The 2017 SITPWG Cast Recording is HERE!- Page 13

[chernjam]

Posted: 9/23/17 at 1:45pm

qolbinau said: "The one disappointing thing about the recording is the French Horn not screwing up the final note like they did in the theatre. Didn't they want to make it realistic!?!?!"

Not going to lie - I laughed when I saw this and thought the same thing.  That was the one negative the perfromance I was at 

[ljay889]

Posted: 9/23/17 at 1:57pm

I think the poor French horn player missed that note more than he/she got it right. 

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 9/23/17 at 2:11pm

qolbinau said: "The one disappointing thing about the recording is the French Horn not screwing up the final note like they did in the theatre. Didn't they want to make it realistic!?!?!"

I AM ROLLING ON THE FLOOR

 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 9/23/17 at 2:27pm

qolbinau said: "The one disappointing thing about the recording is the French Horn not screwing up the final note like they did in the theatre. Didn't they want to make it realistic!?!?!"

LOL. Thank you. It's such a hilarious note to mess up, too. I would be in a massive wave of emotions after "Sunday" but then end the act cringing.

[MattRVA]

Posted: 9/23/17 at 4:17pm

qolbinau said: "The one disappointing thing about the recording is the French Horn not screwing up the final note like they did in the theatre. Didn't they want to make it realistic!?!?!"

Pretty please, let this be a bonus track on a deluxe edition ??

Seriously, though, I have nothing to add except yet another rave review for this cast recording. It’s phenomenal and was worth the wait. 

[Rinaldo]

Posted: 9/23/17 at 10:07pm

ljay889 said: "I think the poor French horn player missed that note more than he/shegot it right."

I don't doubt that this happened sometimes, but the note sounded great at the performance I attended. :) And to be fair, this note is higher than ANY note in the classical orchestral literature, including the flashy solo literature. (And even the notes a step or two lower are considered risky, with misfires to be lived with philosophically.)

[gypsy101]

Posted: 9/23/17 at 11:17pm

omg qolbinau that is hilarious

[ljay889]

Posted: 9/25/17 at 12:54am

A few new random thoughts:

I love how expressive and for a lack of a better word beautiful Jake's singing is in "Beautiful." He is so impressive in that number. Penny and Jake holding hands throughout it will forever be in my memory.

I'm enjoying Annaleigh on this recording. I am happy that some of her vocal stylings that I didn't enjoy in the theater have been improved for the recording, mainly "We Do Not Belong Together."

I love how this production recorded parts of "Putting it Together" that aren't on the prior two cast recordings. As a whole, the dialogue on the new album is perfect. Just enough is included. I am glad they didn't overdo it like many PS Classic albums.

 

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 9/25/17 at 1:00am

ljay889 said: " I am glad they didn't overdo it like many PS Classic albums."

Lol like their recording of the 2011 Follies revival.  I like the recording of the score, but it's a bit of a chore to sit and listen to the whole thing.  I don't need to hear every single line and scene.  Sometimes I just want the songs and a bit of dialogue to help give the songs some context, like this album did.

[chernjam]

Posted: 9/25/17 at 1:06am

Listening to the album again today - and Move on hit me in a way I haven't felt since that cold Sat afternoon when I went to see it. Just overwhelmed by it

Just thinking back to walking around the city - with Sunset at the Palace and Sunday at the newly opened Hudson - and all these other shows that were about to open - can't help but think what an exciting season it was (and strangely how quickly things turned)

[Andy51]

Posted: 9/25/17 at 1:56pm

I haven't previously made fanboy comments about Gyllenhaal, but this recording has cemented my perception that if he continues to produce the level of work in theatre and film that he has thus far (and I expect he will), he is going to achieve legendary status.

[raddersons]

Posted: 9/25/17 at 2:21pm

GeorgeandDot said: Lol like their recording of the 2011 Follies revival."

I typically like a lot of dialogue on cast recordings because I really like them for long trips, and the closer to the show, the better... but it's immensely annoying when I'm in a car and plug my phone in and the stereo system starts autoplaying "According to Statistics..." from Follies because it's the first track in my phone alphabetically. I've come to resent that recording entirely because of that.

Updated On: 9/25/17 at 02:21 PM

[ljay889]

Posted: 9/25/17 at 2:27pm

I love Follies and that revival, but that’s also my example of recording way too much dialogue.

