Barbara Cook In Mostly Sondheim

Product Description The legendary star of Broadway's "Music Man," "She Loves Me" and Candide" sings the songs of Stephen Sondheim and songs he wished he had written. Recorded live in true Dolby 5.1 multi-track surround sound, this 86 minute program captures the unmatched performance of one of America's most gifted artists. Accompanied by longtime musical directory Wally Harper, Barbara Cook performs a memorable evening of songs by the great Stephen Sondheim mixed with songs Sondheim has said he wished he had written. It's a unique musical celebration The New York Times calls "brilliant...transcendent...you may find yourself holding your breath in awe!" As The Times of London recently declared: "Barbara Cook is the greatest theatrical singer in concert at the moment." Barbara Cook continues to perform MOSTLY SONDHEIM to critical acclaim and sold-out houses. 1. Everybody Says Don't 2. Buds Won't Bud 3. I Wonder What Became Of Me? 4. The Eagle and Me 5. I Had Myself a True Love 6. Another Hundred People / So Many People 7. In Buddy's Eyes 8. I Got Lost In His Arms 9. You Can't Get a Man With a Gun 10. Medley: Hard Hearted Hannah / Waiting for the Robert E. Lee / San Francisco 11. When In Rome (I Do As the Romans Do) 12. Happiness 13. Loving You 14. You Could Drive a Person Crazy 15. Send in the Clowns 16. Ice Cream (Vanilla) 17. Not a Day Goes By / Losing My Mind 18. The Trolley Song 19. Anyone Can Whistle Amazon.com Barbara Cook's magnificent Mostly Sondheim concert is more than a tribute to the greatest Broadway composer of the late 20th century. It's also a tribute to the performer herself, the premier leading lady of her generation and a consummate cabaret artist. Accompanied by longtime musical director Wally Harper, Cook winds through such Sondheim selections as "Everybody Says Don't" and "Send in the Clowns." But the 86-minute program was suggested by a 1999 New York Times article by Sondheim entitled "Songs I Wish I Had Written," so it also includes non-Sondheim songs such as "I Got Lost in His Arms" and "The Trolley Song" plus peak moments from Cook's career (She Loves Me's "Ice Cream" and Follies in Concert's "Losing My Mind"). By the time she closes with a stunning a cappella "Anyone Can Whistle," the transfixed audience is sorry that it's over, but grateful they were there. --David Horiuchi Review "BARBARA COOK IS THE GREATEST THEATRICAL SINGER IN CONCERT AT THE MOMENT." -- The London Times "BARBARA COOK SINGS STEPHEN SONDHEIM AND YOU LISTEN WITH A SENSE OF GRATITUDE, HUMANITY AND EVEN A TOUCH OF AWE." -- Chip Deffaa, New York Post "BRILLIANT! TRANSCENDENT!...A MASTER CLASS IN LIFE ITSELF...YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF HOLDING YOUR BREATH IN AWE." -- Stephen Holden, The New York Times "ONE OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN ANY THEATRE IN THE WORLD." -- Sheridan Morley, Spectator "ONE OF THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD. SINGING DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER, OR MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THIS." -- Michael Wright, Sunday Times
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VSKU: DBV.B00008DDGR.G
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Author/Artist:Jim Brown
Binding: Dvd
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