Oscar Hammerstein II - Cinderella (1957 Television Cast)
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Free Music Review: The Only Version Worth Owning...
Hit: 5 Stars
After Recently finishing a ameture production of Cinderella, I had to see the movie, but that was long after had become obsessed with the CD. The Music is excellent as well as the singers.
The major reason I enjoy this one more is because after playing the "steward" (yes, in our prodution the steward and chef were girl), I had to find someone/something to compare with. In the Brandy version, "Your majesties" a.k.a "The Royal Dressing Room Scene" had been changed, and in the Leslie Ann Warren Version, it has all but disappeared. I was thrilled when I found this almost totally unaltered version of the song (save for cutting out when the Steward actually lists the wines).
Another reason I fell in love with this CD is Julie Andrews performance. She was stunning and she has a beautiful voice. No other Cinderella CD comes even close to this one. I was happy to hear someone who could actually sing the stepmother's part, because in our production the stepmother was somewhat tone-deaf...
All-in-all, I love this CD and would recomend it to alot of people, because we all must remember that Originals are always the best...
Free Music Review: A Lovely Score
Hit: 5 Stars
This is undoubtedly the best recording of what is truly the last of the great Rodgers & Hammerstein scores. I recently had the pleasure of seeing the original 1957 television presentation at the Museum of Television and Radio and it is a shame it is not available to the public. The script is strong and the characterizations are much more pleasing than those of the 1965 and 1997 productions. Anyhow, this recording is well worth buying for any fan of musical theatre, let alone R&H and Julie Andrews. The score is on a par with their best work for the theatre. "In My Own Little Corner," "Impossible," "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?" and especially "When You're Driving Through the Moonlight/A Lovely Night" are unforgettable tunes you'll be humming for the rest of the day. Truly an inspired work. Granted, it lacks the dramatic oomph of masterworks such as "Carousel" and "South Pacific," but it's a fairy tale and, as such, delivers in small doses. This truly is a lovely score!Free Music Review: Great Music, Great Cast
Hit: 5 Stars
A wonderful recording of what is probably the best of Rodgers and Hammerstein's later scores (although there isn't such a creature as a BAD R&H score, FLOWER DRUM SONG and THE SOUND OF MUSIC are not up to the standard of their best work). CINDERELLA is. The ballads are lovely, the comic numbers are genuinely witty, and the whole thing conveys the otherworldly sense of your loveliest dreams coming true before your eyes that any good fairy tale should.The cast helps. This was obviously meant as a star vehicle for Julie Andrews (who is splendid), but she receives wonderful support (and then some) from Edie Adams, Alice Ghostly, Kaye Ballard and Jon Cypher, who have superb singing voices, and from Howard Lindsay and Dorothy Stickney, who don't really sing at all, but do a wondful job of talking their way through their number. The score passed my own test for good music; i.e., I couldn't get it out of my head for days afterwards.
Free Music Review: this is the real R&H's Cinderella!
Hit: 5 Stars
When I watched the 1997 remake movie of "Cinderella" starring Brandy, I felt so sad: "Oh, it is NOT the Cinderella I have been wanted to see!" Because it is a drama with musical numbers. I found this original TV cast is excellent one. This is too perfect to add to say. The cast are very great. Jon Cyper and Julie are perfect as Prince and Cinderella. They are by far better than Brandy and someone. Stepmother and stepsisters are very funny and good. These three did a good job. Of course, the musical numbers are beautiful and romantic. Besides, there are four bonus track in this re-release album. Two of them are sung by Julie, and others are played by Richard Rodgers himself, I do love this recording so much that I don't want to buy the 1965 cast recording. This is enough for me to enjoy the lovely and charming "Cinderella". I recommend it highly!Free Music Review: Another great Columbia remaster
Hit: 5 Stars
This score and performance is on par with the recent releases of Sound of Music and South Pacific. For me, the key is always whether or not Robert Russell Bennett is involved. I wouldn't even touch an album without him on it (yes, that is an elitist attutude). And his sparse but lush orchestration is in top form here. Cinderella is as lush as Sound of Music. Although there aren't as many memorable sing-along hits as with other popular shows, Cinderella's lietmotif (the melody from In my Own Little Corner) is so hauntingly beautiful that it will make you want to listen to this album over and over. The only bad thing I can say is there are only 51 minutes of music on the disc, including the 4 bonus tracks. However, that is no reason to pass this treasure up.