Brigadoon [1995 Studio Cast]

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All Music Guide - William Ruhlmann
Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's 1947 Broadway musical Brigadoon, a fantasy about two disillusioned 20th century New Yorkers who find romance in a magical 18th century Scottish village, was the songwriting team's first big success, boasting a score that included the standards "Almost Like Being in Love," "The Heather on the Hill," and "Come to Me, Bend to Me." Over the years, it spawned a series of recordings, including the original Broadway cast album; the 1954 original motion picture soundtrack album with Gene Kelly; a studio cast album with Jack Cassidy and Shirley Jones recorded in 1957 and released in 1958; the 1966 original television soundtrack album with ...
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All Music Guide - William Ruhlmann
Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's 1947 Broadway musical Brigadoon, a fantasy about two disillusioned 20th century New Yorkers who find romance in a magical 18th century Scottish village, was the songwriting team's first big success, boasting a score that included the standards "Almost Like Being in Love," "The Heather on the Hill," and "Come to Me, Bend to Me." Over the years, it spawned a series of recordings, including the original Broadway cast album; the 1954 original motion picture soundtrack album with Gene Kelly; a studio cast album with Jack Cassidy and Shirley Jones recorded in 1957 and released in 1958; the 1966 original television soundtrack album with Robert Goulet; the 1988 London revival cast album; and a studio cast album conducted by John McGlinn recorded in 1991 and released in 1992. Of these, arguably the best is the Cassidy/Jones album, since both the Broadway and soundtrack discs are incomplete representations of the score. But this studio cast recording from 1995, starring George Dvorsky, who appeared in an unrecorded New York City Opera production, and featuring Maurice Clarke of the 1988 London revival, is also well done. Dvorsky sings and acts in a stagy but appropriate style that recalls John Raitt in the leading male role of Tommy Albright; Clarke is suitably lively in the secondary role of Charlie Cameron, who gets to sing "I'll Go Home With Bonnie Jean" and "Come to Me, Bend to Me." Also excellent is Megan Kelly, handling the soubrette role of Meg Brockie, who sings the saucy "The Love of My Life" and "My Mother's Weddin' Day" in a wonderful brogue. The only reservation must be for Janis Kelly, playing the lead female role of Fiona MacKeith, who employs an operatic style to her singing that is out of keeping with the other performances. Still, this is one of the better recordings of Brigadoon.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 3/8/2005
  • Label: Jay Records
  • UPC: 605288138720
  • Catalog Number: 1387
  • Sales rank: 129,794

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Introduction - National Symphony Orchestra (1:06)
  2. 2 Prologue/Brigadoon - National Symphony Orchestra (3:38)
  3. 3 Vendors' Calls/Down in MacConnachy Square - National Symphony Orchestra (4:34)
  4. 4 Waitin' for My Dearie - Scottish Cast (4:47)
  5. 5 I'll Go Home with Bonnie Jean/Dance - Scottish Cast (7:42)
  6. 6 The Heather on the Hill - Scottish Cast (4:03)
  7. 7 The Love of My Life - Scottish Cast (3:42)
  8. 8 Jeannie's Packin' Up - National Symphony Orchestra (1:32)
  9. 9 Come to Me, Bend to Me - Scottish Cast (2:27)
  10. 10 Almost Like Being in Love - Scottish Cast (2:38)
  11. 11 Entr'Acte - National Symphony Orchestra (4:43)
  12. 12 The Chase - Scottish Cast (4:16)
  13. 13 There But for You Go I - Scottish Cast (4:02)
  14. 14 My Mother's Weddin' Day - Scottish Cast (2:34)
  15. 15 From This Day On/Farewell Music - Scottish Cast (5:02)
  16. 16 Reprises - Scottish Cast (4:30)
  17. 17 Finale - National Symphony Orchestra (1:51)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
1995 Studio Cast Primary Artist, Indexed Contributor
Bruce Ogston cast
National Symphony Orchestra Performing Ensemble
Hilary Western cast
Martin Yates Conductor
Pamela Baxter cast
Geoffrey Dallamore cast
George Dvorsky cast
Gaynor Keeble cast
Carol Lesley-Green cast
Denise Silvey Vocals, cast
Gareth Snook cast
Janis Kelly Vocals, cast
Martin Nelson cast
Janice Torrens cast
Karen Broughton cast
Nicolas Colicos cast
Robert Fardell cast
Philip Griffiths cast
Dominic Curtis cast
Ethan Freeman Vocals
Donald Maxwell Vocals, cast
Megan Kelly Vocals, cast
Gordon Sandison Vocals, cast
Maurice Clarke Vocals, cast
Morag McLaren cast
Caroline Tatlow cast
Harry Nicoll Vocals, cast
Christopher Dee cast
Gary Alexander cast
Morag MacKay cast
Simon Masterton-Smith Vocals
Simon Masterson-Smith cast
Tom McVeigh cast
Technical Credits
John Kurlander Engineer
Alan Jay Lerner Composer, Lyricist, Author, Book
Teddy Royal Orchestration
Frederick Loewe Composer
John Yap Producer, Executive Producer, Audio Production
Rexton S. Bunnett Liner Notes
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