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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Pour, O Pour the Pirate Sherry | |||
| 2. When Frederic Was A Little Lad | |||
| 3. Oh, Better Far to Live And Die | |||
| 4. Oh, False One, You Have Deceived Me! | |||
| 5. Climbing Over Rocky Mountains | |||
| 6. Stop, Ladies, Pray! | |||
| 7. Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast | |||
| 8. Poor Wandering One | |||
| 9. What Ought We To Do? | |||
| 10. How Beautifully Blue The Sky | |||
See all 14 tracks on this disc
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Oh, Dry The Glistening Tear | |||
| 2. Then Frederic | |||
| 3. When The Foeman Bares His Steel | |||
| 4. Now For The Pirates' Liar | |||
| 5. When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold | |||
| 6. My Eyes Are Fully Open | |||
| 7. Away, Away! My Heart's On Fire | |||
| 8. All Is Prepared | |||
| 9. Stay, Frederic, Stay! | |||
| 10. Sorry Her Lot | |||
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See all 17 tracks on this disc
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Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Producer Joseph Papp's Broadway spin on Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance cannily employs pop firepower in its casting, adding an inviting Yankee accent to roles normally associated with (and sometimes embalmed in) plummy English locution. Erstwhile country-rocker Linda Ronstadt, who by this point had already proven she could tackle pre-rock pop standards, stretches successfully as its heroine. Rex Smith, then dismissed as a pop-rock heartthrob, proves he could be a "legitimate" musical leading man, a niche he's since inhabited comfortably. And Kevin Kline returns to his stage training as the hearty King of the Pirates. Onstage, Papp celebrated the slapstick possibilities of the deliberately silly plot, which weaves reliably tart observations about class consciousness and gender politics into a pirate band's invasion of a Cornish coastal town. A faithful big-screen adaptation added Angela Lansbury for marquee clout, but even without that grande dame of the Great White Way, this original stage cast is a corker, the music glorious and the performances spirited. --Sam Sutherland
Product Description
Available for the first time on compact disc, the Broadway cast album stars Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstadt, Rex Smith and Estelle Parsons.
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Media Type: CD
Artist: PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Title: BROADWAY CAST ALBUM
Street Release Date: 02/24/1998
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Genre: MUSICAL
No Track Information Available
Media Type: CD
Artist: PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Title: BROADWAY CAST ALBUM
Street Release Date: 02/24/1998
Genre: MUSICAL
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By L. K. Dumas
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
It is very difficult to understand the words of practically everything sung by the chorus of a D'Oyly Carte Opera Company recording of Gilbert & Sullivan. Not so with this brilliant Broadway cast album of The Pirates of Penzance. You can listen to this one without the printed copy of the book and lyrics in hand. The individual cast performances are fresh and give the feeling that this musical is being performed for the first time. This is not the pro-forma, ritual performance that sounds like everyone is just going through the motions. You will want this on your portable player for a long time.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Joyceee
Format:Audio CD
Classic Gilbert and Sullivan comedy, with young Kevin Kline and Linda Ronstadt. What's not to love?? Libretto (lyrics) included with CD (but teeny tiny print) so you'll know the next line after "I am the very model of a modern Major General..." Buy it, play it, love it. Even young kids like the story, when you explain the fast words in simple terms. (Apprentace to a pirate, not a pilot? That's silly!)
20 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This movie changed my life. I first recall seeing the movie on cable in the early 80's. I was around 6 or 7 at the time, and the one thing I remembeer was ....how 'darn' sexy Rex Smith was!!!!
