Mandy Patinkin

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Just in case you haven't yet made up your mind about whether to love or hate Mandy Patinkin, you should be able to decide after hearing his solo debut. Released in 1989 near the height of his Tony-winning fame, the album is as wildly eclectic as the actor himself. In a torrent of emotion he wears his heart--and seemingly the rest of his organs--on his sleeve. The oft-neglected verse to the opener, "Over the Rainbow," is tenderly delivered in his sweet tenor before giving way to a bombastic close that was memorably spoofed in Forbidden Broadway's "Somewhat Overindulgent." And so it goes: beautiful standards ("I'll Be Seeing You," "Pennies from Heaven") and Stephen Sondheim ballads ("No More," "Anyone Can Whistle," a multitracked "Pretty Lady"), Gilbert & Sullivan, and near-manic versions of Carousel's "Soliloquy" and Gershwin's "Swanee." It's all here, just as Patinkin is all here, laying himself before you. Love him or hate him, but you won't ignore him. --David Horiuchi

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Evita (1978 Original Broadway Cast)
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SUPERCALAFRAGILISTICEXSPIALODOSIS

Lapone Vs Madonna

The movie is good but...

BUY this one, NOT the Madonna version

MANDY PATINKEN IS BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!

Evita (1978 Original Broadway Cast)
Andrew Lloyd Webber , Tim Rice , Patti LuPone , and Mandy Patinkin
Manufacturer: Decca U.S.
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ASIN: B000002ORP
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

A Cinema in Buenos Aires, 26 July 1952
Requiem for Evita/Oh What a Circus
On This Night of a Thousand Stars/Eva & Magaldi/Eva Beware of the City
Buenos Aires
Goodnight & Thank You
The Art of the Possible
Charity Concert/I'd be Surprisignly Good for You
Another Suitcase In Another Hall
Peron's Latest Flame
A New Argentina

Tracks:

On The Balcony Of The Casa Rosada/Don't Cry for me Argentina
High Flying, Adored
Rainbow High
Rainbow Tour
The Actress Hasn't Learned The Lines (You'd Like to Hear)
And the Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)
Santa Evita
Waltz for Eva and Che
She Is A Diamond
Dice are Rolling
Eva's Final Broadcast
Montage
Lament

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Evita was Andrew Lloyd Webber's last show with Tim Rice before he went on to projects with less interesting collaborators, so it's no surprise that it remains his most consistently involving and rewarding work. Loosely based on the life of Eva Peron, the charismatic wife of post-World War II Argentine president Juan Peron, Rice's compelling story of one woman's rise from poverty to power is complemented by Lloyd Webber's colorful music as propelled by vigorous Latin rhythms. The showstopper, of course, is "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina," but the score is full of gems, including "On This Night of a Thousand Stars," "Oh, What a Circus," and "Another Suitcase in Another Hall." Headlining the 1978 Broadway cast, Patti LuPone is fabulous in the title role, showcasing her big voice and brash egotism in the role she was born to play. Mandy Patinkin is Che, the Greek-chorus character commenting on and criticizing the Perons, and his tenor is sweet on the ballads and powerful on the driving numbers. LuPone and Patinkin made their names with Evita (and took home well-deserved Tonys), but it's the third principal, Bob Gunton, who elevates this cast to the stratosphere. As Peron--a role often filled by a nonsinger--Gunton inflects his strong voice with both menace and sensitivity. Forget the movie; this is the definitive version of this score, and an essential cast recording. --David Horiuchi

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SUPERCALAFRAGILISTICEXSPIALODOSIS.......2007-06-05

I think that this phrase from Marry Poppins is the best to describe the amazing recording. LuPone is the Best Evita, hand down. She does this role with a flair, but not so much flair that it loses it's meaning. Mandy Papkin (The Secret Garden (1991 Original Broadway Cast)) Is a Phenominal Che and really does what Antonio left off. He adds a sarcastic and mean flair with his songs so as to insite that his character is not really that nice and slightly does not like Evita. Infact at one point he is actually asked by Evita to leave toi just get out of her life.
The Orchestrations are phenominal. evan though I do prefer the Movie Orchestrations over this one, what the Orch. lack the singing carries on. There is only one song that I think is really missing from this grouping and that is "The Lady's Got Potential". That song was wisely added to the movie.
Another pro for this version is the fact that the original show is intact. In the movie, due to Argentinan sencorship, some of the sarcasim and the mockery of Evita's life was cut. Unfortunately this made Evita look almost like a saint. The Part were it is really prevelent was in the song "Santa Evita" Where Che blandantly tells Evita some of her faults. The Montage is also woth the $30 bucks it is outstanding. Buy this alvum evan if you have to sell your house to get it it is definately worth it. every Single Cent. :)

Lapone Vs Madonna.......2007-01-26

Too bad Lapone criticized Madonna's voice. I bought this cd since Lapone was supposed to have been the "ultimate Evita". Yes, Lapone has more of a broadway bounce, but I was surprised how much I enjoyed Madonna's version. Same for Bandaris. The man who sings in the original broadway version is certainly more operatic, but Bandaris I think is more manly, which is part of the character.
Anyway, I have both cd's and the contrast is great and they're both excellent cd's.

The movie is good but..........2007-01-20

While the movie version of "Evita" is indeed wonderful, one cannot forget the marvelous must have of the INCREDIBLE Original Broadway Cast Recording. For one thing, the singing is beyond outstanding. Mandy Patinkin has always been a favorite of mine, as has Patty LuPone.

This was probably one of the very first smash hit musicals that Andrew Lloyd Webber composed.

I saw the movie and must admit that this version (even though it is only a recording) hands down is by far the superior of the two. It's the gorgeous singing that got me hooked to this beautiful score.

If you are a fan of musicals, I highly recommend this to you. I even recommend it if you are only a fan of Mandy Patinkin--you won't regret it!

BUY this one, NOT the Madonna version.......2006-10-18

This is a great Broadway soundtrack. Mandy Patinkin has an amazing voice, and the singing is amazing. Don't bother with the pathetic movie version.

MANDY PATINKEN IS BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-10-01

OMG! Who knew he could sing?? High Flying adored is one of the best (most beautiful) songs on the album! I can't imagine how people can say Antonio Bandaras is better, just because he has a Spanish accent (i haven't seen the movie, though). I also LOVE LuPone in Rainbow High! Especially this part:

"I'm their savior! That's what they call me. So Lauren Bacall me. Anything goes. To make me fantastic, I have to be rainbow high in magical colors...
I also the dressers in that song.

"Eyes! Hair! Mouth! Figure! Dress! Voice! Style!
Movement! Hands! Magic! Rings! Glamour! Face!
Diamonds! Excitement! Image!

