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Les Miserables Original London Cast
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Les Miserables Original London Cast
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by Frances Ruffelle, Claude-Michel Schonberg, Les Miserables
Sales Rank: 1279
Price:$22.99
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Album Details
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1. Prologue: Work Song
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2. Prologue: Valijean Arrested/Valijean Forgiven
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3. Prologue: What Have I Done?
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4. At The End Of The Day
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5. I Dreamed A Dream
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6. Lovely Ladies
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7. Who Am I?
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8. Fantine's Death: Come To Me
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9. Fantine's Death: Confrontation
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10. Castle On A Cloud
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1. Love Montage: I Saw Him Once/In My Life/A Heart Full Of Love
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2. Plumet Attack
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3. One Day More!
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4. On My Own
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5. The Attack
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6. A Little Fall Of Rain
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7. Drink With Me
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8. Bring Him Home
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9. Dog Eat Dog
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10. Soliloquy
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Listener Reviews & Comments
The Original London Cast and Original Broadway Cast recordings were the first English recordings of Les Misérables. Each has it's strengths and weaknesses. For instance: The Conducting) LONDON is best. The conducting is slower in the London version. Some listeners think that this sacrifices dramatic tension, but the slower speed brings out a hundred details that you never hear on other recordings. Sound Quality) BROADWAY is best. The London recording has very good sound, but Broadway's sound is more sharp and focused. Jean Valjean) TIE. Colm Wilkinson sings the role of Valjean on both recordings. His voice is a bit unsteady, but his acting is perfect. And he is IMMEASURABLY better on these two recordings than he was at the Tenth Anniversary Concert. Javert) LONDON. Roger Allam has a strong, clear voice, and uses it well in Javert's solos. Terrance Mann has more trouble with his solos, but manages to pull through in the rest of the Broadway recording. Both of them are decent actors, but neither of them can touch Philip Quast, who will always be THE Javert. Fantine) LONDON. Patti LuPone is one of the few Fantine's who sings the role instead of wailing it. And she does more than just sing it. If LuPone's "I Dreamed a Dream" doesn't bring you close to tears, you have a stone heart. Randy Graff on the Broadway recording leaves a lot to be desired, but isn't nearly as bad as Ruthie Henshall in the Tenth Anniversary Concert. Marius) LONDON! Michael Ball was the first and the definitive Marius. His singing and acting are great, and he makes a potentially sentimental character believable and even likeable. Nowhere does David Bryant on the Broadway recording come close to matching him. Bryant isn't as bad as some people say, but he does little more than sing the notes. Enjolras) BROADWAY! David Burt on the London recording does a very good job. His voice is light but pleasant, and he is able to sound sufficiently heroic. But Michael Maguire on the Broadway recording is in a different league all together. His entrance in "One Day More" is spine-tingling, as is his opening in "Do You Hear the People Sing?" Neither of these singers come even close to matching Anthony Warlow's Enjolras on the Complete Symphonic Recording, though. Thenardier) LONDON. There is nothing wrong with Leo Burmester on the Broadway recording. Alun Armstrong, however, does better at conveying the sinister aspect of the rogue innkeeper. And his excellent Cockney accent doesn't hurt either. Eponine) BROADWAY. Frances Ruffelle sings Eponine on both recordings. Her voice is more refined on the London recording, but she sounds more urgent and exciting on the Broadway. She is excellent on both of them, though. Cosette) LONDON. There isn't much difference between the way London's Rebecca Caine and Broadway's Judy Kuhn sing Cosette. In fact, Judy Kuhn might be a hair better. What set's the London version in front of the Broadway version is that Cosette gets her own song on the London. Her solo, "I saw him once", makes Cosette's character just a little less shallow. Well, there you have it. Both recordings are very good, and IMHO the Original London Cast is a shade better. Ultimately, you'll have to chose for yourself.
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Les Miserables Original London Cast
by Frances Ruffelle, Claude-Michel Schonberg, Les Miserables
Price:$22.99
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