Granted, I did like the music and I thought the whole thing was funny and a bit cartoonish, so I appreciated it on that level as a kid..but the key ingredient for me was Rex Smith. Now , I was too young to remember him as a teen-idol, so this film was my first introduction to him. And I think at that age not only was I struck by his angelic good looks-(ladies, admit it..the man can wear a pair of tight pants)- but by the sheer beauty of his tenor voice, and his pure and perfect (in my opinion) vibrato. Its his voice that made me fall in love with music and with beautiful singing in particular..to this day I consider a great even vibrato a key requirement to a great singing voice. Years later in highschool, I found this recording on tape in my public library and fell in love all over again. Sigh...this a bit sad to admit, but..I listened to this tape walking to school in the mornings and on weekends when as Id clean the house..The play itslef is a classic, the dialouge is superb, the comedy , though a bit hammy, is undeniable ..and in this recording we have three gems, Rex and Rondstadt's voices and Klines over the top Pirate king..and lets not forget the late great George Rose as the major general...to this day I cant keep up when he goes into double time during his opening solo. Its this recording also that made delve deeper into the G&S repertoire. I have many comp and operretta recordings of G&S...but sadly for me..there is only one version of Pirates of Penzance that will do...and only one Frederic.
Granted, I did like the music and I thought the whole thing was funny and a bit cartoonish, so I appreciated it on that level as a kid..but the key ingredient for me was Rex Smith. Now , I was too young to remember him as a teen-idol, so this film was my first introduction to him. And I think at that age not only was I struck by his angelic good looks-(ladies, admit it..the man can wear a pair of tight pants)- but by the sheer beauty of his tenor voice, and his pure and perfect (in my opinion) vibrato. Its his voice that made me fall in love with music and with beautiful singing in particular..to this day I consider a great even vibrato a key requirement to a great singing voice. Years later in highschool, I found this recording on tape in my public library and fell in love all over again. Sigh...this a bit sad to admit, but..I listened to this tape walking to school in the mornings and on weekends when as Id clean the house..The play itslef is a classic, the dialouge is superb, the comedy , though a bit hammy, is undeniable ..and in this recording we have three gems, Rex and Rondstadt's voices and Klines over the top Pirate king..and lets not forget the late great George Rose as the major general...to this day I cant keep up when he goes into double time during his opening solo. Its this recording also that made delve deeper into the G&S repertoire. I have many comp and operretta recordings of G&S...but sadly for me..there is only one version of Pirates of Penzance that will do...and only one Frederic.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very impressive voices and LOTS of Fun!
I was in this play as one of the Major General's daughters, and it's probably the funniest play I've ever read or seen! Read more
Published 16 months ago by Joyful Lily
1.0 out of 5 stars
A must skip
If you're looking for a GOOD quality performance of Pirates of Penzance this is not the recording for you. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Keith C
5.0 out of 5 stars
More than pirates
We are doing a version of Pirates of Penzance and this product helped very much. I am directing children 10 to 18 years of age. Read more
Published on August 1, 2010 by Josephine I. White
5.0 out of 5 stars
A real stage show
This is a wonderful DVD. I got this as a stop gap until the VHS came out on DVD, but now I may not. Yes, the technical aspects are not the best. Read more
Published on September 6, 2008 by Rosiel
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pirates of Penzance
Fantastic CDS based on the stageplay and video. I missed Angela Lansbury as Ruth but it is a fanatastic recording and interpretation of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta.
Published on June 26, 2007 by Marianne A. Hooker
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Soundtrack
You have to be a muscial fan to love this. This play is very fun and funny. This soundtrack has the songs from this wonderful play that you will want to hear over and over again.
Published on March 8, 2007 by Jodie D. Stoddard
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding Recording of an Outstanding Score
The entire "Pirates" score plus much of the dialogue is found in this recording. The voices are extremely appropriate to each of the characters, and the comedy of the score is... Read more
Published on November 6, 2006 by Brandon Thomsen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Delightful G & S
My favourite performance of this classic Gilbert & Sullivan Operetta. Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstat, and the whole cast are perfect.
Published on November 4, 2006 by David C. Straut
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a great CD!!
I love listening to these CD's. (There are 2 of them.) This recording of The Pirates of Penzance is great fun and quite entertaining. Read more
Published on October 29, 2006 by Rosalita
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Cast Recording
As cast recordings go, many of them fail to bring the spirit of the show to life. However, this 1981 cast recording of Joseph Papp's production of Gilbert and Sullivan's The... Read more
Published on March 1, 2006 by Nikwak
