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 | Title : Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim (Live at Carnegie Hall 2001)
Author : Sondheim, Stephen
Release Date : 20010508
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $28.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Barbara Cook is one of today's most accomplished song stylists, and if you don't believe us, just listen to this live album. It's a master class in the art of singing. It documents an evening at Carnegie Hall during which Cook proved that she can dissect and extract the substance out of the simplest of lyrics. One of the best surprises is 'You Could Drive a Person Crazy' (from Company), which is taken at an amiable trot and allows the singer to display its humor. Cook is not a swinging singer and uptempo is not her pace; give her a ballad, though, and she'll wring the last drop of emotion out of it. Her version of 'Losing My Mind' (here paired with 'Not a Day Goes By') is simply astonishing. The singer also performs songs that Sondheim has said he wished he had written, an awful lot of them by Harold Arlen. No complaints here. Guest Malcolm Gets solos on a few songs and duets with Cook on others, including 'Let's Face the Music and Dance.' This is classic material done masterfully by a classic singer.
Buyer Reviews :
What an inspired idea to have Barbara Cook sing Sondheim! The songs come alive in ways you wouldn't have imagined. Her voice pulls out every last drop of emotion and splays it all over the stage in all it's raw power. Simply incredible! I was unable to attend the actual concert, but this recording made me feel like I was right there. The power and truth of her preformance shines through, bringing you front and center in a most personal experience. Perhaps my favorite moments are Hard Hearted Hannah, which she milks for all it's comic intent, Happiness, a preformance that hits you right in the gut, and Send In The Clowns which has never sounded so tragic. Starting now, there are two definitive renditions of The Trolly Song. You thought only Garland could sing it? Well Barbara makes it sound as if it was written especially for her. Simply put, this is one for the history books.
On a side note, the packaging for the set is elegant, the best she's been given yet. I'm a stickler for presentation and it's just great to see this concert presented in such a top notch way. Malcom Gets guest stars and even duets on a few songs, but there is no questioning who is the star of this concert. Barbara Cook.
(by yensid98)
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