Celebrating Sondheim (BBC Radio Orch - Hossack) [Soundtrack]

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This live 1989 recording from London's Royal Festival Hall was originally broadcast on British radio and features the now-defunct BBC Radio Orchestra. It's a solid 74-minute collection of well-known Sondheim, including multiple selections from Follies, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney Todd, and Merrily We Roll Along. The cast of British singers includes Claire Moore (Miss Saigon, Phantom of the Opera) and headliner Michael Ball, who would later appear in the London cast of Passion and here croons his way through "Not While I'm Around" and "Too Many Mornings" (with Moore). The performances may not quite match the original casts, but the singers perform well, and the orchestra sounds great. --David Horiuchi

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Claire Moore and Michael Ball are spectacular!!!

Celebrating Sondheim (BBC Radio Orch - Hossack)

Manufacturer: BBC Legends
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00003OOZU
Release Date: 2000-01-11

Overture: Merrily We Roll Along
Me and My Town (Rosemary Ashe, Tudor Davies, Gyln Kerslake)
Sunday in the Park with George (Mary Carewe, Stephen Hill)
Johanna (Glyn Kerslake)
You Could Drive a Person Crazy (Claire Moore, Rosemary Ashe, Mary Carewe)
Being Alive (Claire Moore)
Comedy Tonight (Ensemble)
Not While I'm Around (Michael Ball)
Everybody Loves Louis (Mary Carewe)
In Buddy's Eyes (Rosemary Ashe)
Franklin Shephard, Inc. (Claire Moore, Glyn Kerslake)
I Remember (Claire Moore)
Too Many Mornings (Claire Moore, Michael Ball)
Buddy's Blues (Tudor Davies, Claire Moore, Rosemary Ashe)
Move On (Claire Moore, Stephen Hill)
Our Time (Ensemble)
Old Friends (Ensemble)

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This live 1989 recording from London's Royal Festival Hall was originally broadcast on British radio and features the now-defunct BBC Radio Orchestra. It's a solid 74-minute collection of well-known Sondheim, including multiple selections from Follies, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney Todd, and Merrily We Roll Along. The cast of British singers includes Claire Moore (Miss Saigon, Phantom of the Opera) and headliner Michael Ball, who would later appear in the London cast of Passion and here croons his way through "Not While I'm Around" and "Too Many Mornings" (with Moore). The performances may not quite match the original casts, but the singers perform well, and the orchestra sounds great. --David Horiuchi

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Claire Moore and Michael Ball are spectacular!!!.......2001-04-29

When I heard that Claire Moore and Michael Ball were doing a recording of Sondheim music, I immediately looked into it. THe songs are wonderful! If you are a fan of Sondheim it is a must but even if just a fan of musical theatre, this is a keepsake. the actors are all perfectly matched for their vocal talents! Even the weaker links seem to be covered by something that fits them :) Go and purchase this cd!!! You won't regret it!

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