Michael Crawford - Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber
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Free Music Review: Michael Crawford singing voice
Hit: 5 Stars
I like to say that Michael Crawford's voice, tone, and the yaw he sings is matchless. I love it and so my wife.Free Music Review: Class and Elegance Personified
Hit: 5 Stars
Released in the U.S. in 1992, Michael Crawford's musical tribute to the phenominal British Composer who gave him the role that put him on the map is stupendous.
He kicks it off with a bouncy and fun version of "Any Dream Will Do" from "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" in which his enjoyment of singing with children really shines through.
Moving closer to familiar territory, Crawford performs "All I Ask of You", the duet Raoul and Christine sing in "The Phantom of the Opera", with Barbara Bonney, gives us a wistful rendition of Christine's solo, "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from the same musical, fires things up with "Evita's" "And the Money Kept Rolling in(And Out)with the Stephen Hill Singers, gives us a solemn rendering of "Nothing Like You've Ever Known", from "Tell Me on a Sunday", followed by a wrenchingly expressive version of that musical's title song.
Buttressed by the Stephen Hill Singers and The Boys Choir of Harlem, Crawford presents the darkest, most passionate number, "Gethsemene", from "Jesus Christ, Superstar", which I ritually play on Maundy Thursdays because it wholly sums up the drama of Christ's impending doom despite its use of the modern vernacular in certain areas.
The second half of this program finds Crawford rendering his signature performances, "The Phantom of the Opera" with Barbara Bonney, and his usual stunning solo on his definitive number, "The Music of the Night".
Afterwards there is the signature tune from "Cats", a version of "Memory" in which Crawford starts out gently, saving the fire for the end.
Frances Ruffelle, "Les Miserables'" original Eponine, joins Crawford in a sensuous peformance of "Only You" from "Starlight Express".
Next, we are treated to a warm, sweet, and wonderfully poetic duet with his look-alike daughter, Lucy, on the combined songs" Other Pleasures/The First Man You Remember" from "Aspects of Love". We can hear that Lucy has inherited her father's high and light singing tone.
Lastly, there is the bold and brilliant "Love Changes Everything", in which Barbara Bonney, and Crawford's "Barnum" co-star, Sharon Benson are given solo lines. The Boys Choir of Harlem is also featured in this number and the performers' enjoyment is obvious.
Albums are created for listening pleasure, and 15 years after buying this album, I still have pleasure in listening.
Free Music Review: Best album
Hit: 5 Stars
His best so far, and it is great to be able to sing along with al of the songs on the CDFree Music Review: None like Michael
Hit: 5 Stars
I had this CD in a tape cassette and lost it. I felt like I had lost a good friend. My son helped me find where I could get it on CD. So I bought the CD.It is my MOST FAVORITE album. Michael's voice and interpetation of the songs is just teriffic. I never hear the song "All I ask of You" without crying. The songs, the way he sings them touch me deeply.Free Music Review: Mostly a Beatufiul CD
Hit: 4 Stars
Hate the first song. A little soupy, like "The Candy Man". But the other songs are beautiful. A very young Crawford voice.