Amour (2002 Original Broadway Cast) [Cast Recording, Soundtrack]

Michel Legrand (Artist), Melissa Errico (Artist), Malcolm Gets (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 8, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording, Soundtrack
• Label: Ghostlight
• ASIN: B0000A1HSI
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,456 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How can anyone not love Amour?, July 9, 2003

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Matthew Murray (New York City, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amour (2002 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

Though it had but a short run on Broadway, Michel Legrand's Amour has produced a beautiful cast recording with all the intoxicating fizz of the 2002 Broadway production. It has an impeccable cast (including vocal powerhouses Melissa Errico, Nora Mae Lyng, Lewis Cleale, and Norm Lewis), delicate (but lovely) orchestrations, and one of the most flavorful, intriguing, and humorous scores to hit Broadway recently (and this in the same season Hairspray opened, no less).

The problems with the disc will only make it rate 4 stars for people familiar with the original production--it will be a solid 5 for everyone else. But the trimming of some material that should have been included--chief among them the musical's dramatic and musical climx--hampers the album's full impact, especially since a nice but wholly unnecessary bonus track featuring Legrand was included instead.

Still, it's a warm, colorful recording that beautifully represents a charming show.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LE GRAND AMOUR, October 17, 2003

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D. Beach (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amour (2002 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

I now understand why AMOUR was nominated for Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Original Score at the 2002 TONY Awards. It is a sweet, almost abstract, sung-through musical - in the Legrand tradition of "Umbrellas of Cherbourg"; a truly charming, albeit unconventional, and ... well ... sort-of-French-though-it's-in-English-musical. Although it lasted for only 31 previews and 17 performances on Broadway, someone had the good sense to bring the original cast back together 6 months later for this recording. A wonderful, eminently listenable, and infectious recording. This Broadway collector's delight has full liner notes and libretto!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, yet touching CD (nice waltz), July 31, 2003

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This review is from: Amour (2002 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

I was intrigued by the story of Amour and was quite attracted by the CD's nice packaging. However, Amour proves to be a very touching and cute recording. The overture is simple but very effective. It starts with a catchy jazz waltz that (effectively) welcomes listeners. Very good songs and solo pieces are Other People's Stories, The Street Vendors' Waltz, Somebody, and an Ordinary Guy. Its my first time to hear Melissa Errico and Malcolm Gets, and I am quite impressed (I would love to hear Melissa Errico sing a song from Sunday in the Park). Some cute character songs are the Whore's Lament and the Painter's Song.

I heard that Amour was not able to enjoy a long-run on Broadway, but I am quite glad to have a recording. A bonus treat is the last track. A nice surprise is that the strong tracks are the waltz tracks.

Honestly, I really do not understand the reviews made with regard to Amour. One of the reviewers compalained on the silliness of the lyrics. It is supposed to be light, comic, silly, and FUN.