Renee and Bryn: Under the Stars
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Composer: Renee FlemingComposer: Bryn Terfel
Performer: Stephen Sondheim
Performer: Rupert Holmes
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-02-11
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
- "Not While I'm Around" (from Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim)
- "Moonfall" (from The Mystery of Edwin Drood by R. Holmes)
- "I Don't Remember You The Happy Tim" and "Sometimes a Day Goes By" (from Woman of the Year by Kander & Ebb)
- "All the Love I Have" (from The Beautiful Game by Ben Elton & Andrew Lloyd Webber)
- "I Wish I Could Forget You / Loving You" (from Passion by Stephen Sondheim)
- "Stars" (from Les Misirables by Boublil & Schvnberg)
- "All I Ask of You" (from The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber)
- "Hello, Young Lovers" (from The King and I by Rodgers & Hammerstein)
- "Pretty Women" (from Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim)
- "Aimer" (from Romio et Juliette by Presgurvic)
- "All the Wasted Time" (from Parade by J. Brown)
- "Seventy-Six Trombones" (from The Music Man by Willson)
- "How Could I Ever Know" (from The Secret Garden by Simon and Norman)
- "So In Love" (from Kiss Me Kate by Cole Porter)
- "Wheels Of a Dream" (from Ragtime by Ahrens & Flaherty)
Music reviews of Renee and Bryn: Under the Stars
Music Review: Dreadful, absolutely dreadful
Rating: 1 Stars
Dreadful, absolutely dreadful. With the sole exception of "I Don't Remember You"/"Sometimes a Day Goes By," the rendering of the songs on this CD is simply atrocious. Renee Fleming sounds as though she's been drugged, and the arrangements could not have been dopier. They go from atonal to off-key; all the songs sound like dirges. I didn't even recognize "So in Love" - had to check the menu on the back to figure out what it was. And who on earth selected the songs to be included? With few exceptions (including the song in French!), they seem to represent the most obscure, outr? output of Broadway composers, too precious by half. Weird doesn't come close to describing several contributions ("I Wish I Could Forget Loving You," "How Could I Ever Know," "All the Love I have") - these might be great songs rendered by other singers and/or other arrangers, but as presented on this CD they are simply terrible,
I deeply regret buying this CD.
Description of Renee and Bryn: Under the Stars
In these days of the crossover, it is hardly surprising to find two great opera singers making a foray into numbers from Broadway musicals by such composers as Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. What's remarkable is that they seem completely at home in this music. Both say they grew up listening to it, and indeed they approach these songs with no less care and seriousness than they'd give the most demanding operatic arias, and without a trace of condescension. However, their vocal, expressive, and interpretive styles are very different, both in the solos and the duets. Terfel projects assertive manliness, tender, intimate affection, and rollicking humor without external effects, using only his incomparably sonorous voice and powerful personality. His diction is impeccably clear, and though he has sometimes let his theatrical flair spill over into Schubert songs, he is the soul of simplicity here. This is in stark contrast to Fleming's tendency to exaggerate colors and dynamics and to turn sentiment into sentimentality. Moreover, though she claims a background as a jazz singer, her "crooning" sounds artificial and unnatural. However, her top notes, culminating in a triumphant high C at the end of the final number, ring gloriously. Her voice glows and shimmers with irresistible luster, soaring from seductive whispers to thrilling climaxes. The program features a great variety of love songs, and includes an antiwar protest (from Beautiful Game), a celebration of the American dream (from Ragtime), and a rousing fun piece (from The Music Man). Unfortunately, even the best songs are marred by thoroughly corny arrangements. Listeners will find their own favorites, but the real "stars" on this record are the two singers. --Edith EislerGeneral CDs
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