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Sunday in the Park with George (1984 Original Broadway Cast)

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Amazing!
Sunday in the Park with George (remastered)
Top Heavy Sondheim
Sondheim Is Genius
My Sunday

Sunday in the Park with George (1984 Original Broadway Cast)
Stephen Sondheim , Bernadette Peters , and Mandy Patinkin
Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B0009A40KW
Release Date: 2007-03-20

Tracks:

Sunday in the Park with George - Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters
No Life - Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters
Color and Light - Barbara Bryne, Judith Moore, William Parry, Melanie Vaughan,
Gossip - Barbara Bryne, Judith Moore, Nancy Opel, Mandy Patinkin, Brent Spiner, Melanie Vaughan, Robert Westenberg,
Day Off - Bernadette Peters
Everybody Loves Louis - Mandy Patinkin
Finishing the Hat - Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters
We Do Not Belong Together - Barbara Bryne, Mandy Patinkin
Beautiful
Sunday
It's Hot Up Here - Cris Groenendaal, Dana Ivey, Charles Kimbrough, Judith Moore, Nancy Opel, William Parry, Mandy Patinkin, Robert Westenberg
Chromolume #7/Putting It Together - Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters
Children and Art - Mandy Patinkin
Lesson #8 - Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters
Move On
Sunday - Stephen Collins, , Scott Frankel, Michael Rupert, Rachel York
Putting It Together [*] - Broadway Chorus, Bernadette Peters
Sunday [*] - Dana Ivey, Charles Kimbrough

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After Merrily We Roll Along's devastating flop in 1981, Stephen Sondheim thought about abandoning the theater. He wrote one of his most beloved shows instead, Sunday in the Park with George. Sondheim and his new collaborator, librettist/director James Lapine, used George Seurat's painting "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" as a way to tackle the issue of artistic creation itself. Both Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters play two different parts with brio, jumping across decades with ease, and they get to deliver some of Sondheim's most heartwrenching songs--"Color and Light," "Finishing the Hat," "Putting It Together," and "Children and Art." Sunday in the Park with George is one of the most intellectually ambitious musicals to ever hit Broadway--and one of the most emotionally rewarding. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

A Classic Stephen Sondheim Musical Available Now at a New Low Price!

Features bonus tracks, digitally remastered and new liner notes.

Customer Reviews:

Amazing!.......2007-06-10

One of the best scores written by Stephen Sondheim! So amazing! You will enjoy it very much!

Sunday in the Park with George (remastered).......2007-05-12

I rented the VHS version of this musical from the video store a long time ago and fell in love with the music and the songs when i first seen it. so naturally i had to go ouot and find the CD. but they only had it on special order. so i ordered it and i have been in love with it ever since. I love the music cause it reflects my mood in diffrent aspects. I listen to it whenever i get the chance and a whole flood of emotions run thru me whenever i hear certain phrases. Now that they finally got the remastered version out i had to order it right away. i had heard one of the bonus tracks (Sunday) on a cassette i had and i loved it. it is a good rendition of the song. the other Bonus Track (putting it together) i have heard the Carol Burnette Version on TV and it was a awesome combining of lyrics. so this is a beautifukl addition to the soundtrack.This is what made me fall in love with Stephen Sondheim and his music. Cause he knows hwo to write for people and how to touch ate youor emotions. Sunday in the Park with George is a awesome CD and I highly reccommend it to anyone who loves a good Sondheim show. Bernadette peters and Mandy Patinkin are brillent and deserve the praise once again since this woerful music has been reissued for a new generation to hear. Enjoy this CD and fall in love with the music once again....

Top Heavy Sondheim.......2007-04-16

"Sunday" was the first of Sondheim's attempts to trip himself up by creating an amazing first act out of town then challenging himself to paint his way out of the corner he'd trapped himself in. (Kelsey Grammer was George at La Jolla when it was a one-act.) Sondheim didn't completely succeed here; he came closer with "Into the Woods". The second act George is no match for the first, so neither is the musical's. I saw it twice, with one of the leads each time but their replacements in the other role; and an ideal production would have been the replacements playing the second act. Mandy P. had too much weight for the second George and Bernadette P. was a Carol Burnett sketch as the old lady. Her voice is too raw for the difficult material, though she is always very, very game.

The remaster sounds brilliant. The bonus material is not very interesting. Hearing a cut of Grammer would have been.

Sondheim Is Genius.......2006-03-20

My first exposure to Sondheim was "Into the Woods". Perfection. Then "Passion". A change, but still moving. Next was "Sweeney Todd". WOW, WOW, WOW. Could anything be these? Yes! "Sunday in the Park With George" may not have the best music, the most memorable songs, or be the most easy to listen to, but the whole concept makes it stand alone. This is probably Sondheim's most personal recording, and it shows, not through the gut-wrenching "We Do Not Belong Together" and "Move On", but through the artistic numbers like "Color and Light", "Finishing the Hat", "Children and Art", and, especially, "Putting It Together". The show is about the pains of creating a piece of art, such as a painting or a musical, and how the public's perception of the finished product can be skewed. This is an entirely artistic work, so those used to a more easy to follow story may not like this one as much as his others.

Aside from all that, this recording also shines with two extrodinary leads in Mandy Patinkin and the amazing Bernadette Peters. Mandy Patinkin is always great, and his performances in "Color in Light", "Finishing the Hat", and "Putting It Together" really show what the show is all about. It's Bernadette Peters, however, who steals this recording. From the great opener "Sunday in the Park With George" to the moving "Move On", she's flawless. Her comedic talent shows through in the opener, but her gem on this recording "We Do Not Belong Together", perfectly captures her emotional range. She's probably the most emotional singer I've heard, and that's why I love her. You can actually HEAR her tears!!! It's amazing.

In all, this may not have been Sondheim's most successful work, but due to it being so personal and artistic, it's definitely the best.

My Sunday.......2006-02-23

I love this music although at first I foung George to be rather crazy: singing about dogs, red, beer, blue, yellow, white and finishing the hat. I am firsthand experiencing the magic of this wonderful music as Louise in 'Sunday in the Park' at Smithtown Theater. Come and see it....
***** Five star Review!!!!!

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It's Mandy at his best
Master Interpreter
Beautiful Voice - Bloody Sleeve
A real singer singing real songs
Mandy Patinkin THE voice of Broadway

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ASIN: B0000026QC
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Over The Rainbow
Coffee In A Cardboard Cup
Pretty Lady
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime
Love, Unrequited, Robs Me Of My Rest
No More
Me And My Shadow
No One Is Alone
Sonny Boy
Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody/'Casey'
And The Band Played On
Marie
Once Upon A Time
Anyone Can Whistle
Soliloquy
I'll Be Seeing You
There's A Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
Puttin On The Ritz
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Swanee
My Mammy
Handful Of Keys
Pennies From Heaven

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Just in case you haven't yet made up your mind about whether to love or hate Mandy Patinkin, you should be able to decide after hearing his solo debut. Released in 1989 near the height of his Tony-winning fame, the album is as wildly eclectic as the actor himself. In a torrent of emotion he wears his heart--and seemingly the rest of his organs--on his sleeve. The oft-neglected verse to the opener, "Over the Rainbow," is tenderly delivered in his sweet tenor before giving way to a bombastic close that was memorably spoofed in Forbidden Broadway's "Somewhat Overindulgent." And so it goes: beautiful standards ("I'll Be Seeing You," "Pennies from Heaven") and Stephen Sondheim ballads ("No More," "Anyone Can Whistle," a multitracked "Pretty Lady"), Gilbert & Sullivan, and near-manic versions of Carousel's "Soliloquy" and Gershwin's "Swanee." It's all here, just as Patinkin is all here, laying himself before you. Love him or hate him, but you won't ignore him. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

It's Mandy at his best.......2007-01-24

What more to say? This album is from Broadway's finest singing actor, though not often seen outside TV these days. So this collection is doubly welcome--Patinkin singing in a vast range of song styles, and all superbly. Just listen to Once Upon a Time and you will see what I mean--every note, every word perfectly realized. Patinkin at his best. To find his equals you would have to go to crossover singers from the opera stage, such as Bryn Terfel, Thomas Hampson, Samuel Ramey. He's in their league in his perfection of execution and realization of the composers' meaning. Bob Finley, Palm Springs, CA

Master Interpreter.......2007-01-11

A number of reviewers reviled Mandy Patinkin and I accept that yet I am completely enthralled and deeply moved by many of his songs. He does not sing rock, blues, country etc nor does he croon. I would venture to call him a Broadway singer since I know that is his background, though I confess I've never been there and don't even know if that makes sense. He is descriptive and interpretative. His voice is gentle and melodic and can also boom like a sonic blast basically riveting me in my chair with awe as tears well up. Go figure! He brings forth a compelling intimacy to his songs that I really don't know how to describe. As though the timbre of his singing tells a story as much as the lyrics. It works for me so much I can't fathom those that revile his music. Its like he's from a different generation. Perhaps a different genre. That may be more my lack of exposure to the rest of the world, but who knows?

