Face the Music (2007 Encores! Cast Recording)
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Free Music Review: I didn't like it
Hit: 2 Stars
If fills a gap in my Irving Berlin collection (I would rather fill the gaps in my Rodgers & Hart and Cole Porter collections, only RH are scarce as hens' teeth, and Porter has too many duds in his scores). The sound on this CD is thin and tinny. The voices likewise, not rich and full. The tunes are mediocre and the lyrics are perfunctory. Some of the tunes are good and a line or two of lyric here and there are clever. I don't want to listen to it again. It doesn't have as many duds as LA Purchase has, but on the other hand it isn't as overall good as LA Purchase is either. The sound on Purchase is richer and more musical. There are some cute things in Face the Music, but like I said, I don't want to listen to it again. Did you notice that If You Believe had been transplanted to Merman's movie There's No Business..., sung by Johnnie Ray? I preferred Ray's version. Not that I agree with the point of the song to begin with. Is Berlin such a voice of the masses that they keep resurrecting his old shows, and are RH and Porter so esoteric and unpopular that the producers are afraid they won't sell?Free Music Review: A New Highlight
Hit: 5 Stars
This vintage Berlin musical bristles of tunes and snappy lyrics. The old master is at his most satirical and with a cast of true pro:s it's a pure delight to listen to.Free Music Review: What a delight!
Hit: 5 Stars
The Encores production of "Face the Music" last March was one of the highlights of the New York theater season. Here is a wonderful relic of the days when the theater existed so that people could have silly fun. The score is first class Irving Berlin, and the recording is a wonderful souvenir with a winning cast and terrific conducting by Rob Fisher. If you love classic musical theater, you will want this recording.Free Music Review: CHE BELLO! BRAVO MAESTRO FISHER !!!
Hit: 5 Stars
CHE BELLO! BRAVO MAESTRO FISHER !!! YOUR ''FACE THE MUSIC'' IS A PERFECT JOY AND ANY BROADWAY FAN OUGHT TO RUN AND BUY IT. IT'S A MUST OR, USING IRVING BERLIN WORDS, ''IT'S GOOD, SO GOOD, YOU BET THAT IT'S GOODY, GOODY GOOD''. THESE CDS, IN THEIR ORIGINAL EXTRAORDINARILY BEAUTIFUL ORCHESTRATIONS, RECONCILE WITH THE AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE THAT, PERHAPS, HAS FORGOT TO BE DELIGHTFULLY RICH IN ELEGANCE AND SPIRIT. ROB FISHER OUGHT TO BE INCESSANT IN GIVING US CDS AS ''FACE THE MUSIC'' AND I WONDER HOW LONG WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER HAPPY TIME LIKE THIS. MAY I SUGGEST THE RELEASE OF A 'COLLECTION' WITH ALL THE EARLY RODGERS & HART MUSICALS? THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL SCORES!!! WOW!!! THE SAME WITH THE EARLY HUMOUROUSLY FUNNY WORKS OF JEROME KERN. LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS ... IN THE MEANWHILE ''THANKS, MAESTRO FISHER, I CONTINUE BEING DEVOTED TO YOU AND THANKS FOR MAKING ME SO HAPPY WITH YOUR WORK ... BETTER: WITH YOUR ARTISTIC POWER ''.
Ernesto G. Oppicelli
Via Certosa 1a-3
16159 Genova Certosa - ITALY zeller@alice.it
Free Music Review: Face the Music: simply superb!
Hit: 5 Stars
Fantastic musical by the great Irving Berlin. This old show of the thirties is melodious and rich in interesting lyrics. The recording is excellent. If you love the music by Irving Berlin, the purchase of this item is a must.
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