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Kismet: Highlights From The Wright And Forrest Musical Based On Themes Of Alexandr Borodin...
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Kismet: Highlights From The Wright And Forrest Musical Based On Themes Of Alexandr Borodin...
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by Robert Wright, John Owen Edwards, Philharmonia Orchestra of London, Bonaventura Bottone, and David Rendall
Sales Rank: 400741
Price:$8.98
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Album Details
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1. Overture / Sands of Time
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2. Rhymes Have I
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3. Fate
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4. Not Since Nineveh
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5. Baubles, Bangles & Beads
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6. Stranger In Paradise
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7. Gesticulate
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8. Night Of My Nights
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9. Was I Wazir?
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10. Rahadlakum
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11. And This Is My Beloved
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12. The Olive Tree
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Listener Reviews & Comments
"Kismet" is one of those scores that I love, even though I know how silly it. It is nice to have this complete recording, but the performance has some serious problems. Donald Maxwell has the voice for Hajj, but not the acting skill. Perhaps no one can ever match Alfred Drake's two recordings of this role, but Maxwell just doesn't seem to know how to phrase this music, and he's hopeless in the dialogue that has been recorded, though he tries. In supporting roles, David Rendall and Richard Van Allan give correct but not very interesting performances. Valerie Masterson as Marsinah does a bit better. Judy Kaye is a fabulous Lalume. She is especially good on one of the bonus tracks, "Bored," cut from the original production, but restored for the film and the Lincoln Center production. The conducting is good, and so are the chorus and the soloists in the bit roles. And it's nice to have some of the new music that was included in "Timbuktu," the revised revival of the show, which was set in Africa. In the end, however, this set is probably only for "Kismet" lovers who want a note-complete recording, although Judy Kaye's contributions almost make it worthwhile for others. But first choice remains the original Broadway cast, with the Lincoln Center cast offering other good performances and some interesting variants, including a completely different overture - a sort of Borodin potpourri.
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Kismet: Highlights From The Wright And Forrest Musical Based On Themes Of Alexandr Borodin...
by Robert Wright, John Owen Edwards, Philharmonia Orchestra of London, Bonaventura Bottone, and David Rendall
Price:$8.98
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