Beautiful Voice - Bloody Sleeve.......2007-01-10

Mandy, Mandy, Mandy. This debut album from the versatile Broadway (Sunday in the Park with George) and Movie (The Princess Bride) star might shock you, and so may this review. Mr Patinkin's range is exceptional, and the way he floats with ease into his upper-register is breath-taking. His falsetto! Stunning! His emoting! Stunning! This solo debut! Stunning! By that, I mean that I was stunned by this solo debut. Mr Patinkin has the bloodiest sleeve in the industry with this album. Take a listen to it, but be warned; you just may cringe from the amount of open heart running down his sleeve, because there's a lot of it, and it's free-flowing.
He introduces us to his emotional state of mind with "Over the Rainbow" the standard that to this day has never been done better than by Ms Judy Garland, post-Oz. It's a nice rendition of it, but you can hear him almost congratulating himself for having such a beautiful voice. In my mind, I envision his voice on the ceiling of the room with Patinkin reaching towards the ceiling trying to make love to it, literally wrapping his body around it, coiling in it and then popping out every now and then as if arising from extasy with a hefty, sigh of passion. And this takes the fun out of his performance. I thought that this would be kept minimal on this CD. I was wrong. Arriving at Sondheim's "Pretty Lady," I realized that he's very much in love with his voice. He loves it so much that he uses it as 3 different people, overlapping in harmony. This is one of the most memorable numbers from Pacific Overtures, and I liked the Original Broadway Cast version much better. He did, however, keep his emoting to a minimum on this track. Then it hit me. Full force. I could hear the opening of the Sondheim standard, "No More." I love this song. It is my favorite song in "Into the Woods." In the show, it's a song about greed, running away from your problems, loss, and generally breaks my heart everytime I see the show, or listen to the never-outdone Original Broadway Cast recording. It's about yearning and hoping, and even a loss of hope. Mandy Patinkin ruined this song. I'm not going to paint a pretty picture about what he did to this song, but it is awful. His emoting is like a brick wall of hearts thrown at my face. The laughing at the end of phrases is so planned and intentional that it brings to mind the word "pretention." This is such a tender song occurring soon after the Baker's Wife is killed. And Mandy Patinkin is laughing. What kind of interpretation is that? It made my skin crawl.
The thing about Mr Patinkin is this: He is a fantastic character actor with a phenomenal voice. He just needs a director to reign him in. For when left to his own devices, he relishes in his voice and forgets that someone has to listen to him, someone who maybe wore white that day and didn't want blood on their sleeve.

A real singer singing real songs.......2006-06-14

Shortly after buying this album, I saw Mandy at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. The stage was bare, with only an upright piano, a microphone stand, and a wooden chair. He came onstage barefoot, wearing black slacks and a white T-shirt, accompanied by Paul Ford, his pianist. No orchestra, no light show, no set, no distractions. For the next two hours, he raised the roof on the joint. Talk about working on a high wire without a net! In that setting, there is no place to hide; either you have the talent and show it or you don't. Not many of today's "entertainers" would have the guts to venture into that arena. It was an astonishing performance, as is this album. This is on my Top Ten list of CDs everyone should own.

Mandy Patinkin THE voice of Broadway.......2006-03-02

This is one of the best song albums I have ever heard.
Mandy Patinkin puts his spin on some of the most recognised songs and some obscure broadway tunes.
He was wonderful in Evita and Sunday in the Park with George but this is the way I like him best.
His voice is that of an angels and he really understands his craft. If you like to listen to a beautiful voice, this is the album for you!

Send in the Clowns: The Ballads of Stephen Sondheim

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Wonderful songs

Send in the Clowns: The Ballads of Stephen Sondheim

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Release Date: 2002-10-22

Tracks:

Send In The Clowns (From 'A Little Night Music') - Cleo Laine
Losing My Mind (From 'Follies') - Barbara Cook
I Remember (From 'Evening Primrose') - David Korman
Liasons (From 'A Little Night Music') - Hermione Gingold
With So Little To Be Sure Of (From 'Anyone Can Whistle') - Jerry Hadley
Not A Day Goes By (From 'Merrily We Roll Along') - Bernadette Peters
Pretty Women (From 'Sweeney Todd') - Michael Rupert
In Buddy's Eyes (From 'Follies') - Barbara Cook
No One Is Alone (From 'Into The Woods') - Cleo Laine
Johanna (From 'Sweeney Todd') - Victor Garber
So Many People (From 'Saturday Night') - Suzanne Henry
Sorry-Grateful (From 'Company') - Stephen Collins
Too Many Mornings (From 'Follies) - Barbara Cook
Finishing The Hat (From 'Sunday In The Park With George') - Mandy Patinkin
Not While I'm Around (From 'Sweeney Todd') - Angela Lansbury
Like It Was (From 'Merrily We Roll Along') - Julie Andrews
Unworthy Of Your Love (From 'Assassins') - Annie Golden
Anyone Can Whistle (From 'Anyone Can Whistle') - Cleo Laine

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful songs.......2003-02-07

If you're a Sondheim ballad fan, this a must-have. While there are a few renditions that aren't great (Not a Day Goes By is way overdone), the selections from Follies sung by Barbara Cook are outstanding. The Cleo Laine version of "Send in the Clowns" is lovely and Stephen Collins does an amazing good job on "Sorry-Grateful" from Company. Still, it's the Follies songs that truly shine!

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"Evening Primrose" slaughtered
Innovative...Beautiful...Spellbounding
Fantastic! I just love this man!
Mandy does...
Jettisons me from excitement to warmth and comfort

Dress Casual
Mandy Patinkin , Bernadette Peters , and Stephen Sondheim
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ASIN: B00000271P
Release Date: 1990-12-31

Tracks:

Doodle Doo Doo (Medley): Doodle Doo Doo
Doodle Doo Doo (Medley): When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob Bobbbin' Along
Doodle Doo Doo (Medley): Tchaikovsky
On the Atchison, Topeka, And The Santa Fe
Bein' Green
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I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
Evening Promrose: If You Can Find Me I'm Here - Mandy Patinkin/Bernadette Peters
Evening Promrose: I Remember - Mandy Patinkin/Bernadette Peters
Evening Promrose: When - Mandy Patinkin/Bernadette Peters
Evening Promrose: Take Me To The World - Mandy Patinkin/Bernadette Peters
Pal Joey Suite: Great Big Town
Pal Joey Suite: You Mustn't Kick It Around
Pal Joey Suite: I Could Write a Book
Pal Joey Suite: Happy Hunting Horn
Pal Joey Suite: What Do I Care for a Dame
Pal Joey Suite: Do It the Hard Way
Pal Joey Suite: I'm Talking to My Pal
Sorry--Grateful
Being Alive
Ya Got Trouble (in River City) - Mandy Patinkin/Boys Choir Of Harlem
Giants In The Sky
Mr. Arthur's Place
Yossel, Yossel
Hollywood Medley: Intro
Hollywood Medley: Steppin' Out with My Baby
Hollywood Medley: A Shine on Your Shoes
Hollywood Medley: It Only Happens When I Dance With You
Hollywood Medley: That International Rag
Hollywood Medley: I've Got Them Feelin' Too Good Today Blues
Hollywood Medley: Let Yourself Go

