Lullabies in Rhythm [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Lullabies in Rhythm [Import] [Original recording remastered]

ASIN: B000666QTC

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Product Description
Japanese 24-bit remastered reissue of 1954 album, packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. RCA. 2004.

Tracks:

Third Man Theme (The Harry Lime Theme) (Original Version)
Anton Karas Second Theme
Cafe Mozart Waltz (Original Version)
Carol Theme
That Dear Old Song (Original Version)
Rendezvous Waltz (Previously Unissued)
Farewell To Vienna (Previously Unissued)
Alt Wiener Tanz In C-Dur
Visions Of Vienna
Danube Dreams
Anton Karas Medley Pt. 1
Anton Karas Medley Pt. 2
Im In The Middle Of A Riddle (V. Kay Arment)
Where Do I Go From You? (V. Kay Armen)
Zither Rhythm Of Anton Karas
Vienna, Women And Song (Later Version)
Cherry Stones
Wo Grunes Kranzel Hangt
Silent Night, Holy Night
Vienna, City Of My Dreams
Vienna, Women And Song (Original Version)
Third Man Theme (Later Version)
Cafe Mozart Waltz (Later Version)
That Dear Old Song (Later Version)
Wenn Der Herrgott Net Will / The Third Man Theme (Brief Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

perfect score for a perfect movie.......2007-02-19

Carol Reed's veteran cinematographer Robert Krasker's quirky angles under Reed's direction perfectly framed the ready-made-for-an-art designer bombed out shadows and stark, isolated street lights of post-war Vienna and its underworld. Unique to cinema history the whole score (but for some canned incidental cafe music) was just the brilliant zither playing of Anton Karas, adding his nuances to every dramatic transition. Krasker won an Oscar, and Karas was nominated.

The "Third Man Theme" (also known as the "Harry Lime Theme") is alternately brittle, jaunty, bittersweet, romantic, wry, and even sardonic piece of music--which fits the mood of the story and the film perfectly -- that, once heard, can't be forgotten.

The "Third Man Theme" turned Anton Karas into a wealthy man after 28 years of toiling in obscurity an relative poverty in Vienna.

One night, Carol Reed was passing by a wine tavern where growers offer their own wines for sale directly, and heard Anton Karas's playing in the background. Reed had never heard a zither before and found the sound to be attractive. He approached Karas and persuaded him to play for him at his hotel, and made a recording, which Reed brought back to the studio to test. He liked the effect when the zither's sound was placed against the recorded dialogue and, ignoring the protests of many around him, hired Karas and brought him to London for 12 weeks.

Anton Karas screened the movie hundreds of times, devising music for each scene. The Third Man ended up with a vast amount of music, scored in virtually every scene of its 104 minutes. Ironically, the piece that became known as the "Third Man Theme" was something that Anton Karas had written two decades earlier and hadn't played in over 15 years. As he later explained to Reed, playing the zither for a whole night for tips was hard work, and one tended to play the easiest pieces the most often, to save the fingers.

Other zither players never got it to sound just right. The truth was that as recorded for the movie, "The Third Man Theme" was one of the first practical examples of overdubbing on a hit record, rivaling Les Paul's work--Anton Karas had gotten just the right effect working underneath Reed's kitchen table, and had gotten the piece just right by recording and mixing more than one zither part.

The Third Man was finished and prepared for release, and Reed and the production company, London Films, tried to raise interest in it through the music. None of the record companies, however, was interested in recording Karas or releasing the "Third Man Theme." The music was too strange and different, and although British movies had produced some soundtrack successes in the past, those were usually more conventional light classical pieces, not a jangly piece of music played on a central European folk instrument.

Pleasant "ethnic" melodies.......2007-01-22

The tunes on this disc have a nice, comforting sound. Some of the selections are haunting, some have a peasant-liveliness. Nothing great or revolutionary, but plain good zither music, very enjoyable.

Third Man & Other Original Records.......2006-11-10

We bought it for a friend. They loved it.

The first man of the zither.......2006-03-10

The CD didn't sound as good as the movie sound track. Ity sounded a bit rushed as if the sampling during the transfer was not sufficient

This is the one you're looking for........2004-04-26

You've been looking for the original version of the music in "The Third Man", right? Every other CD on the market wouldn't work for you. But lucky for you, this is the one! Don't go wrong.

