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11-24-2015, 04:36 PM
A title like The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Choral Album could mean either of two things. It could focus on the various pieces the British superstar composer has written for vocal groups in his musicals. Or it could take his most famous melodies and set them to SATB on the principle that the human voice is the most beautiful instrument, and therefore a group of voices singing together can't be beaten. The Crouch End Festival Chorus takes the second approach, so we have a medley of five songs from The Phantom of the Opera, yet no "Masquerade." We have songs from Evita, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Jesus Christ Superstar, but no "Requiem for Evita," "Go Go Go Joseph," or "Superstar." (They do sing the "Pie Jesu" from Lloyd Webber's requiem.) Not that this is a bad thing. The chorus sings with heart and style, and their backing of well-known soloists such as Lesley Garrett offers a haunting backdrop. Yes, it is ironic that the group sings "Another Suitcase In Another Hall," "Memory," "Close Every Door," "Tell Me on a Sunday," and "I Don't Know How To Love Him," which in dramatic context are some of the loneliest songs of the Lloyd Webber canon. But again, it's better to take these songs simply as lovely pieces of music, sung by the very pleasant vehicle of a choral ensemble. If you enjoy your local community chorale's spring pops concert, then you'll enjoy this too. --David Horiuchi
Track list:
1.PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Phantom of the Opera � Lesley Garrett / Crouch End Festival Chorus / RPO / Bateman
2.PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Music of the Night � Crouch End Festival Chorus / RPO / Bateman
3.PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Wishing You Were Somehow Here � Lesley Garrett / Crouch End Festival Chorus/ RPO / Bateman
4.PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Think of Me � Crouch End Festival Chorus / RPO / Bateman
5.PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - All I Ask Of You � Crouch End Festival Chorus / RPO / Bateman
6.EVITA - Don't Cry for Me, Argentina � Sharon Campbell / CEFC / RPO / Bateman
7.EVITA - Another Suitcase In Another Hall � Crouch End Festival Chorus / RPO / Bateman
8.Memory � Stars Of the London Stage
9.JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - Close Every Door � Crouch End Festival Chorus / RPO / Bateman
10.TELL ME ON A SUNDAY - Tell Me On A Sunday � Crouch End Festival Chorus / RPO / Bateman
11.JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - I Don't Know How To Love Him � Crouch End Festival Chorus / RPO / Bateman
12.REQUIEM - Pie Jesu � Tito Beltran / CEFC / RPO / Bateman
13.ASPECTS OF LOVE - Love Changes Everything � Crouch End Festival Chorus / RPO / Bateman
14.STARLIGHT EXPRESS - Next Time You Fall In Love � Crouch End Festival Chorus / RPO / Bateman
15.SUNSET BOULEVARD - With One Look � Mary Carewe / CEFC / RPO / Bateman
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