My Favorite Things: A Richard Rodgers Celebration

Richard Rodgers (Composer), Keith Lockhart (Conductor), Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra
• Conductor: Keith Lockhart
• Composer: Richard Rodgers
• Audio CD (April 23, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B0000640NM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,266 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Boston Pops: A Richard Rodgers Celebration, May 7, 2002

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Richard Haldi (Canton, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Favorite Things: A Richard Rodgers Celebration (Audio CD)

What a wonderful celebration this recording is! The scope and beauty of Richard Rodgers' music has seldom been given a better airing than on this CD by the Boston Pops. An absolutely stunning recording in both performance and choice of selections. We are treated not only to fresh and memorable instrumental renditions of beloved standards such as "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top", "Where Or When" and "Shall We Dance", but also to a few of Richard Rodgers' less frequently heard compositions such as the jazzy "Grant Avenue", the stirring "D-Day Theme" from Victory At SEA, and a premier recording of a very delightful "March Of The Clowns", a piece originally commissioned by Paul Whiteman in the 1930s. The artists chosen to sing the three vocals on this CD are exceptional. In fact, this particular recording would be worth owning if for no other reason than to enjoy Jason Danieley's spine-tingling rendition of "I Have Dreamed". And after hearing Mr. Collin Raye's beautiful masculine rendition of "The Sound Of Music", one will never again think of that classic as being primarily suited only for a female vocalist. In short, this Boston Pops CD is a richly satisfying treat -- lush and nostalgic, as well as being upbeat and as contemporary as year 2002 -- a worthy tribute to the timelessness of Mr. Rodgers' musical genius.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Actually a great recording -, October 11, 2003

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This review is from: My Favorite Things: A Richard Rodgers Celebration (Audio CD)

The more I listened to this CD, the more I was blown away by some of the arrangements and orchestrations. Some of it I'd heard before i.e. the Oklahoma! overture based on the Robert Russell Bennet film arrangement; some of it I hadn't heard quite this way like the "Babes in Arms" overture or "Surrey with a Fringe on Top" in swing time. I especially liked the "My Favorite Things" arrangement which diverges from the original. I highly recommend it because most of the arrangements/orchestrations are very powerful in their own right and you may not have heard it all before. A few of the arrangements feature newer vocalists as the other reviews indicate. I reserve comment on this one because it is always difficult to compare an unfamiliar vocalist with Julie Andrews for example.
Also, I have taped two 1 hour Rodgers specials off PBS which feature some of these performances. I'd love for PBS to put these episodes on a DVD instead of the usual pledge drive DVD fare.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent CD, January 18, 2012

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Peter Herman "Peter WH" (Peak Hill NSW aussie) - See all my reviews
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This CD arrived and the music is FANTASTIC.
It was greatly received on the radio and I have played it many times over.
Great CD