SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM tracklist and samples....

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 12:41am

http://www.psclassics.com/cd_sondheimonsondheim.html
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/141527-Sondheim-on-Sondheim-Track-List-Announced-Cut-Songs-Added-to-Two-Disc-Set

I still don't get this. Where is the act 1 finale and Ah, But Underneath? They recorded a cut number but not those?


Disc 1

1. "My name is Stephen Joshua Sondheim…"
2. INVOCATION/FORGET WAR
3. LOVE IS IN THE AIR
4. COMEDY TONIGHT
5. TAKE ME TO THE WORLD
6. "Ten years after I was born…"
7. TALENT/WHEN I GET FAMOUS
8. SOMETHING'S COMING
9. "My first professional show…"
10. SO MANY PEOPLE
11. "For many years, Hal Prince…"
12. YOU COULD DRIVE A PERSON CRAZY
13. THE WEDDING IS OFF
14. NOW YOU KNOW
15. "Hal Prince and I did six shows together…"
16. FRANKLIN SHEPARD, INC.
17. GOOD THING GOING
18. "Sometimes a song changes its shape…"
19. WAITING FOR THE GIRLS UPSTAIRS
20. THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAS HAPPENED
21. "My first serious relationship…"
22. HAPPINESS
23. FOSCA'S ENTRANCE (I READ)
24. IS THIS WHAT YOU CALL LOVE?
25. LOVING YOU

Disc 2

1. GOD
2. "If you ask me to write a love song…"
3. LOSING MY MIND/NOT A DAY GOES BY
4. "A lot of people think…"
5. OPENING DOORS
6. "We had three endings to Company…"
7. MULTITUDES OF AMYS
8. HAPPILY EVERY AFTER
9. BEING ALIVE
10. SOMETHING JUST BROKE
11. THE GUN SONG
12. "Jule Styne and I realized with Gypsy…"
13. SMILE, GIRLS
14. "I suppose if there is one that’s closest…"
15. FINISHING THE HAT
16. BEAUTIFUL
17. "I had a lot of trouble with my mother…"
18. CHILDREN WILL LISTEN
19. "To me, teaching is a sacred profession…"
20. SEND IN THE CLOWNS
21. "I've often been asked why I don't write…"
22. COMPANY/OLD FRIENDS
23. ANYONE CAN WHISTLE Updated On: 7/27/10 at 12:41 AM

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 12:46am

Wait what? Her Ah, But Underneath was one of the reasons I was looking forward to this!

And the Act I finale.

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 12:47am

I know! I don't get this at all. Someone needs to enlighten us.

[rmusic11322]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 12:48am

No Ah, But Underneath and Act 1 Finale? WTF!!!!????

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 12:48am

Wopat's "Epiphany" is also missing! Though not many will miss it.
And Mackey's gorgeous "Do I Hear a Waltz?" is gone.
UGH.
Updated On: 7/27/10 at 12:48 AM

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 12:52am

Maybe they'll put the leftovers on Itunes like they did with Brel and LuPone's Torch?

EDIT: Ok that was Ghostliight but I can still hope! Mad about Waltz too.

Updated On: 7/27/10 at 12:52 AM

[adamgreer]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 12:53am

Did they really need to record the "jazz" version of Something's Coming? Especially at the expense of Ah, But Underneath, the act 1 finale, and Do I Hear A Waltz.

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 12:57am

I just don't get why they included the random cut "Talent/When I Grow Up" and not those other great songs that were actually in the show.

[Dsiggy15]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 1:30am

They cut three songs, one for each of the three stars.

Ah, But Underneath - Loses its purpose without SEEING Vanessa
In Buddy's Eyes - There are so many recordings of Barbara Cook singing it
Epiphany - I don't know why, and I don't really care.

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 2:34am

Very strange "Ah, But Underneath" isn't on the CD, but cut numbers are...I really don't care about "In Buddy's Eyes" because in my iTunes, I'll place one of the recordings of Barbra Cook where it should be.

[newintown]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 11:17am

I can't think of any of these songs that hasn't had a better recording before now - can you? Well, "God," of course, and maybe "The Wedding Is Off," but I can't imagine buying this entire recording for that one new song and that one rarity.

Most disappointing are the bland, tiny orchestrations. And that ridiculous "Something's Coming" arrangement...

[Dsiggy15]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 12:48pm

I happen to know the Conductor/Musical Orchestrator, and the orchestrations are amazing. Everyone needs to stop complaining, and just wait until they get the CD. It's going to be great, be thankful you will have something to keep from an amazing show.

[JOak]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 1:03pm

"Ah, But Underneath - Loses its purpose without SEEING Vanessa"

My imagination would work just fine.

[backwoodsbarbie]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 1:08pm

Like everybody else I am astounded that they did not record the Act I finale. I found that to be one of the most moving segments of the show. Cutting that number would be like cutting Barbara Cook's Send In The Clowns.

[newintown]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 1:44pm

I happen to know the Conductor/Musical Orchestrator, and the orchestrations are amazing."

Dsiggy, I happen to have seen the show, and the orchestrations, like all Roundabout shows, were tiny, thin, and unexciting.

Kudos to you for defending your acquaintance, but just because you know Michael Starobin (or do you mean David Loud, the music director? He didn't do orchestrations according to the credits) doesn't mean that his work was top notch on this one. Starobin's a really talented orchestrator, but when the Roundabout insists you write for a handful of players, you end up with unsatisfying sound.

[jv92]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 2:05pm

I thought Starobin did a fine job here. It wasn't the brilliant orchestral job he did with Next to Normal, Sunday in the Park with George or Assassins, but they were quite good and effective.
I am looking forward to this album very much.

[Dsiggy15]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 2:08pm

I saw the show also. And that's not who I'm talking about. Also, if they cut Send in the Clowns, it wouldn't be THAT big of deal because there are SOOO many recordings of her singing the song out there. Can someone please remind me what the Act 1 Finale was?

[jv92]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 2:13pm

No, it would be a big deal. I'll take any recording of Barbara Cook doing that song I can get. Only one lady has done it better and that's Glynis Johns.

[wickedfan11]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 3:01pm

Does anyone know if it will be available at Barnes & Noble? I can't find it on their website.

[newintown]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 4:37pm

Well, I am intrigued, dsiggy. You say "I happen to know the Conductor/Musical Orchestrator," but it's not David Loud (Conductor/Arranger) or Starobin (Orchestrator). Are you hinting that a third person was brought in to ghost for both of these pros?

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 7/27/10 at 4:54pm

I'm surprised that "Ah, But Underneath" is gone, but not realy upset about it. Don't care at all that this version of "Sunday" isn't getting recorded. Looks like all my favorite live moments from the show will be there, and a decent chunk of the Sondheim interviews, which is the most unique/important part of the whole thing.

[rmusic11322]

Posted: 7/28/10 at 1:04pm

I just asked Roundabout what the deal was about cutting songs from the show in the CD and they said that...

" No songs from the production are being cut from the CD. There are several songs that didn't make the actual production but will be added to the CD, including "Talent" and "When I Get Famous". "

I don't know...

[tazber]

Posted: 7/28/10 at 1:32pm

But Roundabout doesn't make the track list decisions, do they? I would think PS Classics would be the ones to do that.

[noahrp3]

Posted: 7/28/10 at 1:44pm

Maybe PS Classics just made a mistake?

[i*heart*fame]

Posted: 7/28/10 at 1:55pm

No -- they didn't record those songs and they will not be on the cast recording. I don't know why they chose not to record them, just that they did not.