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MAY 1999 Part 2

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John DEBNEY My Favourite Martian Music conducted by the composer  

John OTTMAN Cable Guy. Fantasy Island OSTs  JOCD –01 [51:00]

Fantasy Island

Cable Guy

Angelo BADALAMENTI Arlington Road (with additional music by Tomanandy) OSTs  Milan 74321 65152-2 [67:54]
X3

James HORNER – Mighty Joe Young OSTs edel/Hollywood 0100902HWR [73:06]

Terence BLANCHARD – JAZZ in FILM OSTs SONY SK 60671

John BARRY - Playing by Heart Chet Baker, John Barry and Chris Botti  DECCA 466 275-2 [57:20]

Neil SIMON, Carolyn LEIGH and Cy COLEMAN Little Me New Broadway Cast Recording  VARÈSE SARABANDE VSD-6011 [59:07]

George and Ira GERSHWIN Oh, Kay! Broadway Cast recording with Barbara Ruick; Jack Cassidy; Allen Case and Roger White   SONY SK 60703 [52:12]

Editor’s
Recommendation

Stephen SONDHEIM A Little Night Music Original Broadway Cast Recording   SONY SK 65284 [68:28]

Editor’s
Recommendation

The SONDHEIM Collection VARÈSE SARABANDE VSD-6012 [71:36]

Astor PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992) Tango Ballet; Concierto Del Angel; Tres Piezas Para Orquesta De Camara. Gidon Kremer (violin) with Per Arne Glorvigen (bandoneon); Alois Posch (double bass); Vadim Sakharov (piano); Marta Sudraba (cello) and Ula Zebriunaite (viola); and Kremer ATA Baltica  TELDEC 3984-22661-2 [53:52]

Adopted from Heinrich HOFFMANN’s Struwwelpeter -Martyn JACQUES - SHOCKHEADED PETER A Junk opera . The Tiger Lilies  WARNER/NVC ARTS 3984 26522 2 [40:46]

Anna Russell - Again? More musical spoofs SONY SFK 60317 [77:43]

Mychael DANNA Regeneration   OST (Music with the war poetry of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen) VARÈSE SARABANDE VSD-6005 [41:51]

JOHN BARRY Zulu - New digital recordings of music from 17 of Barry’s film scores City of Prague PO/Nic Raine  Crouch End Festival Choir (some tracks)  SILVA SCREEN FILMXCD 305 Specially priced 2 CD set  CD1: 49.56 CD2: 51.40 Total 110+ minutes

Lawrence TIBBETT in Opera NIMBUS Prima Voce NI 7825 [77:14].

BOOK REVIEW

DEAR ROGUE - A Biography of the American Baritone, Lawrence Tibbett.By Hertzel Weinstat and Bert Wechsler Amadeus Press - ISBN 1-57467-008-5   $34:95.

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