The King and I; Kismet (Original Broadway Casts) [Soundtrack]

Richard Rodgers (Composer), George / Wright, Robert Forrest (Composer), Frederick Dvonch (Conductor), Louis Adrian (Conductor), Yul Brynner (Performer), Larry Douglas (Performer), Gertrude Lawrence (Performer), Doretta Morrow (Performer), Dorothy Sarnoff (Performer), Alfred Drake (Performer), Joanie Diener (Performer), Richard Kiley (Performer), Henry Calvin (Performer), Hal Hackett (Performer), Richard Oneto (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Yul Brynner, Larry Douglas, Gertrude Lawrence, Doretta Morrow, Dorothy Sarnoff, et al.
• Conductor: Frederick Dvonch, Louis Adrian
• Composer: Richard Rodgers, George / Wright, Robert Forrest
• Audio CD (May 25, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Asv Living Era
• ASIN: B0001JSS18
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #596,758 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great songs, December 23, 2010

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This review is from: The King and I; Kismet (Original Broadway Casts) (Audio CD)

This CD contains music from one of the best ever Broadway musicals, and also from one of the silliest ever.

"The King and I" is universally acclaimed, and Yul Brenner was highly regarded for his performance of the King on both stage and screen.

What "The King and I" did for Siam, "Kismet" failed to do for the land of Sultans. The movie was close to insulting to that culture. However, the songs were entertaining. In a way they may be better on the CD, because you can take the songs as they are and miss all the silliness that surrounds them in the play and the movie. It did provide the wonderful "Strangers in Paradise", an all time standard. Many other tracks from Kismet are not so memorable, however.

The King and I provides "Whistle a Happy Tune", "Hello, Young Lovers", "Getting to Know You", and the famous "Shall We Dance" ... among other pleasant and often amusing songs.

This is a pleasant enough CD, but I recommend that you find a bargain on it, and not pay full price.