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Ragtime - The Musical (1998 Original Broadway Cast) | 
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| Artists: Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, Audra Mcdonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie
Label: RCA Victor Broadway
Category: Music
List Price: $24.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  182 reviews
Sales Rank: 6256
Format: Cast Recording
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 63167
UPC: 090266316724
EAN: 0090266316724
ASIN: B0000064XS
Release Date: April 28, 1998
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Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: CD is factory sealed. Small mark in barcode. JBrev
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Prologue: Ragtime | | • | Goodbye, My Love | | • | Journey On | | • | The Crime of the Century | | • | What Kind of Woman | | • | A Shtetl Iz Amereke | | • | Success | | • | His Name Is Coalhouse Walker | | • | Getting' Ready Rag | | • | Henry Ford | | • | Nothing Like the City | | • | Your Daddy's Son | | • | The Courtship | | • | New Music | | • | Wheels of a Dream | | • | The Night That Goldman Spoke at Union Square | | • | Gliding | | • | The Trashing of the Car | | • | Justice | | • | President | | • | Till We Reach That Day |
Disc 2
| • | Entr'acte | | • | Harry Houdini, Master Escapist | | • | Coalhouse's Soliloquy | | • | Coalhouse Demands | | • | What a Game | | • | Fire in the City | | • | Atlantic City | | • | Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc. | | • | Our Children | | • | Harlem Nightclub | | • | Sarah Brown Eyes | | • | He Wanted to Say | | • | Back to Before | | • | Look What You've Done | | • | Make Them Hear You | | • | Epilogue: Ragtime/Wheels of a Dream (reprise) | | • | The Ragtime Symphonic Suite |
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Amazon.com essential recording
The epic sweep of Ragtime is captured in its opening prologue, a nine-minute kaleidoscope of fictional characters mingling with historical figures from the early 20th century as originally captured in E.L. Doctorow's sprawling novel. As the story continues, we meet pianist Coalhouse Walker Jr. (Brian Stokes Mitchell) and his child's mother, Sarah (Audra McDonald), who has been taken in by a respectable family (including Marin Mazzie as Mother). Parallel story lines of the Latvian immigrant Tateh (Peter Friedman), the entertainer Evelyn Nesbit (Lynnette Perry), and even Harry Houdini (Jim Corti) and Emma Goldman (Judy Kaye) eventually mingle and merge. Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (Once on This Island) mix marches, cakewalks, and of course ragtime to create a rich, compelling score, including Sarah's song to her baby, "Your Daddy's Son," her soaring duet with Coalhouse, "Wheels of a Dream," Mother's self-revealing "Back to Before," and numerous set pieces, all performed by a perfect cast. Ragtime was nominated for 12 Tony Awards in 1998, with wins for McDonald, original score, book, and orchestration. The CD also includes an eight-minute symphonic suite conducted by Paul Gemignani and a booklet with photos, full lyrics, and a history of how the score was written. Tragic, touching, and ultimately triumphant, Ragtime is an American classic. --David Horiuchi
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| Customer Reviews: Read 177 more reviews...
Great recording of a terrific show January 5, 2009
This is a terrific cast album, with most of the show recorded intact. Only some dialogue has been omitted. The cast is exceptional, led by Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald and Marin Mazzie. The score is complex, lovely to listen to, painful in places and on the whole quite beautiful. I was lucky enough to be in a production of the show recently and know how difficult a score this is to sing. Get this if you want to hear one of the best Broadway scores in years sung by one of the best casts in years. It's sort of a shame that Lion King beat this show out as best musical at the Tony awards that year. It was definitely a case of flash over substance.
Concept Album December 25, 2008
"Ragtime" is an excellent musical.
When I purchased this recording on ebay, I was not familiar enough with the show to realize there were both a concept album and an original cast album. Otherwise, I would have opted for the OC; but I am not disappointed in my choice. Interestingly, Amazon appears to be using the same reviews for both recordings.
My familiarity with "Ragtime" was limited to the movie version; so it was a surprise to hear the three stories interwoven, as they are in the musical. The soloists are well fitted to their roles. The chorus work is especially well done.
There is a great deal of variety in the musical styles represented. Because of this, I hear the influences of other sources in some of the songs. DisneyWorld, in "Wheels of a Dream." "Mack & Mabel," in "Buffalo Nickel ..." "Les Miz," in "Make Them Hear You." This is not meant as a criticism, only as a comment.
It is unfortunate that production costs kept "Ragtime" from being profitable. Happily, it lives on to some degree in less extravagant regional productions.
The printed material with the recording includes a plot synopsis, a libretto, and an excellent history of the show written by Marty Bell.
I have not heard the OC recording to make comparisons. But I would recommend either to any fan of Broadway musicals.
Review of Ragtime July 24, 2008
Fantastic Soundtrack. Great music. This music as great as the show was. Highly recommend to all. Thanks
It was the music of something beginning... February 13, 2008
With 38 tracks of Broadway's best songs, this soundtrack is incredible. The show itself is so moving and this cast features some of the best voices I have ever heard. Marin Mazzie as Mother, Audra McDonald as Sarah, and Brian Stokes Mitchell as Coalhouse are my favorites. All of the songs are show-stoppers, but I would name the following as my absolute favorites: "Your Daddy's Son," "New Music," "Wheels of a Dream," "Til We Reach that Day," "Sarah Brown Eyes," and "Make Them Hear You." The booklet of this two-disk soundtrack also features incredible stills and lyrics from the show.
 Moment's of brilliance. February 2, 2008
There are parts of this musical that just blow you away. Sure it has it's dry narrative moments too but the vocal heights that it reaches are awe inspiring.
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