Original 1949 Broadway Cast Recording - South Pacific
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Artist: Original 1949 Broadway Cast RecordingComposer: Richard Rodgers
Conductor: Richard Rodgers
Performer: South Pacific
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Cast Recording
CD Release Date: 2009-05-05
Music Label: SONY CLASSICS
Soundtracks:
- South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording; Act I: Overture (Orchestra) (Instrumental)
- South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording; Dites-moi (Barbara Luna, Michael DeLeon) (Voice)
- South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording; A Cockeyed Optimist (Mary Martin) (Voice)
- South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording; Twin Soliloquies (Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza) (Voice)
- South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording; Some Enchanted Evening (Ezio Pinza) (Voice)
- South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording; Bloody Mary (Sailors, Seabees, Marines) (Voice)
- South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording; There is Nothin' Like a Dame (Myron McCormick, Sailors, Seabees, Marines) (Voice)
- South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording; Bali Ha'i (Juanita Hall) (Voice)
- South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording; I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair (Voice)
- South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording; A Wonderful Guy (Mary Martin, Nurses) (Voice)
- South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording; Younger Than Springtime (William Tabbert) (Voice)
- South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording; Act II: Happy Talk (Juanita Hall) (Voice)
- South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording; Honey Bun (Mary Martin) (Voice)
- South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording; You've Got To Be Carefully Taught (William Tabbert) (Voice)15. South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording; This Nearly Was Mine (Ezio Pinza) (Voice)
- South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording; This Nearly Was Mine (Ezio Pinza) (Voice)
- South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording; Finale: Dites Moi (reprise) (Mary Martin, Barbara Luna, Ezio Pinza) (Voice)
- Loneliness of Evening* (Voice)
- My Girl Back Home* (Voice)
- Bali Ha'i* (Voice) Various
- South Pacific (Symphonic Scenario for Concert Orchestra)* (Instrumental)
Free Music Notes for South Pacific
Free Music Review: Magnificent Performance, but, Alas, Poorly Remastered
Hit: 5 Stars
When I saw that Sony Classics had reissued this CD in May of 2009, I was hoping that it was a new transfer/remastering to compact disc of this enduring and (potentially) magnificent sound recording from 1949. Unfortunately, that does not appear to be the case. This appears to be the 1998 transfer/remaster, but now packaged in an eco-friendly cardboard digi-pack instead of the old plastic case. Other than that, it's the same.
So, what's the problem with the 1998 remaster? The problem is that the first CD release of this, from 1988, sounds SO MUCH BETTER! The 88 release is one of the most natural, rich, and "analog" sounding compact discs in my collection, quite amazing for the early compact disc era, when compact discs were themselves not yet a mature technology. The 88 appears to be a relatively straight transfer of the master tape. In contrast, the 98 version has a decidedly brittle sound, which several people have remarked upon in their review of the 1998 release, apparently unaware of how good the 88 sounds The root of the problem appears to be that the 98 mastering seems to have used rather cold sounding electronics for the transfer from tape to digital, and perhaps some digital processing, which has made the sound tinny and "synthesized." What we really need now is a flat transfer of the 1949 tapes,using proper analog mastering equipment. Until then, the release you want is the first release on compact disc (1988; Columbia CK 32604; DIDP 70263; Barcode: 7464-32604-2). The 1988 CD has the same cover as the mid-1950s LP release, the close-up of the Ezio Pinza and Mary Martin instead of the anchor pattern.) The 1988 compact disc does not have the extra cuts of the 1998 transfer, but the sound is so much better, but it's well worth looking out for. I hope that some day Sony will consider releasing this again with a sensitive and respectful remaster. The performance, quite apart from the medium, is magnificent and deserves the best possible archival restoration.
South Pacific Poster
This Rodgers & Hammerstein landmark won a Pulitzer to go with its 10 Tonys. It also unleashed several standards we couldn't imagine being without: Bali Ha'i; Some Enchanted Evening; I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair; Younger Than Springtime , and more!Broadway & Vocalists Music CDs
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