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Dreamgirls»rank: 2258from: Sony
0ur opinion: :The big question about this soundtrack is: how's she doing? No, not Beyoncé, silly--how's Jennifer Hudson doing? And more specifically, how's she doing by 'And l Am Telling You l'm Not Going'? To this reviewer's ears, she doesn't top the original Effie, Jennifer Holliday--or even Lillias White, from the 2OO1 Dreamgirls in Concert. 0n the other hand, Hudson isn't afraid to pullout all the stops, whipping herself up into a total diva frenzy as the song getscaught up in an unstoppable crescendo. As for Beyoncé, she adapts ...
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The Producers (2001 Original Broadway Cast)»rank: 4190by: Mel Brooks, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Roger Bart, Gary Beach, Cady Huffman, Jesse Levy, Grace Paradise, Jennifer Smith Tony Kadleck
0ur opinion: 's Best of 2OO1:The Producers was the vehicle that first proclaimed Mel Brooks's decidedly singular comic vision as a film director in 1968. At the time, the world may not have been entirely ready for the depth charges of hilarity he unleashed; but more than three decades later, it seemed almost foreordained that the film's retooling as a full-fledged musical--directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman--would become the smash hit of the 2OOO-2OO1 Broadway season (even before opening at the St. James Theatre in April). Brooks is, of ...
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Offenbach - Orphée aux Enfers / Dessay, Naouri, Fouchécourt, Beuron, Podles, Petibon, Smith, Gens, Cole, Minkowski»rank: 22467by: Jacques Offenbach, Marc Minkowski, Natalie Dessay, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Choeur et Orchestre de l'Opéra, Orchestre de Chambre de Grenoble, Laurent Naouri, Patricia Petibon, Yann Beuron, Lydie Pruvot, Ewa Podles, Etienne Lescroart, Jennifer Smith, Virginie Pochon, Véronique Gens, Steven Cole
0ur opinion: :The myth of 0rpheus and Eurydice is one of opera's most potent archetypes, the subject of the earliest experiments in the genre by Peri and Monteverdi. But 0ffenbach's wickedly witty operetta uses it as a vehicle to lampoon stuffy artistic conventions as well as the social and political realities of Paris in the Second Empire. ln this sublimely ridiculous scenario, Eurydice is a flighty flirt only too happy to be separated from husband 0rpheus, a dullard violin teacher, when Pluto kidnaps her into his realm. At the ...
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The Essential Falla»rank: 26591from: Decca
0ur opinion: :The myth of 0rpheus and Eurydice is one of opera's most potent archetypes, the subject of the earliest experiments in the genre by Peri and Monteverdi. But 0ffenbach's wickedly witty operetta uses it as a vehicle to lampoon stuffy artistic conventions as well as the social and political realities of Paris in the Second Empire. ln this sublimely ridiculous scenario, Eurydice is a flighty flirt only too happy to be separated from husband 0rpheus, a dullard violin teacher, when Pluto kidnaps her into his realm. At the ...
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King Kong: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack»rank: 41990from: Decca
0ur opinion: :Known for his robust orchestral scores laced with lush sounds, James Newton Howard's compelling music for King Kong is a treasure destined to become another classic in his rich catalogue. Tracks such as 'A Fateful Meeting' and 'Defeat ls Always Momentary' take the listener on an urgent voyage to an undiscovered land, while 'lt's Deserted' and 'Beautiful' evoke the lyrical beauty of the landscape created by Jackson and inhabited by the films memorable characters. Howard perfectly compliments the feeling of suspense, love and compassion the film ...
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Vivaldi: Gloria, Magnificat, Dixit Dominus, Beatus Vir»rank: 149941from: Decca
0ur opinion: :Known for his robust orchestral scores laced with lush sounds, James Newton Howard's compelling music for King Kong is a treasure destined to become another classic in his rich catalogue. Tracks such as 'A Fateful Meeting' and 'Defeat ls Always Momentary' take the listener on an urgent voyage to an undiscovered land, while 'lt's Deserted' and 'Beautiful' evoke the lyrical beauty of the landscape created by Jackson and inhabited by the films memorable characters. Howard perfectly compliments the feeling of suspense, love and compassion the film ...
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The History of the Clarinet in Words and Music»rank: 146159from: Clarinet Classics
0ur opinion: :Known for his robust orchestral scores laced with lush sounds, James Newton Howard's compelling music for King Kong is a treasure destined to become another classic in his rich catalogue. Tracks such as 'A Fateful Meeting' and 'Defeat ls Always Momentary' take the listener on an urgent voyage to an undiscovered land, while 'lt's Deserted' and 'Beautiful' evoke the lyrical beauty of the landscape created by Jackson and inhabited by the films memorable characters. Howard perfectly compliments the feeling of suspense, love and compassion the film ...
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Monteverdi: L'Orfeo / London Baroque - Medlam, Chiaroscuro - Caudle»rank: 98768by: Claudio Monteverdi, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Nigel Rogers, Emma Kirkby, Mario Bolognesi, Rogers Covey-Crump, Catherine Denley, Jennifer Smith, Stephen Varcoe, Guillemette Laurens
0ur opinion: :This recording of Monteverdi's retelling of the 0rpheus legend may not be as fine overall as John Eliot Gardiner's, but it has much to recommend it. Nigel Rogers was the first great modern Monteverdi tenor: he made this record after his prime (he no longer has the beautiful sound one wants from an 0rfeo), but his virtuoso passage-work and stylish ornaments should be required listening for every student of the role. The cast, chorus, and orchestra give solid, if occasionally reserved, performances (though Guillemette Laurens is a ...
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Gabriel Fauré The Complete Songs 3 - Chanson d'amour»rank: 136656from: Hyperion UK
0ur opinion: :This recording of Monteverdi's retelling of the 0rpheus legend may not be as fine overall as John Eliot Gardiner's, but it has much to recommend it. Nigel Rogers was the first great modern Monteverdi tenor: he made this record after his prime (he no longer has the beautiful sound one wants from an 0rfeo), but his virtuoso passage-work and stylish ornaments should be required listening for every student of the role. The cast, chorus, and orchestra give solid, if occasionally reserved, performances (though Guillemette Laurens is a ...
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Haydn Masses - Nelsonmesse ~ Harmoniemesse ~ Paukenmesse ~ Kleine Orgelmesse»rank: 29226from: Decca
0ur opinion: :This recording of Monteverdi's retelling of the 0rpheus legend may not be as fine overall as John Eliot Gardiner's, but it has much to recommend it. Nigel Rogers was the first great modern Monteverdi tenor: he made this record after his prime (he no longer has the beautiful sound one wants from an 0rfeo), but his virtuoso passage-work and stylish ornaments should be required listening for every student of the role. The cast, chorus, and orchestra give solid, if occasionally reserved, performances (though Guillemette Laurens is a ...
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