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The Ultimate Cole Porter, Vol. 3

Manufacturer: Pearl
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008XS3Q
Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye (Orig. Cast) [O Mistress Mine] - Pierre Fresnay,
Who Knows? ( of Orig. Cast) [Rosalie] - Nelson Eddy
I've a Strange New Rhythm in My Heart ( of Orig. Cast) [Rosalie] - Marjorie Lane
Rosalie ( of Orig. Cast) - Nelson Eddy
It's De-Lovely ( of Orig. Cast) [The Fleets Lit Up] - Frances Day
River God - Todd Duncan
Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love ( of Orig. Cast) [Leave It to Me] - Mary Martin
My Heart Belongs to Daddy ( of Orig. Cast) [Leave It to Me] - Mary Martin
Do I Love You? [Dubarry Was a Lady] - Frances Day
But in the Morning, No! [Dubarry Was a Lady] - Frances Day, Bud Flanagan
Friendship [Dubarry Was a Lady] - Bert Lahr, Ethel Merman
Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love (Of Orig. Cast) [Black Velvet] - Pat Kirkwood
My Heart Belongs to Daddy ( of Orig. Cast) [Black Velvet] - Pat Kirkwood
My Mother Would Love You (Of Orig. Cast) (Panama Hattie) - Ethel Merman
I've Still Got My Health (Of Orig. Cast) (Panama Hattie) - Ethel Merman
Let's Be Buddies (Of Orig. Cast) (Panama Hattie) - Joan Carroll, Ethel Merman
Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please (Of Orig. Cast) (Panama Hattie) - Ethel Merman
Everything I Love (Of Orig. Cast) [Let's Face It] - Mary Jane Walsh
I Hate You Darling [From Let's Face It] - Mary Jane Walsh
Farming (Of Orig. Cast) [Let's Face It] - Danny Kaye
Let's Not Talk About Love (Of Orig. Cast) [Let's Face It] - Danny Kaye
Ace in the Hole (Of Orig. Cast) [Let's Face It] - Mary Jane Walsh
Farming (Of Orig. Cast) [Let's Face It] - Mary Jane Walsh
Let's Be Buddies [Black Vanities] - Chesney Allen, Bud Flanagan

Singin' in the Rain (Original 1984 London Cast)

Average customer rating:

fine recording
Leave it to the Yanks, please....

Singin' in the Rain (Original 1984 London Cast)
Nacio Herb Brown , Arthur Freed , and Tommy Steele
Manufacturer: First Night
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000025YHO
Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

Overture
Fit As A Fiddle
Temptation
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Be A Clown
Too Marvellous For Words
You Are My Lucky Star
Moses Supposes
Good Morning
Singin' In The Rain
Would You?
Fascinating Rhythm
Finale

Customer Reviews:

fine recording.......2001-12-21

The 1984 West End production of the classic SINGIN' IN THE RAIN was a very successful revival of a classic film which translated perfectly to the stage, and heading the cast was veteran musical performer Tommy Steele as Don Lockwood. It played at the London Palladium to packed houses.

The cast also featured Roy Castle as Cosmo Brown, Danielle Carson as Kathy Seldon and Sarah Payne as Lina Lamont. A fantastic ensemble was headed by Joyce Carpenter.

Danielle Carson brings the house down with the 'Valentine Girls' in "I Can't Give You Anything But Love", which replaced "All I Do Is Dream Of You". Ms Carson also gives a lovely treatment of "Would You?".

Tommy Steele proves his showmanship with "You Are My Lucky Star", "Singin' In The Rain", and "Fascinating Rhythm". Roy Castle is great in the comical "Make 'Em Laugh", while Sarah Payne is given time to shine in "Temptation".

Overall a fine recording.

Leave it to the Yanks, please...........2001-07-18

I've heard two London recordings of the classic Singin' in the Rain, and I have to say that they just don't translate well. In my opinion Gene Kelley made the recording and the movie. It's a musical about the Golden age of Hollywood, it just doesn't have anything outstandingly British about it. The actors give terrible American accents, and Make Em Laugh made me weep. It just isn't worth the money, kids. Stick to the OBCR.

Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey

Average customer rating:

As Always, Hilarious
Spoof Odessey worth the laughs!
better to be "Lost in Space"
Stretched Thin
Do the Math

Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey

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Forbidden Broadway: The Hit Musical Revue (1982 Revue Compilation)

ASIN: B0000584UL
Release Date: 2001-02-13

Tracks:

Forbidden Broadway 2001: Another Op'nin, 'Another Show
Futuristic Stewardess/Usherette: Come Fly With Me
Judi Dench: Why Can't The English?
Trouble In New Tork City: Trouble
The Music Man Revival 2001: Till There Was You
Cole Porter: You're The Top/From The Moment On
Kiss Me, Kate Revival 2001: Wunderbar
I Hate Ben - Marin Mazzie: I Hate Men
Cheryl Ladd In Annie Get Your Gun: There's No Business Like Show Business
Miss Saigon Farewell: Why God Why?
Saturday Night Fiasco: Stayin' Alive
Gwen Verdon & The Fosse Dancers: I'm A Brass Band/Steam Heat
Liza Minnelli 2001/Alan Cumming in Cabaret: Wilkommen
Let's Run Times Square Again: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Ethel Merman & Elton John: I've Got Rhythm/Old Fashioned Wedding
Beauty's Been Decreased: Beauty And The Beast
Being Lupone: Being Alive
Sondheim's Blues: Buddy's Blues
Streisand's Farewell Tour: Happy Days Are Here Again/Mame
Les Miz 2001 - Edith Piaf/Milord
Aida - Amneris Intro: Every Story Is A Love Story/Heather Headley/It's Cheesy: Easy As Life
Elaborate Sets (Aida Cont.): Elaborate Lives
Angela Lansbury: I Don't Want To Know
The Full Monty: Let It Go
76 Hit Shows: 76 Trombones
Bows-Ta-Ta Folks: Another Op'nin, 'Another Show
Joseph And The Amazing High 'C': Any Dream Will Do

Customer Reviews:

As Always, Hilarious.......2007-05-03

This is so funny! Like all the Forbidden Broadway cds, its another knock-out. I feel like such a crazy person when I am in the car driving and I just burst out laughing. Its great and a must have for any Forbidden Broadway fan.

Spoof Odessey worth the laughs!.......2002-04-14

I enjoyed "Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey." This recording has some truly genius material, and although these actors' impersonations of famous Broadway stars aren't as strong as they have been in the past, the CD has a lot to recommend it.

Particularly strong is Track 16, "Let's do an old fashioned show tune," featuring Elton John and Ethel Merman duking it out over AIDA, which Merman says is "putting everyone here through hell." Likewise, Track 15, "Let's Ruin Times Square Again," tickles my funny bone. Also wonderful are the satires of Beauty and the Beast, Angela Lansbury, and the Full Monty; Gerard Alessandrini's done a tremendous job with these! In addition, this CD's introductory song is much stronger than those on the previous volumes of Forbidden Broadway. It really sets the tone for the best parts of this recording.

Unfortunately, with a few notable exceptions, the first half of the CD is a bit thin, which is why I give this recording 3 out of 5 stars: Even though it entertains me, there's a lot I have to skip over. For example, the Liza Minelli spoof annoying (though, I admit, a little funny), and in the Music Man revival satire, their Robert Preston impersonator sounds *nothing* like the original. (In earlier recordings, the actors *did* sound like the people they claimed to be.)

The good news is that the CD has 30 tracks in all, so even though there are 13 that I dislike, I just love the rest... I do recommend it!

better to be "Lost in Space".......2001-12-31

First and foremost, this CD is really for diehard fans of Forbidden Broadway, those of us who want the good, the bad and the ugly on the cd rack. I was extremely unimpressed with the latest offering.

While I agree with some of the other reviewers that there is some nice work, I don't know that Saturday Night Fiasco and Sondheim's Blues are sufficient to carry the rest of the tracks. Not much seems new or worse yet, important. Disney isn't new, nor is Les Miz. And while pointing out what is stale and pedestrian on Broadway was amusing on the last couple of releases, this Forbidden Broadway spoof clearly has joined the list of stale and pedestrian.

While there is some nice material on this disc, I really didn't laugh out loud, and that is why I have always bought these in the past.

If Alessandrini reduces the show to the same complaints of the same shows and then replaying lightly tweaked versions of past numbers, Trouble and Alan Cumming in Cabaret specifically, then he has himself is on the becoming a revival - and we know what he thinks of revivals.

The repeats might even be acceptable if there was something fresh in the perfomance, but both were done much better on their respective discs. I think Danny Gurwin is a great comedian, but he doesn't shine in either of these numbers. We also need a recording with no Ethel Merman or Liza numbers - give them a rest already. And why bring back Streisand with such a poor imitation? The earlier Barbara's were dead on vocal impressions as well as speech patterns. If you aren't going to improve on it, then don't drag it back out.