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Mandy Patinkin follows up his successful solo debut with Dress Casual. Keeping the same pattern, he provides some Sondheim ("Sorry-Grateful," "Giants in the Sky"), triple-tracking ("Triplets"), and medleys of standards, as well as some Yiddish ("Yossel, Yossel"). The real highlights, however, are two extended suites, one from Rodgers and Hart's Pal Joey (and no, he doesn't sing "Bewitched" in falsetto) and one from Sondheim's 1966 television drama Evening Primrose. For the first full recording of these four songs, Patinkin recruited Sondheim specialist Bernadette Peters, who sings the only song that got significant play after the show, the beautiful ballad "I Remember." Six years after their collaboration in Sunday in the Park with George, the stars are in perfect sync and give Evening Primrose a well-deserved resuscitation. --David Horiuchi

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"Evening Primrose" slaughtered.......2004-05-26

I bought this for the complete "Evening Primrose" sequence, and boy, was that a mistake. The main problem, I think, is that these four songs were recorded here without composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim's supervision, and that makes all the difference in the world. Left to his own devices, Mandy Patimkin greatly distorts "If You Can Find Me"'s melody; Bernadette Peters's voice is under the accompaniment on "I Remember" (although she's faithful to the song at least, unlike Patimkin and his arrangers), and the arrangements on "Dress Casual" are over-elaborate, gooey, and unrestrained. Neither singer effectively plays his character.

I didn't care for the other stuff either, but that's your own lookout. Just don't do as I did; don't buy this for "Evening Primrose". Buy instead the "Evening Primrose" that comes with "Frogs".

By the way, WHY is amazon.com listing this under "classical music"? It's about as far from classical as you can get.

Innovative...Beautiful...Spellbounding.......2001-09-24

I can not attempt to begin writting about this album. It is reminds me of what I forgot music could accomplish... "Show Me the World" is breath taking. I simply love this album, it combines standards with rare matterial, and frankly I can't say enough. Mandy and Bernadette Peters together on a few tracks- who could ask for anything more? The orchestations(sp) are mystical and magical, and...and... what can I say? You like Mandy? You love this album. The music can be soft and gentle and emtional, or fast paced and occsionaly silly. If you like muscials, I mean really *good* musicals, and appreciate talent, buy this album. If you do not like it, I will be surprised. Truely.

Fantastic! I just love this man!.......1999-06-30

He could sing the phone book to me. He sings joy, sadness and love all in the same CD. I love everything he sings.

Mandy does..........1999-03-21

...dress casual, that is. At his concerts, Mandy lets nothing distract from the music--no fancy stage costume & set--just his comfortable old black t-shirt, slacks, & sneakers, a hands-free microphone, stool, piano, & accompanist on a bare stage. Dress Casual started out as a Broadway show, & I just happened to be in NYC when it was playing. Did I go see it? Nope--I had no idea who Mandy Patinkin was then. If I had, I wouldn't have been on line for 7 hours to get standby tickets for Phantom of the Opera! Mandy's 2d album finds him in top form, & highlights include previously unrecorded songs from Stephen Sondheim's little-known musical, Evening Primrose. Mandy is joined by fellow Broadway baby, Bernadette Peters, in some stirring duets. Peters & Patinkin are well-matched & exciting to listen to in this tale of a poet who takes refuge from the world in a department store & the mannequin come to life that he falls in love with. Other standout numbers include the nostalgic & lushly orchestrated "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe," (introduced by Judy Garland in the "The Harvey Girls"). Mandy, ya done Judy proud! Singing on all 3 tracks, Mandy races through "Triplets," the novelty number from "The Bandwagon," at about triple the original tempo--whew! He also pays tribute to the original "Music Man," Robert Preston, in "Trouble in River City." And there's always Sondheim & then, some more Sondheim on Mandy's albums. If ever there was a singer's composer...the wrenching "Sorry/Grateful" segues into a bravura performance of "Being Alive" -- "someone to know me too well/someone to hurt me too deep/someone to sit in my chair/& ruin my sleep/& make me aware of being alive..." There are so many show stoppers on this album that you'll find yourself hitting the repeat button as a matter of course. If you've only heard Mandy sing snatches of songs on Chicago Hope, then you haven't heard Mandy sing. Let 'er rip!!!!!!!!

Jettisons me from excitement to warmth and comfort.......1998-10-25

Although every Mandy Patinkin CD is a joy, this one has the music I return to most frequently. There are so many cuts that explode in my face - Tschaikowsky is one. (How does he remember...?). I immediately feel the kind of excitement one usually experiences only during a live performance. Then there are the tender and equally passionate numbers such as Mr. Arthur's Place or the Evening Primrose medley which make me feel safe and calm, yet curious, wondering what will happen emotionally the next time I play this fabulous CD.

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MOMENTS SO BEAUTIFUL THAT WILL BRING TEARS TO YOUR EYES, BUT . . . . .
OH MY!
A glorious recording, but do we really need another KISMET?
Romantic Escape
Excellent recording

Kismet (1991 Studio Cast)
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Kismet (1953 Original Broadway Cast)
Man of La Mancha
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ASIN: B00000279M
Release Date: 1991-11-15

Tracks:

Act I: Ov - LSO
Act I: Sands Of Time - Rodne Brown/James Bassi/Daniel Egan/Michael Hume
Act I: 'Salaam, Noble Gentlemen!'/Rhymes Have I - Samuel Ramey/Ruth Ann Swenson
Act I: My Magic Lamp - Ruth Ann Swenson
Act I: 'I Sat Down, Feeling Desolated'/Fate - Samuel Ramey
Act I: Bazaar Of The Caravans - James Bassi/Ambrosian Singers/The Concert Corale Of New York
Act I: Entrance Of Lalume - LSO
Act I: Not Since Nineveh - Julia Migenes/Dom DeLuise/Ambrosian Singers/The Concert Corale Of New York
Act I: Baubles, Bangles And Beads - James Bassi/Ambrosian Singers/The Concert Chorale Of New York/Ruth Ann Swenson
Act I: Paradise Garden/'This Garden-It's So Pretty' - Ruth Ann Swenson/Jerry Hadley
Act I: Stranger In Paradise - Ruth Ann Swenson/Jerry Hadley
Act I: He's In Love - Ambrosian Singers/The Concert Chorale Of New York
Act I: The Wazir's Palace/The Wazir's Council - LSO
Act I: 'Let The Sentence Stand'/Gesticulate - Dom DeLuise/Julia Migenes/Samuel Ramey/Ambrosian Singers/The Concert Chorale Of New York
Act I: Bored - Julia Migenes/Samuel Ramey
Act I: Fate-Final Act I - Samuel Ramey/Julia Migenes/Ambrosian Singers/The Concert Chorale Of New York
Act II: Night Of My Nights - Jerry Hadley/Ambrosian Singers/The Concert Chorale Of New York
Act II: Stranger In Paradise (Reprise) - Ruth Ann Swenson
Act II: 'Imagine! The Wazir Of Police...'/Was I Wazir? - Dom DeLuise/Ambrosian Singers/The Concert Chorale Of New York
Act II: 'Dear Hajj, Our New Emir'/Rahadlakum - Julia Migenes/Samuel Ramey/Gale Limansky/Ambrosian Singers/The Concert Chorale Of New York
Act II: 'Now Tell Me About Him. Who Is He?'/And This Is My Beloved - Samuel Ramey/Ruth Ann Swenson/Dom DeLuise/Jerry Hadley
Act II: The Olive Tree - Samuel Ramey
Act II: Zubbediya - Mandy Patinkin/Ambrosian Singers/The Concert Chorale Of New York
Act II: Samaris' Dance - LSO/Ambrosian Singers/The Concert Chorale Of New York
Act II: Finale-Act II: 'And Finally, Oh Prince Of True Believers'/Night Of My Nights (Reprise)... - Samuel Ramey/Jerry Hadley/Ruth Ann Swenson/

