Sunday in the Park with George (1984 Original Broadway Cast)
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Free Music Review: Harmony
Hit: 5 Stars
Many people dismiss this score because of its dissonance. However, upon mulitple listening you will realize that the score is not so much dissonant as fragmented. Taht is because Sondheim, that little genius, is doing for the score what Serat did for his pantings. The score is filled with little "dots" of music. When the painting finally comes together one of the most beautiful songs ever created is sung by the entire company, "Sunday." The fragments come together to make an undeniably gorgeous piece of music. Act II, which takes place in 1984, is far lass diss- I mean fragmented and contains classics like "Putting it Together" and "Move On." True, this music is not "easy listening," but it is thematically significant, and an artistic triomph. And after a couple listens you realize that the music isn't even that fragmented and it actually does become memorable. (I've been known to hum it on many occasions, an act which many critics say is impossible.) But this CD. It may take some getting used to, I recommend listening to it about three times before you give up, but once you get used to it you will be swept away by the brilliance of hte writer and the performers.Free Music Review: not quite perfection
Hit: 4 Stars
i think this show drags in the second act. fortunately, this isn't as apparent when listening to this recording. ms. peters is excellent (and should have won the tony). this was probably the last performance mr. patinkin gave before his voice became just too precious to be tolerated. (i love the act two opener "it's hot up here")Free Music Review: Amazing.
Hit: 5 Stars
This is the kind of score that really makes you wonder, "How on earth can anyone sit down and write something that good?" All the music is beautiful and in character. There are a few weak numbers--"No Life" comes to mind. And Bernadette Peters is not at her best. Everything else is impeccable, especially "Finishing the Hat" and nearly all of the second act. Mandy Patinkin is remarkable, as always.Free Music Review: Patinkin and Peters Shine on 'Sunday'
Hit: 4 Stars
Stephen Sondheim's popular 1984 musical "Sunday In the Park with George" is well-represented on this original cast recording. Both Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters are in fine voice, and both are given ample opportunity to display their artistic flair in a colorful variety of songs. There are many exceptional tracks on this recording including "Everybody Loves Louis," "Finishing the Hat," "We Do Not Belong Together," and "Move On." Sondheim is well known for his tongue-twisting lyrics, and nowhere is this more evident than in the title song which requires Peters to navigate through a fast-paced whirl of words. She does so with ease. A few of the songs in this score are neither memorable, nor that good, which is the only thing preventing the work as a whole from reaching the level of virtual perfection that Sondheim's 1994 musical "Passion" has achieved. "Children and Art" and "No Life" fail to catch fire here. Still, the majority of the material is superbFree Music Review: It's not the soundtrack
Hit: 2 Stars
If you love Every Single Note of music in the video this CD almost hurts. If you don't know and love the video this is a good CD. Its almost like they pushed everyone but Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters up to the mic and then rushed them through their parts. And Bernadette doesn't have that haunting ache she delivers so well on the video. See the video, but buy this for a couple of the songs that stay fairly close to the mark.