George Forrest, Robert Wright - Kismet (1953 Original Broadway Cast)
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Free Music Review: An unforgetable CD
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought a different CD with other singers. I did not think those singers gave as excellent a performance singing as Alfred Drake and Doretta Morrow in the Columbia Masterworks version. The Original Broadway Cast performance of Kismet is unsurpased.Free Music Review: wonderful music, fabulous singers, a great musical
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a beautifully produced C.D. of the original Broadway cast of the 1953 musical. Taken from the music of Borodin, the words and singing are superb. I was so pleased that it is still available, it is a masterpiece.Free Music Review: Was I Wasir?
Hit: 5 Stars
The product arrived in a timely fashion and it was terrific to hear the original broadway cast sing the Borodin compositions from Kismet. A couple of these pieces didn't make it into the movie so it was nice to hear them.Free Music Review: Alfred Drake and a rollicking, lavish masterpiece
Hit: 4 Stars
KISMET is a grand old rollicking ride, a thrilling score taken from the immortal themes of Borodin, written by Robert Wright and George 'Chet' Forrest, and starring the big-voiced leading man Alfred Drake as the colorful poet Hajj. Derived from the play by Edward Knoblock the story concerns fast-talking Hajj and his daughter Marsinah as they get tangled up with the Wazir and the voluptuous Lalume, amongst others. Dulcet-toned Doretta Morrow (the original Tuptim in THE KING AND I) plays Marsinah with Joan Diener (MAN OF LA MANCHA's original Aldonza) in her Broadway debut as Lalume. Alfred Drake (from the original casts of OKLAHOMA! and KISS ME KATE) has the right amount of attitude and swaggering brag to play Hajj. The score is best-remembered for delights like "And This is My Beloved", "Stranger in Paradise", "Baubles Bangles and Beads", "Not Since Nineveh" and "Gesticulate". This sparkling new reissue includes a fascinating excerpt from 'Stage Struck' a radio programme of the day which interviewed Drake, Morrow, the composers and album producer Goddard Lieberson during the recording sessions for the cast album, a few days after opening night. KISMET ran for a not-too-shabby 583 performances.Free Music Review: Stunning in Clarity, Depth, and Dimension
Hit: 4 Stars
To hear this "remastered" masterpiece is truly a joy. While others have mentioned the featured actors, the chorus is nothing less than magnificent, and equal to the lush orchestration. Listen carefully to the harmonies on "Baubles, Bangles, and Beads." They just don't sing them like that anymore! This album is a total joy!