Alessandrini suggests that this is one of the best casts he has ever worked with. I don't know what he bases that on, but I beg to differ, either cast with Bryan Batt was significantly better, although they worked with fresh, clever material. Still, those recordings had verocious talent that brought Gerard's stinging wit to life for those of us who can't see every new production of FB.

Maybe it is time to go to off Broadway productions, or to the radio or the movies for some new ideas. Or else promise no references to the Gap, Disney, or Chorus Boys, (way over used on this recording), along with a Merman and Liza free season. Start from scratch. That might give us hope that Forbidden Broadway too might not be dead.

Stretched Thin.......2001-03-26

I just saw the stage production of Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey. I agree with the other reviewers who feel that Alessandrini is no longer at the top of his game. Perhaps he should lay off for a year or three and let Broadway present new things for him to lampoon - as it always will.

The opening sequence is forced and unfunny, and clearly in place only to batter the listener with the "2001" theme. Unlike a previous reviewer, I found the Judi Dench parody hysterical, though I question its accuracy.

The "Trouble" parody is, as it always was, incomplete and thin. My dear friend John Kenrick (...) did a better job with it - included the segments of the original song that GA left out, and in a funnier fashion. The Cole Porter parody is marginally amusing, but the Brian Mitchell/Marin Mazzie parody is dead on the mark, and VERY funny.

The parody of Cheryl Ladd remains in the show, although she's no longer in "Annie Get Your Gun" - Reba McIntyre is now in the role. Similarly, he stabs at Alan Cumming, who is no longer playing the Emcee. These numbers, while funny, lack punch. On the other hand, he once again skewers long time target Patti LuPone with an hysterical new parody of Being Alive. I suppose she's innately funnier, after all these years, than Alan Cumming, who is, after all, a relative newcomer.

The Rocky Horror parody is amusing, and the observation that sex has moved off 42nd Street and onto the Broadway stage is not without merit. The Beauty parody is amusing, and apt, but as has already been noted, GA has been clobbering us with the Disnification of Broadway for years now. I suppose he finds some glee in the fading success of this particular show.

I must say that while Gurwin is not the greatest singer, "Sondheim's Blues" is the most brilliant piece I've heard from Alessandrini in years. It's absolutely dead on. The friends I was with had never seen nor heard "Follies" and completely missed the point, but I was in stitches.

The "10 Years More" (which does not appear on this album, but remains in the show) has really begun to wear thin, especially with the closing this year of Cats and Miss Saigon. The Cameron Macintosh British mega-musicals are finally releasing their grip on Broadway, and this isn't as funny any more.

Broadway, despite the naysayers, will never die... and apparently, neither will Forbidden Broadway. I don't think it should - but I do think it needs a rest.

Do the Math.......2001-03-15

Four CDs cover the first 20 Years of Forbidden Broadway, Gerard Alessandrini's viciously witty satire of New York Theatre. The last year has seen Three new CDs, FB "Cleans Up Its Act" "20th Anniversary Edition" and now "2001 a Spoof Odyssey". Do the math.

Alessandrini is running out of ideas, and is spreading the remaining ones too thin. . Sanitized Time Square - Been there. Disnified Broadway - Done that, and so many times. Asinine casting faux pas, plotless pointless set-monster musicals, and Ethel Merman and Liza. We've heard it all before - and last time, it was funnier.

Now normally when a writer (or director or actor) has truly entertained me on numerous occasions, I'll forgive the odd show that disappoints. This would be the case here except for two things: Alessandrini is in the vicious parody business - he's never spared anyone else Besides, if he's going to actually include couplets like: "If lyrics are no longer witty... Then I don't want to go " he's inviting the pans.

When you hear the AIDA lampoon, you'll be reminded of the dim bulb in Cyrano de Bergerac who taunts the hero with the brilliant witticism: Your nose is very large

Tracks:

The Merry Widow: Overture - Franz Lehar
The Merry Widow: In Marsovia - Kitty Carlisle And Chorus
The Merry Widow: Maxim's - Wilbur Evans
The Merry Widow: Finale Of Act I - Kitty Carlisle/Wilbur Evans
The Merry Widow: Down In Dear Marsovia - Jeffry Alexander
The Merry Widow: Vilia - Kitty Carlisle
The Merry Widow: Women - Wilbur Evans/Felix Knight
The Merry Widow: Love In My Heart - Felix Knight
The Merry Widow: Finale Of Act II - Kitty Carlisle/Wilbur Evans
The Merry Widow: The Girls At Maxim's - Lisette Verea
The Merry Widow: I Love You So (The Merry Widow Waltz) - Wilbur Evans/Kitty Carlisle
The Merry Widow: Finale - Wilbur Evans/Kitty Carlisle
The Desert Song: Opening Chorus And Riff Song - Wilbur Evans
The Desert Song: French Military Marching Song - Kitty Carlisle
The Desert Song: Romance - Kitty Carlisle
The Desert Song: Then You Will Know - Kitty Carlisle/Wilbur Evans
The Desert Song: The Desert Song - Kitty Carlisle/Wilbur Evans
The Desert Song: Finale Of Act I - Kitty Carlisle/Wilbur Evans/Felix Knight/Vicki Vola
The Desert Song: One Flower In Your Garden - Felix Knight
The Desert Song: One Alone - Wilbur Evans
The Desert Song: The Sabre Song - Kitty Carlisle
The Desert Song: Finale - Kitty Carlisle
Kitty Carlisle Selections: Beat Out Dat Rhythm On A Drum - Carmen Jones/Georges Bizet/Oscar Hammerstein II
Kitty Carlisle Selections: Jalousie - Jacob Gade/Vera Bloom
Kitty Carlisle Selections: Good Night Sweetheart - Ray Noble/James Campbell/Peg Connelly/Rudy Vallee

Customer Reviews:

DO NOT BUY THIS CD!!!.......2002-03-28

The performances are great and both THE MERRY WIDOW and THE DESERT SONG are given very theatrical recordings here.

The problem is sound quality. These are bootleg Cds dubbed from poor quality 78 RPMS with no attempt to clean up the sound. It is muddy, scratchy, noisy and distant. Also several of the sides were transferred running off-speed!!

Happily Decca Broadway has sued to have these bogus discs taken off the market and have announced plans to issue these same titles under their own label. Decca owns the original masters so the sound will be much better. Do yourself a favour and wait a few months for the Decca releases, and avoid at all costs this an any other releases from Encore/Box-Office!!

Robin Hood Revisited.......2001-04-04

Many years ago, when i was a child, I used to listen to The Desert Song on the original 78 rpm records. Since one song took in an entire record side, I got to be choosy as to what i wanted to hear, and in what order. Somehow, no matter what the record selection might be on the turntable stack, it always included the musical tale of the Red Shadow (aka Paul, the French commander's son), in his quest for justice, love, and adventure in North Africa.

The Desert Song is one of those old-time musicals that they just don't seem to make any more...perhaps we have become too cynical, too worldly, to believe that once upon a time, people would go out by themselves, shuck off their privilaged existance, get together with a band of loyal henchmen (the Riffs in this case), and right wrongs, chastise villians, win the girl, and reveal their secret identity at the very end....and do all this set to some well-written music, including one of the great polyamorous love ballads of all time - "If One Flower Grows Alone In Your Garden".

Put some fun, adventure, and old-fashioned idealism back into your life and let yourself be recruited by the Red Shadow and his band, happily roistering in the secret cave hide-out, as they plan their next sorty against the evil-doers of a simpler - and possibly better - world.

Tracks:

Good Fellow Mine [From the Girl Friend]
Little Birdie Told Me So [From Peggy-Ann]
I'd Rather Be Right [From I'd Rather Be Right]
As Though You Were There [From Unused]
You're What I Need [From She's My Baby]
My Man Is on the Make [From Heads Up!]
April Fool [From the Garrick Gaieties]
Rhythm of the Day [From Dancing Lady]
I Love You More Than Yesterday [From Lady Fingers]
Face the Facts [From Unused]
Me for You [From Heads Up!]
You Are So Lovely and I'm So Lonely [From Something Gay]
Little Flat Near Soho [From Lido Lady]
Ever-Ready Freddie [From Unused]
What's the Use of Talking [From the Garrick Gaieties]
My Lucky Star [From "One Dam Thing After Another"]

Customer Reviews:

Save your Money and get the Ben Bagley Recordings.......2005-10-03

Sounds like it was done in somebody's basement with only a computer for an "orchestra". One song sounds exactly the same as the next. Obviously, as a "rarities", there are few well known songs here, even to a an R&H geek like myself, but once heard, all are quickly forgotten. Stick to the 5 (and counting?) Ben Bagley recordings of Rodgers and Hart, where they put their heart into the recordings and provide (unlike this set, zero documentation), historical background about the songs and a bit about whey they never saw the light of day.

I did not do one star, only to keep encouraging people to mine the Great American Songbook for more lost treasures. However, as any prospector would tell you, some times things don't "pan out".

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