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 enlarge | Artist: Stephen Sondheim
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 4109
Format: Cast Recording
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 65284
UPC: 074646528426
EAN: 0074646528426
ASIN: B00000DHSO
Release Date: November 10, 1998
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| Customer Reviews:
 Sondheim's Best Musical June 4, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The beauty of the score sneaks up on you. The lyrics are Sondheim's most clever (The hands on the clock turn, but don't sing a nocturne just yet...) The singers do more than just sing the songs... They convey what they are feeling and thinking with their voices (which is wonderful for a broadway recording - we want to have the experience of being seated in a theatre watching the musical as well as listening to it). The music is magical, transporting us to wherever the characters want us to go (their memories, their hearts, their thoughts, their desires). The style of the music is a mixture of impressionistic (Ravel, Debussy, Poulenc, Satie, etc...), Classical (Bach - the only music to which Sondheim claims now to listen) and of course, Waltz. This mixture is exquisite. Send In The Clowns is NOT the best song in this musical, by far. The songs I will never tire of in this musical:
1)Overture and Night Waltz
2)Now
3)Soon (my favorite)
4)Every Day A Little Death (reminiscent of The Sound of Music's "How do solve a problem like Maria")
5)Night Waltz I
6)Night Waltz II
7)The Miller's Son (One Sondheim's own favorites)
The music and lyrics are brilliant. The performances by both the actors and orhestra are superb. Everything about this musical is amazing and wonderful. Enjoy.
 Not that exciting February 17, 2007
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
Seems silly, but the only reason I purchased this album was because my favourite version of SEND IN THE CLOWNS is sung by Glynis Johns.
I can understand why this did not have a long run on stage. It is based on an Ingmar Bergman play and he isn't the most cheerful writer. That is not to say I don't like Bergman. Stephen Sondheim made a mistake here but I now have one of my favourites, and it was written for the voice of Glynis Johns. Frank Sinatra also sings it but with a kind of couldn't care less attitude. Whoops now I have upset someone.
Goregous, Glorius, Genius...Sondheim! August 2, 2006
After a long wait, I was finally able to own A Little Night Music, and I instantly fell in love with it. Although the show is known due to the huge hit "Send in the Clowns", the entire score is grand and spectacular. This is probably Sondheim's "prettiest" score due to the constant 3/4 waltz theme. The Night Waltz overture alone pulls the listener in with the subtle strings. The orchestrations just get better as the score continues. Highlights are probably "Now/Later/Soon", which cascades into a wonderful montage, "Every Day A Little Death", "It Would Have Been Wonderful", "The Miller's Son", and, of course, the congested wonder Glynis Johns with "Send in the Clowns". A true must-have for any lover of Sondheim.
A Soft Sondhiem July 31, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Like other Sondheim shows, the lyrics are fabulous. But theres no horribly dark lyrics or moods. Myabe a little hint of one in "You Must Meet My Wife" but you have to listen for it. The music is nice and soothing. Everything one would expect from a master. It is a more classical show, but a good one. I would definitly suggest this to anyone. Ballad rich, small talented cast, and a well known Sondheim gem "Send In The Clowns" is hidden here. Nothing like Sweeny Todd, but still wonderful. Favorite songs: "Now--Later--Soon" & "Praise to Women"
A Musical Masterpiece. April 16, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, and A Little Night Music are Sondheim's masterpiece.
The book by Hugh Wheeler is a masterpiece in itself, intelligent and very humurous. You should buy it if you can (it helps give you background).
But what I truly love about A Little Night Music is the truth that is in it, songs like Every Day A Little Death and Sondheim's famed Send in the Clowns speak a lot about human nature and relationships.
In the end, I think this musical is up with Sweeney Todd in caliber of musical. A little bit of advice if you are new to Sondheim however, one must listen to Sondheim music several times before they like it, do not put it on as background music.
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