Dawn Upshaw Sings Rodgers & Hart

Dawn Upshaw (Composer), Eric Stern (Conductor, Composer), Orchestra of St. Luke's (Orchestra, Composer), Leslie Stifelman (Performer, Conductor), Fred Hersch (Performer, Orchestra), Dawn Upshaw (Performer), David Garrison (Performer), Audra McDonald (Performer), Richard Rodgers (Artist), Lorenz Hart (Artist), Eric Stern (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Leslie Stifelman, Fred Hersch, Dawn Upshaw, David Garrison, Audra McDonald
• Orchestra: Orchestra of St. Luke's, Fred Hersch
• Conductor: Eric Stern, Leslie Stifelman
• Composer: Dawn Upshaw, Eric Stern, Orchestra of St. Luke's
• Audio CD (October 15, 1996)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B000005J46
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,586 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A WONDERFUL TRIBUTE, April 20, 2001

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ALAIN ROBERT (ST-HUBERT,QUÉBEC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dawn Upshaw Sings Rodgers & Hart (Audio CD)

Like many, i had my doubts about a classical singer singing popular songs.Well, everyone makes mistakes and my doubts completely vanished when i heard this wonderful tribute to the songs of DICK AND LARRY.In fact at my humble opinion,this is the best tribute to the team since 1956 and ELLA FITZGERALD;that's a long time ago.DAWN succeeds in bringing new dimensions to these songs.I also enjoy the song selection:no LADY IS A TRAMP, no FUNNY VALENTINE but lesser known songs like HE WAS TO GOOD TO ME and EV'RY SUNDAY AFTERNOON just as good.This cd makes you realize how good LARRY HART was as lyric writer and how effortlessly RICHARD RODGERS seems to create melodies.It's a pleasure to write a critic and try to convince people to buy this.I think DAWN UPSHAW has found another admirer in her club.Go for it and judge by yourself.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must album for all lovers of classic Broadway, August 22, 2004

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Coco Pazzo (Long Beach, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dawn Upshaw Sings Rodgers & Hart (Audio CD)

Dawn Upshaw is absolutely marvelous in these renditions of classic Rodgers & Hart songs. Not since Rise Stevens has an opera singer shown such talent for singing showtunes. Unlike Renee Fleming, Ms. Upshaw sings these songs clearly and with perfect diction, without embellishments or unnecessary vocal pyrotechnics. These songs should be sung "straight" as if it were and Dawn sings each one beautifully. Her phrasing is impeccable, her voice is clear like a bell. This album should serve as a case study of how opera singers can tackle showtunes.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dick and Larry Would Be Pleased, February 27, 2004

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This review is from: Dawn Upshaw Sings Rodgers & Hart (Audio CD)

As I love both Rodgers and Hart's songs and the voice of Dawn Upshaw, this CD was an obvious choice. Upshaw is one of the very few opera singers today who are equally at home in popular song. Her crystal-pure voice and diction sound completely natural in these sixteen song classics. "He Was Too Good to Me," "Manhattan," "Sing for Your Supper," "Thou Swell," "I Didn't Know What Time It Was," "A Ship Without a Sail," "He Dances on My Ceiling," and the superbly arranged medley of "Nobody's Heart" and "Little Girl Blue" are among my favorite tracks. This is an essential disc if you love Rodgers and Hart.