it in it's fullest context and if you definetly want your money's worth then this is the recording of "Man of La Mancha" that you should get. The three leads are fabluous, especially Ron Raines(wait to you hear his rendition of "The Impossible Dream"), are excellent and the fact that all the dialogue and underscoring is here makes this like being able to watch the complete show every night. Believe me if you want this show this is the best recording "on a whole" that you can get your hands on.

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