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  • Audio CD (February 22, 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Soundtrack, Import
  • Label: Metro Music
  • ASIN: B00005Y47E
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #174,840 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. Any Dream Will Do
2. Close Every Door
3. Heaven On Their Minds
4. Everything's Alright
5. Gethsemane
6. I Don't Know How To Love Him
7. Jesus Christ Superstar
8. Could We Start Again Please?
9. Don't Cry For Me Argentina
10. Another Suitcase In Another Hall
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Disc: 2
1. Only You
2. Starlight Express
3. There's Me
4. Pie Jesu
5. Angel Of Music
6. Masquerade
7. Wishing Somehow You Were Here Again
8. All I Ask Of You
9. The Phantom Of The Opera
10. Music Of The Night
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On this CD:
  1. Joseph & His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, musical Any Dream Will Do
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with John Barrowman
    Conducted by John Owen Edwards

  2. Joseph & His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, musical Close Every Door
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Clive Carter
    Conducted by John Owen Edwards

  3. Jesus Christ Superstar, musical Heaven on Their Minds
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Clive Rowe
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  4. Jesus Christ Superstar, musical Everything's Alright
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Dave Willetts, Issy van Randwyck
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  5. Jesus Christ Superstar, musical Gethsemane
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Dave Willetts
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  6. Jesus Christ Superstar, musical I Don't Know How to Love Him
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Kim Criswell
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  7. Jesus Christ Superstar, musical Jesus Christ Superstar
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Clive Rowe
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  8. Jesus Christ Superstar, musical Could We Start Again Please?
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Clive Carter, Issy van Randwyck
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  9. Evita, musical Don't Cry For Me Argentina
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Maria Friedman
    Conducted by John Owen Edwards

  10. Evita, musical Another Suitcase in Another Hall
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Grainne Renihan
    Conducted by John Owen Edwards

  11. Evita, musical Buenos Aires
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Caroline O'Connor
    Conducted by Julian Kelly

  12. Evita, musical Rainbow High
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Kim Criswell
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  13. Evita, musical High Flying Adored
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Maria Friedman, John Barrowman
    Conducted by John Owen Edwards

  14. Cats, musical Memory
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Maria Friedman
    Conducted by John Owen Edwards

  15. Cats, musical Jellicle Cats
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  16. Cats, musical Mister Mestofelees
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Clive Carter
    Conducted by John Owen Edwards

  17. Song and Dance, musical Unexpected Song
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Clare Burt
    Conducted by John Owen Edwards

  18. Song and Dance, musical Last Man in My Life
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Liz Robertson
    Conducted by John Owen Edwards

  19. Starlight Express, musical Rolling Stock
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Graham Bickley
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  20. Starlight Express, musical U-N-C-O-U-P-L-E-D
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    with Diane Langton

  21. Starlight Express, musical Only You
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Grainne Renihan
    Conducted by John Owen Edwards

  22. Starlight Express, musical Starlight Express
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with James Graeme
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  23. Starlight Express, musical There's Me
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Clive Carter
    Conducted by John Owen Edwards

  24. Requiem for soloists, chorus & orchestra Pie Jesu
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Janis Kelly
    Conducted by John Owen Edwards

  25. Phantom of the Opera, musical Angel of Music
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Claire Moore, Megan Kelly
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  26. Phantom of the Opera, musical Masquerade
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  27. Phantom of the Opera, musical Wishing Somehow You Were Here Again
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Claire Moore
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  28. Phantom of the Opera, musical All I Ask of You
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Katrina Murphy, Graham Bickley
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  29. Phantom of the Opera, musical The Phantom of the Opera
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Claire Moore, Graham Bickley
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  30. Phantom of the Opera, musical Music of the Night
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with John Diedrich
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  31. Aspects of Love, musical Love Changes Everything
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Owen Edwards

  32. Aspects of Love, musical The First Man You Remember
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with John Diedrich
    Conducted by John Owen Edwards

  33. Aspects of Love, musical Seeing is Believing
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Janis Kelly, John Barrowman
    Conducted by John Owen Edwards

  34. Sunset Boulevard, musical As If We Never Said Goodbye
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Kim Criswell
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  35. Sunset Boulevard, musical Sunset Boulevard
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Graham Bickley
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  36. Sunset Boulevard, musical With One Look
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Kim Criswell
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  37. Sunset Boulevard, musical Too Much in Love to Care
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Katrina Murphy
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  38. By Jeeves, musical play Half A Moment
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Shona Lindsey
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  39. Whistle Down The Wind, musical play Whistle Down The Wind
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with James Graeme
    Conducted by Martin Yates