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Listening to this high-powered 1991 studio recording may forever spoil your enjoyment of the mostly tepid voices in the 1955 movie version of Kismet. Producer Thomas Shepard and music director Paul Gemignani enlisted some of opera's best voices to record this quite operatic musical, called "a musical Arabian night" and based on the themes of 19th-century Russian composer Alexander Borodin. Samuel Ramey is a bit turgid as the Poet. Luckily, Julia Migenes as Lalume is sensational and Jerry Hadley as the Caliph and Ruth Ann Swenson as Marsinah are simply glorious. Less successful are a hysterical Mandy Patinkin (in only one number) and a braying Dom Deluise (in a vocally undemanding role as the Wazir). Thankfully, the singers are at their best in the most challenging numbers, which include some all-time favorites: "Stranger in Paradise," "Not Since Nineveh," "Baubles, Bangles, and Beads," "And This Is My Beloved," and "Night of My Nights." This CD clocks in at a generous 68 minutes, but you'll probably find yourself listening to the "hits" over and over. The same cast also recorded Man of La Mancha with Placido Domingo. Full lyrics are included. --David Horiuchi

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MOMENTS SO BEAUTIFUL THAT WILL BRING TEARS TO YOUR EYES, BUT . . . . . .......2006-07-30

This KISMET has its moments. Some of them will take your breath away, and others will make you cringe. Overall, it's a recording that you might want to include in your library, primarily because of the marvelous singing by Jerry Hadley.

"Stranger in Paradise," sung by Hadley & Ruth Ann Swenson, is so ravishingly beautiful that it will bring tears to your eyes. That moment alone is worth the price of this album. Additionally, Hadley's "Night of My Nights" will absolutely give you goose bumps. In fact, I doubt if there has ever been a better sung "Caliph" anywhere. Listen to the way he pops off high A-flats & B-flats. Wow!

Ruth Ann Swenson is a lovely "Marsinah," although she doesn't seem as comfortable in the role as either Doretta Morrow on the 1953 Original Cast recording or Lee Venora in the 1965 Lincoln Center Revival. Julia Migenes (Have you seen her CARMEN?) is in great voice as "Lalume," playing her more subtly than either Joan Diener or Anne Jeffreys. I prefer broad. Dom DeLuise is a wretched "Wazir" and sticks out like a sore thumb among the trained voices. But most wretched of all is Mandy Patinkin singing "Zubbediya," usually sung by the "Widow Yussef." What was producer Thomas Z. Shepard smoking?

Of course, the overall success of any KISMET depends on the actor/singer who play "Hajj, the Poet," and let's face it, Alfred Drake owns the part. Samuel Ramey has the voice and the looks but, unfortunately, limited acting ability. He sings all the right notes, but appears more concerned with producing a gorgeous tone than with interpreting the song. His best moment is "The Olive Tree."

Paul Gemignani leads the London Symphony Orchestra and the combined forces of the Ambrosian Singers and the Concert Chorale of New York, and how welcome they are in lieu of today's synthesized pit bands and scaled-back corps of singer/dancers. However, at times the shear mass of musicians tends to bog down the show.

In spite of its flaws, this is still a valuable recording and deserves a place in your library along with the 1953 Broadway Cast and the Lincoln Center recording - if Sony/BMG ever gets around to remastering it.

OH MY!.......2005-03-08

This is magic. Don't miss Jerry Hadley here. This remarkable artist is simply phenomenal, as is just about everyone else. Yes, Mr. Patinkin is actually a bit of a Potemkin here! But isn't he always? I think his popularity is a New York thing. But he comes and goes quickly, allowing us to revel in the voluptuousness of the rest of the cast and the dazzling music they have to sing.

OH MY!!

A glorious recording, but do we really need another KISMET?.......2004-02-28

Given the number of KISMET recordings out there, it seemed strange to me in 1991 when SONY offered up this new recording with Samuel Ramey. But it is a wonderful recording of the score, well sung and acted, and beautifully played by the London Symphony orchestra. It is also more complete than the two cast albums (1953 and 1965)and restores a song cut pror to opening: "My Magic Lamp." Even Samuel Ramey, a bass, is once again cast in a baritone role but makes it sound quite natural. Ruth Ann Swenson and Jerry Hadley make a perfect pair of lovers, and Julia Migenes is properly lusty as Lalume. As the evil Wazir Dom DeLuise is properly comic even if he does not bring full voice to the Wazir's few musical moments as did Henry Calvin in the original. As for Mandy Patinkin's take on the marriage broker... well it is just a small throwaway bit that leads into a wild dance. Mandy does not give the number the full musical value it needs and the voice quickly becomes irritating before the 90-second track ends. Skip the track. It would be a shame to bypass this wonderful Cd because of one overdone moment.

The recording has been produced by Thomas Z. Shepard with the same care he always takes with his Broadway cast albums.

Did we really need another recording of KISMET? After all there are 2 Broadway cast albums (original and revival), a movie soundtrack, a finely sung studio cast album Robert Merrill, Regina Resnik, Kenneth McKellar and the Mantovai strings; a lavish 2 CD set from TER/JAY that has every single note of the score plus an appenix of songs for the revised version called TUMBUKTU... and now this "digital" recording. Enough is enough. Lets have no more recordings of KISMET and instead focus on some of the scores that have not recieved their due!

Romantic Escape.......2003-02-11

"No man may avoid his fate. That is Kismet."

If you are looking for that romantic "in love" feeling inspired by classical productions, this will leave you feeling just that little bit dizzy and wanting to escape into a fantasy land. This is after all a Musical Arabian Night.

The setting is ancient Baghdad and the plot is of romance and intrigue. The original Kismet (meaning fate or destiny) was a 1911 drama by Edward Knoblock. It was an Arabian-Nights fantasy set in old Baghdad which told of Hajj the beggar, his loyal daughter Marsinah, the dastardly Wazir and the Caliph who falls in love with the beggar's daughter.

In this musical Hajj the Beggar has gone on a pilgrimage to Mecca. A penniless poet arrives and wants to sell his rhymes. He is then taken away by men who think he is Hajj. The poet is then brought before Jawan, an aging robber who says he will soon die if he doesn't remove a curse placed on him by Hajj. Jawan gives him 100 gold pieces. Back in the city, Wazir and his wife Lalume are working on arranging a marriage between the most-high Caliph and the three Princesses of Ababu who have accompanied them home. The Caliph sees Marsinah laughing and singing and is completely entranced by her beauty. Caliph pretends to be a gardener and asks Marsinah to meet him in the garden at moonrise.

"Stranger in Paradise" is probably one of the most romantic songs every written.

"Don't send me in dark despair
From all that I hunger for,
But open your angel's arms
To the stranger in Paradise" -Caliph

"I saw your face
And I ascended
Out of the commonplace
Into the rare!" -Marsinah

An interesting note about the original Broadway musical complete with voluptuous costumes and lavish settings. New York was in the middle of newspaper strike and the lack of reviews did not hurt Kismet. The audiences made the musical a success by word of mouth.

