Desert Island Discs

[Albin]

Posted: 6/11/03 at 5:29pm

This was done over on the other message board a few years back.

If you had to spend the rest of your life on a deserted island with only 10 CD's to listen to, what would you pick and why?

Here's my list:

10 OCR-La Cage Aux Folles. No explanation needed.
2) OCR-Jekyll & Hyde. My other favorite musical.
3) It’s Time-My favorite album by my favorite female singer-Linda Eder
4) Encore-Russell Watson. Nice mix of classical pieces and contemporary pop.
5) Front Row Center-Steve Amerson. He is primarily a contemporary Christian singer but on this album he explores the spiritual side of show tunes.
6) The Finest Moments-Sandi Patty. The greatest hits of the diva of inspirational Christian Music
7) American Songbook-Sandi Patty. Classic American Pop plus a killer version of “How Great Thou Art.”
A Christmas Story-Point of Grace. Gotta have some Christmas music. This album by a quartet of 4 women with tight harmonies is the perfect mix of sacred and secular Christmas music.
9) Any CD w/ Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. My favorite piece of classical music. Wonderful to make love too…which I guess I don’t need it I’m going to be on a deserted island by myself…unless…never mind.
10) Soundtrack-Moulin Rouge. I can’t forget the movie musical.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/11/03 at 5:37pm

1. TWHM--in its new deluxe edition

2. Puccini's LA BOHEME (the Jussi Beorling/Victoria de los Angeles recording)

3. Mozart's REQUIEM (Robert Shaw and the Atlanta Symphony)

4. Mozart's MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

5. THE FULL MONTY (OBC)

6. SWEENEY TODD (OBC)

7. MY FAVORITE THINGS (Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops)

8. PETER PAN (The Cathy Rigby version--love the dance arrangements)

9. Verdi's NABUCCO (the Samuel Ramey recording)

10.Beethoven's Symphony #6 (The Pastoral)

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/11/03 at 9:03pm

1. Superman
2. Mack & Mabel
3. Sideshow
4. Jekyll & Hyde
5. The Civil War
6. What Makes Sammy Run
7. Hallelujah Baby
8. Minnie's Boys
9. Ben Franklin in Paris
10.Anything Goes

[SisterMaryOnette]

Posted: 6/11/03 at 9:59pm

In no particular order...

1. Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World. Johnny Clegg and Savuka
2. Facing Future. IZ (Israel Kamakawiwo'ole)
3. Thighs and Whispers. Bette Midler
4. My Funny Valentine. Chet Baker
5. The Creation. Haydn
6. Symphony No. 9. Beethoven
7. A Little Night Music. Stephen Sondheim
8. Grease. The Movie Soundtrack
9. Bombay Dreams. A R Rahman
10. Red Garters/White Christmas Compact Disk, Rosemary Clooney

and for Christmas

11. All on a Wintry Night. Judy Collins

[CourtneyM]

Posted: 6/11/03 at 11:15pm

do they have to be showtunes? whatever i will put both.
1. love, janis
2. 42nd street
3. the producers
4. chicago
5. forbidden broadway strikes back
6. cabaret
7. bob dylan
8. the doors
9. john lennon
10. dotv

[Albin]

Posted: 6/11/03 at 11:20pm

Just list 10 cd's you couldn't live without. Can be Broadway or not...

[Gothampc]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 11:33pm

Georgia Brown Sings George Gershwin & Kurt Weill
Shenandoah OBC
Bette Midler's Greatest Hits
Once On This Island OBC
The Irish...and How They Got That Way
Billy Joel's Greatest Hits
Vestel Goodman: Hymns for Life (The Ethel Merman of Gospel music)
Ultimate Christmas
Philip Glass's Dracula
Nunsense

[TxTwoStep]

Posted: 6/13/03 at 4:11pm

isn't there a famous BBC program based on this? celebrities discuss their choices...it's a plot point in Stoppard's THE REAL THING...