Unsung Sondheim

Ted Hoyle (Performer), Larry Guy (Performer), Stephen Sondheim (Composer), Ron Tierno (Performer), Karen Lindquist (Performer), Beth Ravin (Performer), David Loud (Performer), Steve Marzullo (Performer), Crista Moore (Performer), David Engel (Performer), Debbie Gravitte (Performer), Guy Stroman (Performer), Harry Groener (Performer), Jason Graae (Performer), Judy Kaye (Performer), Judy Kuhn (Performer), Kaye Ballard (Performer), Larry Raben (Performer), Liz Callaway (Performer), Lynnette Perry (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Ted Hoyle, Larry Guy, Ron Tierno, Karen Lindquist, Beth Ravin, et al.
• Composer: Stephen Sondheim
• Audio CD (June 4, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B000067CMJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #50,788 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Saturday Night [From Saturday Night Fever] - Stan Chandler, David Engel, Larry Raben, Guy Stroman

2. Love's a Bond [From Saturday Night Fever] - Walter Willison

3. All for You [From Saturday Night Fever] - Davis Gaines

4. In the Movies [From Saturday Night Fever] - Marilyn Cooper

5. What Can You Lose? - Judy Kuhn

6. Incidental Music from "Invitation to a March"

7. That Old Piano Roll [From the Girl Upstairs] - Harry Groener, , Nikki Harris, , Lynnette Perry

8. They Asked Me Why I Believe in You [From the Unproduced Musical ...] - Rebecca Luker

9. No, Marry Ann [From the Unproduced Musical the Thing of It Is] - Jason Graae

10. Truly Content [From Passionella] - Judy Kaye

11. Water Under the Bridge [From the Film Singing out Loud] - Debbie Gravitte

12. Incidental Music from "The Enclave"

13. There's Always a Women [From Anyone Can Whistle] - Kaye Ballard, Sally Mayes

14. Two of You - Crista Moore

15. Multitudes of Amys [From Company] - Michael Rupert

16. Goodbye for Now [From Reds] - Liz Callaway

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sondheim obscurities -- a must-have!, March 23, 2001

By	efrex (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unsung Sondheim (Audio CD)

This was the inaugural album of Varese Sarabande's (now defunct) theater music division, and remains one of the best. This is an essential album for Sondheim fans. Originally intending to showcase Sondheim's incidental music, producer Bruce Kimmel instead chose to include a bunch of songs from aborted projects, or cut from shows (establishing the precedent for his Unsung Musicals and Lost in Boston album series).

Here are songs from "Saturday Night" half a decade before the show finally got premiered, Sondheim's early compositions for scrapped TV shows (including "The Two of You", written for Kukla Fran and Ollie), and "There's Always a Woman" and "That Old Piano Roll" cut from Anyone Can Whistle and Follies, respectively (the latter song can still be heard in the Follies overture, and it's nice to know where it actually came from).

The performers (almost all of whom would become Varese regulars) are uniformly outstanding, with particular mention having to be made of Debbie Gravitte's devastating rendition of "Water Under the Bridge", and the riotous "There's Always a Woman" with Kaye Ballard and Sally Mayes. No Sondheim fan can afford to be without this one.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and Interesting., May 10, 2003

By	baritone88 (Madison, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unsung Sondheim (Audio CD)

A good compilation of Sondheim's less-known work. Some of them are less-known for good reason, but most are interesting and offer insight into the work of this most important American composer. Very nice.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Great CD!, June 28, 2000

By	Frankie (Los Angeles, Ca. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unsung Sondheim (Audio CD)

This just HAS to belong to any sondheim fan. Judy Khuns rendition of "what can you lose?" is touching and kay ballards duet "there's always a woman" (cut from anyone can whistle) is great! At first i didn't buy it because i didn't know the sungs. afterall it's UNSUNG sondheim. But it's the greatest move i have ever made. other mentionable highlights are Saturday night, No, mary ann, and water under the bridge. This CD will make you laugh, cry, and dance!