Listening to Kismet is captivating even if you can't see the dancing or costumes.

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Excellent recording.......2001-08-12

This is a very strong recording of "Kismet" with some great performances by Samuel Ramey, Ruth Ann Swenson, Julia Mignes and especially Jerry Hadley. The latter's "Stranger in Paradise" (along with Swenson) and "Night of My Nights" are the best versions I've heard of these songs - absolutely beautiful. The weak parts? Dom Deluise as the Wazir -- ok, he SOUNDS the part, but he can't really sing and Mandy Patinkin on "Zubbedya (I'm sure I'm misspelling it). I'm a big Mandy Patinkin fan but he's WAY over the top on this insignificant track. I know for a complete recording of the show they needed to include this song, but frankly, this is a ridiculous track I'll be skipping over on future listens. Still, these two negatives aren't enough to argue against buying this high quality recording with MOSTLY high quality performances.

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Disappointing
The Feel of New York
The next stop once you've heard the originals
Bernstein's New York, it's a wonderful town!
Great CD BUT...

Leonard Bernstein's New York
Leonard Bernstein , Dawn Upshaw , Judy Blazer , Mandy Patinkin , Audra McDonald , Donna Murphy , Richard Muenz , Eric Stern , and Orchestra Of St. Luke's
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How Glory Goes
Leonard Bernstein's New York / Mandy Patinkin, Dawn Upshaw, Donna Murphy
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ASIN: B000005J40
Release Date: 1996-08-20

Tracks:

Lonely Town
Come Up To My Place
What A Waste
A Little Bit In Love
Fancy Free: Danzon Variation
Ain't Got No Tears Left
Ballet At The Village Vortex
Wrong Note Rag
Story Of My Life
Cab And Bedroom
One Hand, One Heart
Ya Got Me
A Quiet Girl
Balcony Scene (Tonight)
Lonely Town Pas De Deux
Somewhere
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence From West Side Story
Some Other Time
New York, New York (Finale, Act II)

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Leonard Bernstein's New York is a cornucopia of tongue-in-cheek wit, unabashed romanticism, big-city loneliness, and intellectual irony. His well-known orchestral brilliance is beautifully represented under the stellar conducting of Eric Stern, but his underappreciated talents as a songwriter are what shine, elevating this recording to magic. The cast of American theater's best includes Mandy Patinkin wonderfully indulging his comic side; Judy Blazer and Donna Murphy, the shiniest lights on Broadway, demonstrating their extensive range as singing actresses; Audra McDonald making the difficult sound easy; and Richard Muenz and Dawn Upshaw singing elegantly. Most unforgettably pleasing are the trios "Ya Got Me" and "What A Waste." A great tribute to Bernstein's theater works. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

Customer Reviews:

Disappointing.......2007-03-13

I agree that this is a great collection. But I have to wonder: Am I the only one who got a bum copy of the CD? The songs are all mixed up on my copy, as in, most of the tracks are mislabeled: "A Quiet Girl" is really "Tonight", The Balcony Scene, printed as "Tonight" is really "Somewhere". The list goes on.

So, who do I kvetch to? I'd like a copy that isn't a complete mishmash.

The Feel of New York.......2007-01-09

Having spent most of my working years in NYC, I felt this CD brought the city to me. Bernstein has allways been a favorite.

The next stop once you've heard the originals.......2007-01-09

As a tribute to Bernstein on Broadway, this CD is hard to beat. All the singers are stars but of a generation, ro two, beyond the originals. Naturally here's been a change of style, and these renditions are more knowing, sophisticated, and at times ironic than the originals. On their own, Donna Murphy, Dawn Upshaw, and Mandy Patinkin, among others, are masters of their craft, but I hope anyone who loves LB will also seek out the original cast albums for all of his musicals, or the clesest one can get (On the Town was remade in the Fifties). Those recordings cast a unique spel, but the next stop is this marvelous CD.

Bernstein's New York, it's a wonderful town!.......2002-01-15

And speaking of "Wonderful Town," it's so nice to hear music from this least appreciated of Bernstein's musicals. "What a Waste," "A Quiet Girl" and Audra McDonald's enchanting "A Little Bit in Love" have never sounded better. Donna Murphy burns the house down with the torchy "Ain't Got No Tears Left," and has fun with Patinkin and Blazer on the raucous "Ya Got Me." "One Hand, One Heart" sung by Dawn Upshaw and Richard Muenz is movingly rendered, as is Patinkin's wonderful delivery of an all-time Bernstein favorite, "Some Other Time." My only comlaint? Where is "I Can Cook Too?" A terrific recording.

Great CD BUT..........2000-07-02

I loved this CD, but there was some things that kept it fromgetting four stars. First Mandy Patkin, I loved him in Sunday in The Park With George, also I have a CD of him singing yiddish songs all good, but in this CD I just don't like him. Like in the song "Come Up To My Place" I didn't like his voice and I never could quite see him as the character for that song. Also I would have liked to see (well actually "hear") some more of the dance numbers or overtures, I realize the main point of the CD was all the singers they put together, but the real highlight of the CD for me was the sections from Fancy Free, and Ballet At The Village Vortex from Wonderful Town. Also I liked "One Hand One Heart" a lot. Overall I would get this CD if you like Bernstein or any of these musicals, it is good listen, just not outstanding.

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Songs acted well
I love Mandy but ooh, this is a stinker!
more mandy=happy listeners!
A beautiful way to share music with your child.
Beyond Awesome!!

Kidults
Mandy Patinkin
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ASIN: B000059QTR
Release Date: 2001-09-04

Tracks:

If I Only Had a Brain
Holiday for Strings
Minute Waltz
Singin' in the Bathtub
The Ugly Duckling
Soon It's Gonna Rain (with Kristin Chenoweth)
School Days Melody (with Kristin Chenoweth)
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
The Japanese Sandman / Cat's in the Cradle
Not While I'm Around
Rhode Island Is Famous for You
April in Fairbanks
How Could You Believe Me?
Everybody Says Don't / The King's New Clothes
New Words
"A" You're Adorable / Getting to Know You

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As its hybrid title suggests, Kidults by Mandy Patinkin can't decide how cozy it wants to get with any one generation. Depending on your chronological perch, it plays as either an especially lively grownups' record or a sophisticated and glamorous-sounding kids' disc. The fact is, it's both. Patinkin, at his dramatic Broadway-belter best, sails into this album on what sounds like a sentimental journey. "If I Only Had a Brain," its opening notes sprinkled like forget-me-nots in front of a later track, takes the artist back, tripping a 16-track meditation on childhood and growing up. "Singin' in the Bathtub" doesn't get more melodious (or theatrical) than this; rarely has such a swanlike rendition of "The Ugly Duckling" been recorded; and "A Tisket a Tasket" skips along merrily, the way it's supposed to, until Patinkin unscrambles its springlike lyrics and lets loose with his Tony Award-winning vocal high jinks. Mid-disc, a couple of pit stops on adult turf momentarily snap the giddy, kid mood--the melancholy "Cat's in the Cradle" creeps in on the heels of "Japanese Sandman," and "Time in a Bottle" anchors the otherwise sky-high "School Days Medley"--but the somber "-dults" part of the record erodes without a trace, returning listeners old enough to ruminate to the land of sunny days and high spirits via "April in Fairbanks" and "Rhode Island Is Famous for You." Contributions on three tracks by fellow Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth keep Patinkin in superb vocal company. On a disc that can't shake the shackles of age entirely, a dedication at liner notes' end speaks volumes about its efforts to wiggle free: "For my grandchildren," it reads. --Tammy La Gorce

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Songs acted well.......2004-01-20

This album is for kids or is about songs for/about kids. Rendered by the incomparable singing/acting talent of Patinkin, its an uproarious and delightful recording. While Patinkin's previous albums showcased his range and his playful warblings, this album pushed those qualities to a new high. He creates sounds rather than actual notes and its great hearing him do vocal conversations with himself. Featuring Kristin Chenoweth in three tracks, their voices interact and give character to the songs. Patinkin also showed his ability to make a sad song heart-wrenching for its lack of theatrical emotionality. His version of "Cat's in the Cradle" about the son's indifference to his father's love is beautiful in its starkness. This album may not be for everyone but those who like these musical excursions will love this album.

