At Last [Original recording remastered] [Import]

at last [original recording remastered] [import]

Track Listings
1. When I Get Back
2. Absent Friends
3. Time Now to Decide
4. Whole Wide World
5. Maybe Because
6. Good Old Days
7. Up and Down
8. You'll Never Get It from Me

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
The Second Chrysalis Album from the Ex Jethro Tull/Blodwyn Pig Guitarist. Mick Abrahams and his Band were Strong Favourites on the UK College Circuit and in Europe During the 70's. Abrahams is Still Gigging Here and Abroad.

At Last,Mick Abrahams Band,Beat Goes On,Blues-Rock,Pop,Rock/Pop

At Last [Original recording remastered] [Import]
Lehár: The Merry Widow (Highlights, in English)
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • average recording, Eiddwen Harrhy is a fine Hanna
  • There Is A Better English Version
 Lehár: The Merry Widow (Highlights, in English)

Manufacturer: Jay Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005BHJ
Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

  1. OPENING ACT (No.1) - Company
  2. ALONE AT LAST (NO.2) - Helen Kucharek/Glenn Winslade
  3. WELL MY GALLANT FRIENDS (No.3) - Eiddwen Harrhy/Paul Parfitt/Mark Curtis
  4. O FATHERLAND, I MUST PROTEST/OFF TO OLD MAXIM'S (No.4) - Alan Oke
  5. FINAL ACT I (No.6) - Eiddwen Harrhy/Alan Oke/Helen Kucharak/Paul Parfitt/Glenn Winslade/Mark Curtis/ The Company
  6. OPENING ACT II/DANCE VILJA (No.7) - Eiddwen Harrhy/The Company
  7. MAIDEN LOOK, A SOLDIER BOY (No.8) - Eiddwen Harrhy/Alan Oke
  8. OH, THE WOMEN! (No.9) - Helen Kucharek/Julian Moyle/Paul Parfitt/Mark Curtis/Leon Berger/Stefan-paul Sanchez/Ian Comboy
  9. JUST AS THE SUN AWAKENS (No.11) - Helen Kucharek/Glenn Winslade
  10. FINAL ACT II (No.12) - Company
  11. CAKE WALK (No.13) - Orch/Barry Wordsworth
  12. GRISETTE'S SONG (No.14) - Helen Kucharek/Grisettes/Company
  13. WORDS FORBIDDEN (No.15) - Eiddwen Harrhy/Alan Oke
  14. FINALE ACT III (No.16) - Company

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars average recording, Eiddwen Harrhy is a fine Hanna.......2004-08-14

This recording of THE MERRY WIDOW features the cast of the New Sadler's Wells company, with Eiddwen Harrhy in the title role of widow Hanna Glawari, and Alan Oke as Count Danilo. This is another English-language version of the score, though not the best I have heard. I still consider the Joan Sutherland-John Brecknock version as the recording of choice, with the Dorothy Kirsten-Robert Rounseville coming a close second. Eiddwen Harrhy is a fine Hanna (her "Vilja" is quite stirring), but the diction of many of the performers is muddy and off-putting.

The orchestra under the direction of Barry Wordsworth is sensational. This recording makes me wonder why the Lincoln Center revival with Patrice Munsel has never been issued on CD.

2 out of 5 stars There Is A Better English Version.......2000-06-06

There is a better English version. It is the version conductied by William Reid and sung by June Bronhill, soprano. The translation is MUCH more easy to love. The singing in the Bronhill version is MUCH better. For example, at the end of the famous song, "Vilja" in THIS version the voice of the soprano is WEAK and cannot be heard over the chorus; in the Bronhill/Reid version the soprano CAN be heard OVER the chorus as she hits her high note at the end of "Vilja"---the effect is VERY thrilling. So, click on "Bronhill" to find this version. The only problem is that it is RARE and must be special ordered from England. But, if you love "The Merry Widow" as I do, it is worth the wait. Enjoy! Email:boland7214@aol.

ADDITION 9-2006: The version with June Bronhill, soprano, and translation by Christopher Hassel is now entitled: "Léhar: The Land of Smiles; The Merry Widow; The Count of Luxembourg (Highlights)". It is from Holland but I saw it here on Amazon today. Email:boland7214@aol.

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