Andrew Lloyd Webber - Masterpiece: Live Great Hall Of People (Bonus Dvd)

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Jesus Christ Superstar - Company
Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Elaine Paige
Overture - China Philharmonic Orchestra
Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say) - Kris Phillips
Take That Look Off Your Face - Helen Walsh
The Jellicle Ball - China Philharmonic Orchestra
Macavity-The Mystery Cat - Belinda Allchin
Pie Jesu - Helen Walsh
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Lisa Crosato
Masquerade - Company
The Perfect Year - Elaine Paige
As If We Never Said Goodbye - Elaine Paige
Ni Yong You Wo De Wei Lai (Friends For Life) - Company

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Album Details: Masterpiece: Live Great Hall Of People (Bonus Dvd)

Release Date:: 09/24/2002
Label:: Eagle Uk
UPC:: 503450412152

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This overblown tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber suffers from over-familiarity and pretensions of size. These works, created for specific characters and theatrical situations, may work beautifully on-stage, but they can seem almost silly when delivered aria-like from a concert stage. Not surprisingly, the orchestral pieces come off the best, while the singers fail to bring needed acting and interpretive skills to the lyrics. There's just not enough there to support these songs as being treated like operatic highlights. If you really loved the video concert that spawned this CD, you may enjoy having this disc as a keepsake. Webber fans will find better performances elsewhere, however, while casual listeners might do better with a Sarah Brightman collection or a compilation of actual Broadway cast performances. Also included is a two-song DVD from the concert video.

- Neil Shurley, All Music Guide

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