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  September 1999 Part 2


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Reviewers: Ian Lace, Rob Barnett, Paul Tonks,  Jeffrey Wheeler, Don Mather, Katherine Fear, Two-Names
Los Angeles correspondent:
Anthony E. Anderson

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Leonard BERNSTEIN Wonderful Town    Kim Criswell; Audra McDonald and Thomas Hampson. The London Voices and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group conducted by Simon Rattle. EMI  CDC5 56753 2 [66:46]


EDITOR'S RECOMMENDATION


Ennio MORRICONE A Fistful of Sounds: A Fistful of Dollars. For A Few Dollars More. Once Upon a Time in the West.    The complete soundtracks BMG Camden 74321 660402 2CDs [87:27]
BARGAIN 2CDs listed by Crotchet at only £8.99 the pair

Ennio MORRICONE La Musica, Il Cinema   Roberto Fabbriciani (flutes); Massimiliano (piano)  KOCH SCHWANN 3-1478-2 [56:42]

John BARRY Raise the Titanic The complete Film Score Nic Raine conducting The City of Prague Philharmonic SILVA SCREEN FILMCD 319 [50:21]



Collection: Prelude to a Kiss Plácido Domingo (tenor) and Renée Fleming (soprano) with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim DECCA 460 793-2 [60:32]

Collection: A Tenor at the Movies: Tito Beltrán with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus conducted by Paul Bateman SILVA CLASSICS SILKD 6019 [70:31]

NOSTALGIA and CURIO CORNER:

Burt BACHARACH Promises, Promises [Book: Neil Simon; Lyrics Hal David] Jerry Orbach; Jill O’Hara, Edward Winter and the Original Broadway Cast. RYKO/MGM RCD 10750 [44:44]

Jule STYNE Sugar [Book: Peter Stone; Lyrics: Bob Merrill] Robert Morse; Tony Roberts, Cyril Ritchard and Original Broadway Cast. RYKO/MGM RCD 10760 [48:01]

Percy GRAINGER Short pieces for piano Janine Sowden (piano). ASV CD WHL 2117 [78:00]

Collection: TREASURES OF OPERETTA Marilyn Hill Smith (sop); Peter Morrison (bar); Ambrosian Singers; The Chandos Singers; The Chandos Concert Orchestra condcuted by Barry Knight 2CDs CHANDOS CHAN 7131(2) [139:13]

Collection: Ca c’est Paris! A celebration in 24 Vintage tracks 1927-1948 Marilyn Hill Smith (sop); Peter Morrison (bar); Ambrosian Singers; The Chandos Singers; The Chandos Concert Orchestra condcuted by Barry Knight ASV CD AJA 5285 [73:20] £7.99

Collection: Forces’ Sweethearts - 23 Songs from the Heart-Throbs of World War II ASV CD AJA 5620 [71:33]

Sarah O’Brien (cello) - dans mes rêves je reviens (with Claudine Lapointe, piano)

Self Promotional CD001 http://www.sarah-obrien.com


Book Review

Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies Harper Collins Entertainment

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