Marguerite - Marguerite (Original London Cast Recording)
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Artist: MargueriteEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import, Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2008-08-05
Music Label: Fresh Sounds Spain
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Music Review: From the creators of "Les Miz" (sort of)...
Rating: 4 Stars
"Marguerite" is the first Boublil and Schonberg musical to have, well, little to do with Boublil and Schonberg. Despite the attachment of the creators of "Les Miserables" (they came up with the idea and worked on the book), the score of "Marguerite" is by French composer Michel Legrand and the English Lyrics are by Herbert Kretzmer. Still, there is a similarity in the sweeping theatricality here to the best of Schonberg's music. This is a lavishly melodic, frequently ravishing score.
The musical takes place in the 40's, in Nazi-occupied Paris, and details the affair of a 40-year-old former singer, Marguerite (Ruthie Henshall) with a much younger man, Armand (Julian Ovenden). The French setting, and the age difference of the principals, are sort of reminiscent of Lloyd Webber's "Aspects of Love," and indeed both scores share the same kind of lushly romantic tunes. But while "Aspects" sort of lags in its meandering soap-operatic plotlines, "Marguerite," based on this recording, feels a lot more focused and urgent in the storytelling. You see, Marguerite is the mistress of a Nazi, and Armand is a member of the Resistance. Awkward! And interesting.
The music is of high caliber-- songs like "China Doll," "Waiting," and "I Am Here" are some of the most melodically satisfying show tunes I've heard in some time. At times the score feels operatic, with fantastic orchestrations and the impressively soaring voices of Henshall and Ovenden leading the way through what's got to be an incredible vocal challenge. As is sometimes the case with this kind of unabashedly romantic score, there are times where it skirts corniness, and one could, if he wanted, point out that Kretzmer's lyrics tend towards the simplistic. But there is so much right on this recording, including a transporting sense of time and place (there's also a nifty jazz song, and a recurring marching motif emphasizing the war), effective bits of dialogue, and fine supporting performances, that exceptions can most certainly be made. At its best, "Marguerite" is downright spine-tingling. Don't skip this one.
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