March Of The Falsettos (1981 Original Off-Broadway Cast) / Falsettoland (1990 Off-Off-Broadway Cast)

William Finn - March Of The Falsettos (1981 Original Off-Broadway Cast) / Falsettoland (1990 Off-Off-Broadway Cast)

March Of The Falsettos (1981 Original Off-Broadway Cast) / Falsettoland (1990 Off-Off-Broadway Cast)
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Artist: William Finn
Edition: Music CD
Format: Cast Recording
CD Release Date: 1992-06-30
Music Label: Drg
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Four Jews in a Room Bitching
  2. A Tight-Knit Family/Love Is Blind/The Thrill of First Love
  3. Marvin at the Psychiatrist
  4. My Father's a Homo/Everyone Tells Jason to See a Psychiatrist/This Ha
  5. Please Come to My House/Hason's Therapy
  6. Marriage Proposal/ A Tight-Knit Family (Reprise)
  7. Trina's Song/March of the Falsettos
  8. The Chess Game
  9. Making a Home
  10. The Games I Play
  11. Marvin Hits Trina
  12. I Never Wanted to Love You
  13. Father to Son
Music CD 2
  1. Falsettoland/About Time
  2. Year of the Child
  3. Miracle of Judaism
  4. The Baseball Game
  5. A Day in Falsettoland
  6. Round Tables Squeae Tables
  7. Everyone Hates His Parents
  8. What More Can I Say
  9. Something Bad Is Happening/More Racquetball
  10. Holding to the Ground
  11. Days Like This
  12. Canceling the Bar Mitzvah

Free Music Notes for March Of The Falsettos (1981 Original Off-Broadway Cast) / Falsettoland (1990 Off-Off-Broadway Cast)

Free Music Review: A brilliant musical.
Hit: 5 Stars

I was introduced to "Falsettos" (the combination of "March of the Falsettos" and "Falsettoland") when a friend mentioned its similarity in themes to RENT. I was curious and found this double disc while browsing through CDs. After purchasing it and listening to it, I found that I got the same feeling that I got after watching RENT for the first time... A strange emotion which isn't exactly catharsis, but a mix of joy, sadness, and the desire to change things in one's life...

I have never felt for characters like I have in "Falsettos". Each character is extremely complex and realistic. William Finn and James Lapine have crafted "a tight-knit family" that is likeable, comical, and loving. I think it was Frank Rich who wrote an article saying that "Falsettos" was the only show on Broadway that was a show about family values.

Indeed, "Falsettos" is a show that celebrates family values. More conservative people may disagree. After all, this is a musical about a married man, Marvin, who leaves his wife and son for a male lover, Whizzer. And yet, Marvin still longs for a family, and, in the last scene, one feels that he has achieved this goal. Everyone: Marvin, Trina, Jason, Mendel, Whizzer, and the "two lesbians from next door", Dr. Charlotte and Cordelia, gather together in one room, celebrating Jason's bar mitzvah, and mourning for the dying Whizzer. In that scene, there is one great family, a family which loves and "harmonizes".

William Finn's music may take some getting used to. However, the score is more complex and intelligent than most musicals out there. Finn has a very original style, though the lyrics and song patterns are similar to songs like "Light My Candle" and "Goodbye Love" from RENT. Great and memorable numbers about in "Falsettos" mainly: "4 Jews In A Room Bitching", "A Marriage Proposal", "A Tight Knit Family/Love Is Blind/ Thrill of First Love", "The Games I Play", "I Never Wanted To Love You", "Father To Son", "Holding to the Ground", "Everybody Hates His Parents", "A Day In Falsettoland", "You Gotta Die Sometime", "What More Can I Say", and "What Would I Do". Each song is pertinent to the story, developing characters and situations.

Now, years after "Falsettos" appeared on Broadway, it seems like it has been forgotten in the general public. It pains me to think that such a wonderful, touching show will not be remembered. Please, if you are can, buy this CD and listen to it carefully. Don't let "Falsettos" die out; it's much too good for that.

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