[gypsy101]

Posted: 9/25/17 at 9:32pm

to be honest i’ve never been too big a fan of PS classics’ sondheim recordings, they all sounded like they were recorded in a vacuum. i enjoy a lot of their non-sondheim stuff though.

[binau]

Posted: 9/25/17 at 10:39pm

I know what you mean, especially thinking about Sunday (London), Night Music and Pacific Overtures. It feels like there is no space. I thought the Follies recording was a bit of a departure from the others (maybe because of the orchestra size) but I know some people do still complain about it. 

[ljay889]

Posted: 9/28/17 at 12:18am

Saw the funniest post on Facebook today regarding the new album, someone wrote they prefer the London orchestrations. LOL? I know It's a matter of opinion, but even Sondheim himself took PUBLIC issue with those pathetic orchestrations. Starobin's are some of the greatest ever. 

[devonian.t]

Posted: 9/28/17 at 4:27am

Although I loved the staging of the London revival, the CD is almost unbearable- even more so when compared to the new recording!

[ljay889]

Posted: 9/28/17 at 9:49pm

The London album did have an expanded orchestra for the recording, as a opposed to the 5 measly players in the theater (and on Broadway). I enjoyed the album as an alternative to the OBCR, but I don't think i'll be listening to it much now that we have this stunning album. 

[asoftplacetoland]

Posted: 9/29/17 at 12:50am

I love it, ugh. And I thought I couldn’t be more obsessed. People who see me driving must think I’m crazy because that’s when I listen to it the most and I get very into the recording, to say the least, lmao. 

[Lot666]

Posted: 9/29/17 at 11:30am

ljay889 said: "SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE TRACK LIST

6. The Dog Song"

Any thoughts as to why this piece is a separate track on this recording, but (I believe) was part of "The Day Off" on the original Broadway cast recording?

[Lot666]

Posted: 9/29/17 at 11:51am

CT2NYC said: "I'll admit to being SITPWG-ignorant. That is, I'm not at all familiar with most of the score, and I didn't get the chance to see the recentrevival.I just listened to "Sunday" and "Sunday - Finale." If I had known that I was going to hear THAT, I would have gone to any length to see this production."

I'm not much of a Sondheim fan (like chernjam, I'm a hardcore Andrew Lloyd Webber guy), but I saw this revival last winter because Mr. Gyllenhaal was in it. While the show often felt more to me like "a play with music" than a "musical", I very much enjoyed it and found it tremendously moving in parts. The two "Sunday" segments (at the end of each act) were achingly beautiful, and I lost it when the various figures from the painting bowed to the artist in turn. The combination of music, vocals, and visuals at that point culminated in one of the finest theatrical moments I've ever experienced.

[Lot666]

Posted: 9/29/17 at 11:55am

Rinaldo said: "ljay889 said: "I think the poor French horn player missed that note more than he/shegot it right."

I don't doubt that this happened sometimes, but the note sounded great at the performance I attended. :) And to be fair, this noteis higher than ANY note in the classical orchestral literature, including the flashy solo literature. (And even the notes a step or two lower are considered risky, with misfires to be lived with philosophically.)"

It was perfect when I saw the show as well, and that note MADE the moment.

[Lot666]

Posted: 9/29/17 at 11:57am

chernjam said: "Just thinking back to walking around the city - with Sunset at the Palace and Sunday at the newly opened Hudson - and all these other shows that were about to open - can't help but think what an exciting season it was (and strangely how quickly things turned)"

Me too! Hearing this recording took me right back to that place and time, which now somehow seems long ago. I was so excited to see both this and Sunset, and several other shows looming on the horizon. It was a great season.

[Wick3]

Posted: 9/29/17 at 12:51pm

I agree Lot666 and chernjam. I still remember reading on this board how SITPWG wanted to extend but for some reason 1984 wouldn't budge its start date in May. 

[chernjam]

Posted: 9/29/17 at 2:51pm

Wick3 said: "I agree Lot666 and chernjam. I still remember reading on this board how SITPWG wanted to extend but for some reason 1984 wouldn't budge its start date in May."

Yeah I'm not sure how serious that was or if it was just people in the press (Riedel)/on these boards trying to float something to generate interest and eventually happen.  I would think that Jake had a pretty tight time table of when he was available and 10 weeks was a pretty big commitment on his part