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Brigadoon (1991 London Studio Cast) | 
 enlarge | Artists: John Mcglinn, Alan Jay Lerner, Brent Barrett, John Mark Ainsley, Rebecca Luker, Donald Maxwell, Judy Kaye, Frederick Loewe
Creators: Ambrosian Chorus, Frank Middlemass
Label: Angel Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 34658
Format: Cast Recording
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 54481
UPC: 077775448122
EAN: 0077775448122
ASIN: B000002SK0
Release Date: October 20, 1992
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| Tracks:
| • | Overture | | • | Once in the Highlands | | • | Act 1 | | • | Vendors Calls | | • | Waitin' for My Deare | | • | I'll Go Home with Bonnie Jean | | • | Dance | | • | The Heather on the Hill | | • | The Love of My Life | | • | Jeannie's Packin' Up | | • | Come to Me, Bend Me | | • | Dance | | • | Almost Like Being in Love | | • | Entrance of the Clans | | • | Wedding Ceremony | | • | The Wedding Dance | | • | Sword Dance | | • | The Chase | | • | There But for You I Go | | • | Glen Scene Opening | | • | Dance | | • | Funeral Dance | | • | From This Day On | | • | Change of Scene | | • | Scene 5 |
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Amazon.com
Lerner and Loewe's classic Brigadoon shines in this 1991 studio recording led by celebrated conductor John McGlinn three years after his stunning reconstruction of Show Boat. Broadway stars Brent Barrett (Chicago) and Rebecca Luker (revivals of The Music Man and The Sound of Music) star in this fairy tale about the Scottish village that appears for one day each century. Favorite songs include "I'll Go Home with Bonnie Jean," the gently lilting "Heather on the Hill," "Come to Me, Bend to Me," the standard "Almost Like Being in Love," the comic "Love of My Life," and the yearning "There But for You Go I," and the 79-minute running time allows for plenty of dance music and underscored dialogue. The booklet includes an essay on the show, an interview with the original director, a detailed synopsis, and lyrics, dialogue, and even stage directions from the original 1947 production. Brigadoon doesn't get much better than this. --David Horiuchi
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 Good, but not the best December 8, 2007
This studio recording of the Lerner and Loewe classic is quite good. In fact, until the Jack Cassidy/Shirley Jones version was finally released on CD, this was by far the best CD available of the score. The singing is very good, the sound quality is excellent, and all the songs are here intact. So is the dance music--all of it. Which brings up one of the problems with McGlinn's studio recreations. He is a fanatic for completeness. He goes overboard with it. At least in this recording he hasn't resurrected songs that were cut out of town as he did for other recordings such as "Show Boat" and "Anything Goes." There's usually a very good reason songs get cut out of town: they don't fit, or they just aren't very good. But I digress. We're talking about "Brigadoon." Here, I think there is just too much of the dance music.
The most glaring fault in this recording, however, has to be the unbelievably slow tempo of "The Chase." If you want to hear how this piece should sound, check out conductor Lehman Engle's tempo on the Cassidy/Jones version. McGlinn's rendition literally drags.
So, if you're into completeness for completeness' sake, or if you just like unbelievably slow tempos, this is the recording for you. Otherwise, get the Jack Cassidy/Shirley Jones recording. It's the best.
 Best recording, includes dialogue August 1, 2007
This is the best recording of Brigadoon I've found to date. It includes dialogue, making it easy to follow the story, unlike some recordings which only have the songs.
Another plus is that the insert has the lyrics for each song printed, and a synopsis of the story. Helpful for the few plot points that are not obvious from the recording itself.
Definitely better than the movie.
Brigadoon, the London cast February 21, 2007
This album is beautiful. The arrangements and the singing are beyond compare. As a director, it gives some fresh ideas for musicality and arrangement. I appreciate another venue from which to enjoy this wonderful musical!
Brigadoon - the audio recording February 14, 2007
Far better to listen to the music than see the movie! The voices were beautiful, especially on "There But For You Go I."
Pure Magic! August 2, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
How wonderful to have a complete, beautifully performed recording of this great (and somewhat forgotten) show. When it opened it was slightly overshadowed by Rodgers and Hammerstein (who around this period had South Pacific and The King and I running simultaneously), but what a gem of a musical. Don't go by the truncated film, except for the breathtaking dancing of Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse, it's whittled down to 5 songs from the broadway score and hugely disappointing. You can even tell all the sets are painted backdrops.
But this recording is a charmer and couldn't be cast better. Rebecca Luker and Brent Barret are perfect as Tommy and Fiona. And Judy Kaye runs away with the recording with her comic turns.
Turn up the volume, sit back and get lost in Brigadoon!!
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