Babes In Toyland: Victor Herbert's Musical Extravaganza

Victor Herbert (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 11, 1997)
• Label: Aei
• ASIN: B000000N68
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #538,888 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #25 in Music > Indie Music > Soundtracks > Musicals

Track Listings

1. Overture

2. I Can't Do The Slum

3. Mary, Mary (Quite Contrary)

4. Before And After

5. Toyland

6. Go To Sleep, Slumber Deep

7. Don't Cry Bo-Beep

8. Barney O'Flynn

9. March Of The Toys

10. Jane

11. Hail To Christmas (Christmas Fair Waltz)

12. Finale: Toyland

13. March Of The Toys - Victor Herbert And His Orch

14. The Toymaker's Shop - Victor Herbert And His Orch

15. The Military Ball - Victor Herbert And His Orch

16. Selections From 'Babes In Toyland' - Victor Herbert And His Orch

17. Selections - The Victor Light Opera Company

18. Toyland - Bessie Wynn

Customer Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars $14.98 for this CD is grand larceny!, September 6, 1998

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Warning: This CD is so bad that if it should be given away and a $10.00 bill included! I speak as an audiophile with over forty years in the hobby and a CD collection slightly in excess of 2,000. As you might imagine I have some clunkers in my collection but nothing comes close to this clunker in terms of a terrible performance, terrible sound, and a cost ($14.99) that is the first recorded instance of grand larceny committed on the Internet! I will not belabor the point. Don't purchase this clunker. If you have a Freudian need to spend $14.99 I would recommend a down payment on the Brooklyn bridge as a better way to spend your money!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for Lovers of Musicals, September 21, 2001

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Rusty "stcofpclg" (Campbell, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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Don't buy this if you're looking for a recording of the music from this operetta. This recording is hideous. I was hoping for a soundtrack but this is a children's retelling of the story--and they couldn't even get THAT right with poor recordings of some of the songs. I was terribly disappointed.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well-done and charming, March 13, 2000

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barrett wilson (Brooklyn, NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Babes In Toyland: Victor Herbert's Musical Extravaganza (Audio CD)

The Babes in Toyland record is well-made and the narration story line works for children. Of course, the wicked miserly uncle wants to murder his orphaned nephew and niece so he can have all of their money...and at Christmas time too....

This Babes in Toyland is a contemporary recording of good quality with narration, plus several historic recordings of Herbert conducting.

The historical pieces at the end are interesting to demonstrate Herbert's orchestra and style of conducting, but of course were recorded in the 1920s through 1950s (the last piece, sung by a woman in the original Broadway cast).

Given the scarce number of Herbert recordings existing today, it's a nice find.