I love Mandy but ooh, this is a stinker!.......2002-03-23

Wow, I am so disappointed in this album!

I've burned through several copies of Evita, and I expected to burn through this CD but I couldn't even listen to the whole thing the first time I popped into the player. Every song is sung at half speed, and over emoted. Mandy's voice is so strong and lovely he has no need to punch up the emotion.

If Mandy were a bad lounge singer this is what I might expect.

Such a disappointment! I think I'll be ebaying this one.

more mandy=happy listeners!.......2002-02-06

what can i say? this man has the best voice around. i've seen him twice in concert.....and would have seen him a 3rd time except that i had just delivered my new baby daughter a couple weeks earlier. what a wonderful CD, i'm already playing it for my daughter and she's only 5 mos. old. don't think that mandy's other CD's aren't "kid friendly", because there are a lot of great "kid" songs on those too! (i.e. "being green" from sesame street, "over the rainbow" from the wizard of oz, etc.) no matter WHAT mandy CD you buy, i guarantee you WON'T be disappointed!!!

A beautiful way to share music with your child........2001-11-03

I love this CD. I saw Mandy perform a few years ago, and it was just amazing! He opened with "The Minute Waltz," which is on this CD, (probably my favorite song on the CD, followed by "The Ugly Duckling" and "A you're Adorable.") I wanted my 18-month old daughter to be exposed to "children's" music other than Raffi or Sesame Street. She also loves this CD, and we spend time each night dancing in the kitchen together. Mandy's voice is beautiful, and Kristin Chenowith is also amazing. Buy this CD, and have fun with your children.

Beyond Awesome!!.......2001-11-03

I was fortunate to see Mandy in concert. I then ran out and bought Kidults. Everytime I listen to it it's like hearing Mandy live. The songs are great. My two year old and I both love this CD. It's constantly on!! Run out and buy this. You won't regret it!!

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Still wonderful voice although the cd lacks a little vigor
Extraordinary Voice
Mandy in a manic mood.
Vvvvvvvvvvvvonderful!
an experiment that works

Experiment
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ASIN: B000005J2F
Release Date: 1994-05-17

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As Time Goes By
I'm Old Fashioned
Somewhere That's Green
Someone Is Waiting
Something's Coming
Multitudes Of Amys
Jitterbug Waltz
So Many People
Good Thing Going
Taxi
I Dreamed A Dream
I Wish I Knew
The Road You Didn't Take
Where Or When
Always
How Are Things In Glocca Morra?
Bring Him Home
Experiment

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Still wonderful voice although the cd lacks a little vigor.......2003-09-14

Mandy Pitinkin has an extremely original voice. I was shocked when I found out that the man whose name I remembered usually as 'Inigo Montoya'(from his role in "The Princess Bride") could sing! My friend had his cd "The Secret Garden" and he was just amazing in it! Especially "Lily's Eyes'! His fire and passion in the song was magnificent so naturally I have wanted to hear other cd's (after I bought the Secret Garden, of course). This one was very good. Soothing, and with his highy recognizable tenor falsetto voice. I can't quite give it five stars because it is, as I said, very mellow, but if you want a mellow cd- this is it! (By the way, I have very little trouble remembering his real name anymore! :])

Extraordinary Voice.......2003-06-02

This is an album that people will love or hate. Mandy Patinkin's voice is very unusual... does he sing falsetto, or tenor or is he a baritone? Perhaps he is all of this - a singer with a huge range. If you are expecting something predictable, you'll be disappointed.
As the title says, Mandy experiments with this album, in ways that are reminiscent of Streisand in the 70s. The results are exciting and surprising.
This is the album that I listen to whilst driving long distances. The variety keeps me alert and eagerly anticipating the next track. This is, I think, Mandy Patinkin's greatest album. I love it.

Mandy in a manic mood........2002-12-02

I can remember the occasion with perfect clarity, if not the actual date. Keith Lockhart had just been appointed as the replacement for John Williams as conductor of the Boston Pops, and the occasion was the PBS broadcast of his premiere "Evening at Pops" concert.

The guest artists were Sylvia McNair, Mandy Patinkin and Doc Severinson. After a few decades of watching Doc on Johnny Carson's "Tonite Show," I held no high expectations for Doc's contribution, and he didn't disappoint me. On the other hand, I was (and still am) a big fan of Sylvia McNair, who sang a grouping of pop and jazz classics memorably. I remember remarking to my wife that Sylvia was my main reason for watching the concert broadcast, to which she remarked, "You ain't seen nuttin yet!" Or something like that; the paraphrase is certainly accurate enough for purposes of my comments here.

Prior to this concert, I knew who Mandy Patinkin was, but "just barely." I recalled with a little wistfulness the Original B'way Cast Album of "Evita" (a 2-CD set that had been lost or misplaced but never replaced). And I enjoyed Mandy in Rob Reiner's classic "The Princess Bride." But that was about it.

As matters turned out, Mandy was the last guest to appear, after Sylvia (thereby making my wife's prophecy, well, prophetic). The guy just bowled me over; can't put it any more succinctly than that.

About half of the songs Mandy sang at that concert were from this "Experiment" album, and the balance from his eponymous "Mandy Patinkin" album. This is the newer by about five years, and on balance the better of the two. But not by all that much: Both albums are excellent. This one DOES get more playing time, however, so much so that I now simply refer to it as "the yellow album" (thanks to the color of the CD printing).

Unquestionably, Mandy Patinkin is an "acquired taste." He has a distinctive style - perhaps too distinctive for some - in which his singing seems to be divisible into two ranges (a light falsetto tenor and a husky baritone). Well, I acquired it just by watching that Boston Pops concert. And took the trouble to follow up on Mandy's stage and singing career, and found that I also liked the guy simply for what he stood for: Family ahead of personal career gain and all that good stuff.

There IS a downside to having heard him at that Pops concert. Now, unfortunately, I can't remember for the life of me what the titles of the songs were that Sylvia McNair had sung at that concert. I guess I'll just have to "go to the videotape."

Bob Zeidler

Vvvvvvvvvvvvonderful!.......2002-01-05

His unique, beautiful lilting voice and showmanship are evident in every aspect of his music.
I absolutely love this cd. I will definitely be purchasing his others.

an experiment that works.......2001-08-09

I love this cd. I have had it a long time and for some reason never got around to listening to it. Well, that has changed. I was stuck in my kitchen cooking for most of the day, so I put this on, and when it was done, I listened again,and then a listened to it again. I love it! I was a little leary of listening to him sing Taxi. I am a huge Harry Chapin fan and I always have a hard time with anyone else singing his songs, but I have to say, it's pretty good, a nice tribute to a great talent. All in all, this is a great cd.