  40. The Beautiful Game, musical play Our Kind of Love
    Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Performed by National Symphony Orchestra
    with Sally Ann Triplett
    Conducted by Martin Yates

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Full title, 'Essential Songs Of Andrew Lloyd Webber'. UK budget-price compilation. 40 superlative performances featuring songs from every one of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musicals. Guest artists include John Barrymore, Issy Van Randwyck, Dave Willetts, Maria Friedman, Kim Criswell, Graham Bickley and the National Symphony Orchestra. Housed in a slipcase. 2002.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Some great performances, some not so great..., April 17, 2005
By Amanda H. (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews
This CD is actually pretty good, considering you get 40 songs for less than $16. Let's evaluate the pros and cons.

Pros:

Two classic songs that are performed excellently are Phantom of the Opera and I Don't Know How to Love Him.

Of course you want to compare Phantom to the classic Michael Crawford/ Sarah Brightman version. Well, guess what? This version is BETTER. The woman has a deeper voice than Brightman, and her singing style is just awesome. The ending of this version (you know, the "Sing, my angel of music, sing for me!") is different, but in a good way... I think.)

And of course, the standard for I Don't Know How to Love Him is Yvonne's version. This version is different, but it grew on me quickly. This version has a country feel to it, almost. Somehow it works and sounds great.

There are a lot of great performances in this collection. My favorites include: Heaven on Their Minds, Everything's Alright, Could We Start Again Please, Another Suitcase in Another Hall, Buenos Aires, Rainbow High, Only You, Starlight Express, Angel of Music, Masquerade, All I Ask of You, Half a Moment, and Whistle Down the Wind. I think they're all great versions of their more famous counterparts.

Cons:

First of all, there are some technical problems that are kind of disappointing. A few of the songs have a very echoey sound. Any Dream Will Do, Another Suitcase in Another Hall, Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, and There's Me are the songs that come to mind that are the worst in this regard. It isn't really bad, just enough to be slightly annoying, more so when the volume is turned way up on your CD player.

A few songs are worthy of skipping over when listening to this collection. In my opinion, Superstar, Sunset Boulevard, and Gethesmane are the biggest disappointments.

Superstar just doesn't cut it for me. The singer really overdoes it, making it overstylized... really makes you yearn for Murray Head. I can't stand listening to it. Just my opinion.

Sunset Boulevard is one of my very favorite musicals, so I was really hoping that the singer would do justice to its title song. Unfortunately I don't think he did. You can't help but compare it to Alan Campbell's fantastic version. This guy has a very choppy way of singing, when I'm used to it being sung so smoothly. Maybe it would grow on me, but I don't think I'll give it a chance to. However, that last note is much stronger than Alan Campbell's. It doesn't make up for the rest of the song, though.

Finally, Gethsemane. The inevitable fact is that NO ONE can sing this song like Michael Ball. This guy tries, he really does. But he doesn't have the right voice or the right style. So please listen to Michael Ball's performance of Gethsemane if you want to know how breathtaking of a song it can be. It's on the Royal Albert Hall DVD, and I'm sure he's got it on one of his CDs.

Anyway, overall, this is a good CD if you like quantity over quality. Don't buy it for the classics, you'll probably end up disappointed with many of them. Buy it for the lesser known songs. You probably won't like every song, especially if you're a big ALW fan, but for the price, it's worth it.

If you want classic versions of classic ALW songs, you might prefer something like "The Very Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Broadway Collection".
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5.0 out of 5 stars Musical Talent at Its Best, January 2, 2003
By Jane A. Ross (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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What a pleasure to hear a collection of Andrew Lloyd Webber's beautiful music from such wonderful voices accompanied by an outstanding symphony. This sensational CD is a treasure to own.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite what I expected..., April 22, 2005
I was looking for a CD of the original performances and this CD doesn't have them. I suppose it was my fault for not looking closer, but the songs just weren't the same. Personally, I was not impressed. If you don't care that they aren't the originals then it is nice to listen to.
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This was the first ever Andrew Lloyd Webber cd i ever bought as a child, and it was probably the best money i ever spent on anything in my life. Read more
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The singer(s)does not do justice for the lyrics. It was grating to the ears. Save your money for the originals.
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