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Herbert : A treasury of early musical comedy. 1898-19201985 (Audio)
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Comentarios Aporte del Blog Classic and Swing Combining the contents of two 1985 LPs (A Treasury of Early Musical Comedy, Vol. 1 [AEI 1170] and A Treasury of Early Musical Comedy, Vol. 2 [AEI 1171]), we are in front of recordings of music from nine operettas and musical revues that ran on Broadway between 1898 and 1920, most of it by Victor Herbert, the leading American theatrical composer of the period. (Only three of the 30 tracks, "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody," "Mandy," and "I'm the Guy Who Guards the Harem," all originating in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1919 and all written by Irving Berlin, are not by Herbert.) The recordings are not contemporaneous with the shows, however; a producer's note estimates that they date from 1932-1933 (though another source dates at least two of them, "Toyland" and the finale from Babes in Toyland, as being from 1935). In addition, in most cases, the performers are unknown. In only a few instances, members of the original casts are credited with re-creating their performances from decades past. With the exception of Babes in Toyland, the shows are not among Herbert's best-remembered, and with the exception of a few melodies -- "Toyland," "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody," "Mandy" -- the songs are long forgotten as well. But then, the album is presented by the Council for Musical Theatre, a nonprofit foundation, and so is intended to fulfill historical and educational goals rather than commercial ones. As such, the relatively low sound quality and the mystery surrounding the performers are less significant than the music itself, which includes many solos and duets sung as opera-like arias; a few comic songs set to jaunty tempos; and some overtures and other instrumental medleys, usually set to waltz time. These are typical of the kind of music listeners are likely to be familiar with from better-known Herbert operettas, and fans of such music will welcome such a collection of rarities, even if it's usually not known who's singing. The Fortune Teller. 1. An Overture.Victor Herbert 2. Always Do As People Say You Should.Victor Herbert 3 Gypsy Love Song (Slumber On).Victor Herbert 4. Thru' the Forest (Romany Life).Victor Herbert Babes in Toyland, operetta "extravaganza" in 3 acts 5. An Overture.Victor Herbert 6.Toyland.Victor Herbert 7.Floretta.Victor Herbert 8. Finale: Go to Sleep, Slumber Deep, Toyland -Victor Herbert It Happened in Nordland, operetta "extravaganza" in 2 acts 9. An Overture.Victor Herbert 10. Absinthe Frappe.Victor Herbert 11. The Knot of Blue.Victor Herbert 12.Act 2. Introduction.Victor Herbert The Only Girl, musical farcical comedy in 3 acts 13.Here's to the Land we Love, Boys. Victor Herbert 14 Entr'acte.Victor Herbert 15.When Your Ankle Wears the Ball and Chain.Victor Herbert 16.You're the Only Girl for Me.Victor Herbert The Princess Pat, operetta in 3 acts 17 Love is Best of All.Victor Herbert 18.I Wish I Were an Island in an Ocean of Girls.Victor Herbert 19.All for You.Victor Herbert The Velvet Lady, musical comedy in 3 acts 20. An Overture.Victor Herbert 21. There's Nothing Too Fine for the Finest.Victor Herbert 22. Life and Love.Victor Herbert 23. A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody, song (from "Ziegfeld Follies of 1919").Irving Berlin /V.Herbert 24. Mandy (The Sterling Silver Moon), song (from "Yip-Yip-Yaphank")Irving Berlin / V.Herbert 25.I'm the Guy Who Guards the Harem, song (from "Ziegfeld Follies of 1919")Irving Berlin /V.Herbert 26.The Love Boat, song (for the "Ziegfeld Follies of 1920").Victor Herbert The Girl in the Spotlight, musical play in 2 acts 27.An Overture.Victor Herbert 28. Catch 'em Young, Treat 'em Rough, Tell 'em Nothing!Victor Herbert 29.I Cannot Sleep Without Dreaming of You.Victor Herbert |
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