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Ever heard the term Yinglish?
Sledgehammer Man!
Over the top, as usual!
Mandy Patinkin has SOUL
Every Goy's Guide to Mamaloshen

Mamaloshen
Mandy Patinkin
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ASIN: B000005J4T
Release Date: 1998-02-24

Tracks:

Belz...Remembering A Little Town Called Belz
Hey, Tsigelekh...A Shepherd Tells Of His Lost Love
Rabbi Elimeylekh...A Rabbi Get Drunk, Makes Music, And Celebrates Life
Raisins And Almonds...A Mother Cradles Her Child, Wishing Him Everything
Papirosin...A Boy Sells Cigarettes To Survive The War
Ten Kopeks...A Guy Want Ten Pennies To Romance His Girl/Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious/...
Maria...Mayn Mirl
Yome, Yome...A Mother Asks Her Daughter, What Do You Want?
Paper Is White...To The Most Wonderful Girl In The World
Song Of The Titanic...Doomed Lovers, Refusing To Separate, Ask God Why?
Motl The Operator...A Tailor Working In A Sweatshop To Support His Family Is Killed In A Union...
Under Your White Stars...A Holocaust Song
American Tune...Our Journey To America
Take Me Out To The Ball Game/God Bless America
Der Alter Tzigayner...The Old Gypsy Fiddler Plays An Unforgettable Tune: White Christmas
Oyfn Pripetshik...Children Learn Their ABC's

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Mandy Patinkin knew only a few words of Yiddish at the beginning of the '90s, when the late Joe Papp eked a promise from the actor-singer to learn the repertoire. So he did, and this helzapoppin' collection of traditional Yiddish tunes and Yiddish translations of English songs by Jewish composers is the overblown, symphonically orchestrated result. Patinkin plays to the third balcony on "Mamaloshen" ("mother tongue"), squeezing every iota of feeling out of songs you might have heard on Grandma's knee, and turning each guttural consonant into a virtual phlegm fest. Nostalgia can be nice, but things get weird when Patinkin makes with Yiddish versions of such showstoppers as "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," Paul Simon's "American Tune," "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," and--oy vey ist mir!--even "The Hokey Pokey," their inclusion justified on assimilationist principles. --Richard Gehr

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Ever heard the term Yinglish? .......2007-03-23

Read on - and then think about that word, Yinglish, in the context of this CD and think about whether it is worth Kvetching about the various songs on this CD, some quite unconventional.
For those who haven't heard the word, Yinglish was used by Leo Rosten in a book called The Joys of Yiddish (others have used it, too) and it describes how YIDDISH speakers have continued to let Yiddish words (and the language itself) change and mingle with words from other countries. As a result, in the natural course of things, Yiddish spoken in America may sound VERY different from the way Yiddish is used and spoken in Israel. This type of thing happens in ALL languages, including English. We have words like "Phat" and "fat", for example, relatively recent evolutions of words and word usage. You can't keep language from evolving....or music or Yiddish music, for that matter...or how Yiddish is used in song. To do so would stifle the creative process.

HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO THIS CD? (sorry for the caps but I really do want to stress this question): Some Yiddish "traditionalists" seem to be ambivalent about a "Yiddish" song compilation that includes songs from Mary Poppins as well as the more traditional songs - all translated into Yiddish.

I find it refreshing. I can see why some believe it might even water down Yiddish - but let's face it- Yiddish speakers have had a hard time keeping the language alive and many speakers have changed or loosened certain terms or words, anyway - so why can't a singer? At least, Pantinkin does it with a certain humor and reverence. Listen to the music and I think you'll agree.

And yes....Mandy Pantinkin can be over the top, sometimes (also known as "a willingness to take creative risks") but I think his voice is superb here, his timing and emotional resonance are lovely and the selections are fun to listen to, even moving (depending on the tune). Whenever I play it at a party or with friends and family, it has helped spark conversations about Yiddish. So how can it be hurting Yiddish?

Sledgehammer Man!.......2003-06-19

I've got two words to say about this recording -- Jesus Christ! (And I'm an atheist.) I'll admit that the man can sing, and if Patinkin didn't do so many quirky, overwrought, outright hammy gymnastics when he sings, his basic instrument would be a pleasure to listen to. Unfortunately, you can't divorce the narcissist from the vocalist, and there's the rub. Mandy Patinkin is simply to self-involved and egocentric to know when enough is enough. This grandiosity permeates everything he does, both as singer and actor, and it is the bane of his career. His latest CD is also his latest calumny, and I squirmed all the way through it. Did the world really need Yiddish versions of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame", "The Hokey Pokey" (accent on the word 'hokey') and, good lord, "Supercalifragilistic"? The idea that someone besides Patinkin thought this was a nifty concept simply baffles, but then, Patinkin has made a career out of "what-the-heck-does-he-think-he's doing" maneuvers. This is no exception. For completists and masochists everywhere.

Over the top, as usual!.......2001-03-23

This is exactly what we've all come to expect of Mandy Patinkin. Is it worth it? Well, yes, if it helps to preserve (and even popularize) some of these beautiful Yiddish songs. But this is Mandy Patinkin at his self-indulgent best. Gifted with a terrific voice, Patinkin has made a career of turning every song into an opportunity to show off his range and dynamics, often at the expense of the music. This collection is no exception. Yiddish music is melody-oriented, frequently written to be sung by the simplest of accompaniments, if any at all. But here, we have overly sentimental arrangements and histrionic vocals. Awfully different from what Bubbie used to sing; at times almost unrecognizable. I give it two starts for historical value (although what historical value "God Bless America" in Yiddish has is questionable!) But, chalk this one up as another Patinkinization. If you like his style, this is more of the same. If you're looking for Yiddish songs with an inkling of tradition, look elsewhere.

Mandy Patinkin has SOUL.......1999-04-17

When I first heard about this CD, I wondered what I would make of it. I know no Yiddish, but I love Mandy's voice. I immediately realized it doesn't take knowledge of the language to understand the meaning of any of the songs. With a word or phrase in English, one can feel the emotion, the pain or pleasure of the story, just by relaxing into the soulfulness of Patinkin's glorious voice. Clearly, the ideas of culture and identity matter to him passionately, and that feeling is easily conveyed to any listener regardless of ethnic or religious background. I defy you to listen to "Motl the Operator" and not be moved. I would give this CD a 6 if I could...really a ten. It's the soul, folks.

Every Goy's Guide to Mamaloshen.......1998-11-18

I love Yiddish words, though I did not grow up listening to the language, and never heard any Yiddish songs. My limited Yiddish came from my Unitarian father's useage, e.g., my sister was called "Yenta-Kvetch." Thus, I appreciated the booklet with each song in Yiddish and English.

I've been a loyal fan of Mandy Patinkin's singing since his first recording, "Dress Casual." I love to surprise people who only know him from "Chicago Hope" or "The Princess Bride" by playing Mandy's version of "Over the Rainbow" from his 1989 CD, "Mandy Patinkin."

"Mamaloshen" is at its best when Mandy's sweet powerful voice is able to unleash his full emotion. Paul Simon's "American Tune" never sounded better. At the other end, I could have done without the spiced up "White Christmas" with its overbearing cymbals. "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" are humorous the first time thru then could be skipped, except in the middle of a silly baseball song is a fantastic, gut wrentching version of "God Bless America."

The most lasting songs are the ones I never heard before. In the middle of the day, my mind will replay the words I don't comprehend to "Rabbi Elimeylekh." Every time I listen to the emotional songs in "Mamaloshen," I have a greater appreciation of the melting pot which is America.

You don't have to be Jewish to appreciated the Yiddish songs. You only have to be alive to appreciate the artistry of Mandy Patinkin.

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