Gigi: Selected Highlights (1997 London Studio Cast) [Cast Recording]

Frederick Loewe, Ron Moody, Graham Bickley, Alan Jay Lerner, National Symphony Orchestra, Gigi (Related Recordings) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 31, 1998)
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Showtime (UK)
• ASIN: B000006HR1
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,678,118 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Overture

2. Thank Heaven for Little Girls

3. It's a Bore

4. Waltz at Maxim's

5. She's Not Thinking of Me

6. The Night They Invented Champagne

7. I Remember It Well

8. Say a Prayer for Me Tonight

9. Gigi

10. In This Wide, Wide World

11. I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore

12. Finale

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars yet another sparkling recording of GIGI, December 13, 2002

By 

Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood) - See all my reviews
(HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)    (TOP 100 REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Gigi: Selected Highlights (1997 London Studio Cast) (Audio CD)

This lovely 1997 studio recording in dynamic digital stereo was released on the budget 'Showtime!' line, and has proved to be a popular title for collectors who have been charmed by its fantastic performances.

Lindsay Hamilton is a lovely Gigi, singing a particularly-affecting "In This Wide, Wide World" as well as a jubilant "The Night They Invented Champagne" with Graham Bickley (as Gaston) and Sian Phillips (as Mamita Alvarez).

Yes, Sian Phillips appears in her second GIGI recording. She played Aunt Alicia in the 1985 original London cast, and appears here as Alicia's kinder sister Mamita. Phillips is fine in both roles but appeals to me more as 1985's bitchy Alicia!

Graham Bickley adds his gorgeous, booming yet tranquil voice to the Title Song as well as a sweeping "She is Not Thinking of Me". I absolutely love Bickley as Gaston in this recording.

Ron Moody may not be the first choice for the role of the romantic rogue Honore, but on this recording, he is charming. He sings a delightful "I Remember it Well" with Sian Phillips as well as a Gallic-esque "Thank Heaven For Little Girls".

The National Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Martin Yates, brings to life the sparkling Lerner-Loewe score that I believe is still on a par with their biggest hit MY FAIR LADY.

Highly-recommended. Such a shame that it is out-of-print.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent recording, but a confused?, August 17, 2006

By 

Ethernaut (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gigi: Selected Highlights (1997 London Studio Cast) (Audio CD)

Gigi was a musical my mother loved dearly as a child, she still loves it even today.

But why use the OST picture instead of the London Studio Cast? It's very confusing...