Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
#0Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/25/04 at 8:16pm
London
Broadway
10th year Concert
I have listened to the London recording for years but I just got the Broadway one and I must say I prefer it. Colm Wilkinson sounds much more comfortable with Valjean(compare both recordings version of "What Have I Done" to see what I am talking about.)
What About You?
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
#1re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/25/04 at 8:20pm
1. The 10th-Anniversary Concert, by far. Some people don't like the audience clapping, but I think it just adds to the energy of live theatre. The cast can't be beat, and it's much more complete than the London and Broadway recordings (and much better than the odd Symphonic Recording).
2. Second place is the Broadway Recording. I've never understood what people find in the London recording: the orchestrations on the OLC aren't the final arrangements, which give them a strange, incomplete quality. The Broadway recording is a lot "cleaner."
3. Original French Concept Album. Much better than I expected when I first picked it up. I adore Eponine's song -- it's sad it was cut from the English production (albeit its melody is still performed in snippets).
4. CSR
5. OLC
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Updated On: 12/26/04 at 08:20 PM
#2re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/25/04 at 8:30pmI have only heard some songs from the concert but from what I've heard the cast did a Great job.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#3re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/25/04 at 8:37pm
Do I have to choose from only those?
In all - PRC.
From that list, TAC
#4re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 12:47amHas anyone heard the Korean recording? A friend made a tape of it for me, and it's fantastic. The Korean Marius is amazing; you could feel the purity and strength of his emotions. I wonder if this recording could still be found on CD. Anyone?
BlueWizard's blog: The Rambling Corner
HEDWIG: "The road is my home. In reflecting upon the people whom I have come upon in my travels, I cannot help but think of the people who have come upon me."
#5re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 12:50amumm... the three disc complete symphonic recording is my favorite. it's the most complete so it will always be number one to me.
Racetrack
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/04
#6re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 12:54amOf that list the 10 anniversary. It's the first version I saw and I think it has the best cast.
"The weight of this sad time we must obey, Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest hath borne most; we that are young Shall never see so much, nor live so long"-Edgar in King Lear
#7re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 1:15am
I love the CSR, but Gary Morris as Valjean annoys the pants off of me. For the sake of the casts, I'm going to say:
1: TAC I loved every casting choice to some extent. Some of them weren't my favorites, but I really liked all of them nonetheless.
2: OBC The recording itself is wonderful, and clean, but David Bryant as Marius makes me want to slap him. That's really my only problem with it.
3: OLC A good recording, but I thought Rebecca Caine was a little shrill, and David Burt doesn't have nearly as much power as I would like.
4&5: Tie. These are hard, because I really love them both, but OFCR and CSR because of Gary Morris--I can't get over it--and because the differences in the OFCR really distract me. However, I have to say that Kaho Shimada was fabulous as Eponine, and that what's-her-name, who plays Cosette in the OFCR, is the only actress who's made me like Cosette. I love the actresses who played her, like Tracy and Judy, but I can't get over my dislike of the character except on this recording. And "La Coeur Aux Bonheur" (forgive my spelling if it's wrong, please! And it almost certainly is, because I don't speak French!) is incredibly beautiful. I love the idea of Cosette as an alto. So, mixed feelings.
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jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#8re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 2:23am
ugh, Anything LES MIS is good - but yeah the Two French oens are the best - hey WE DO EVERYTHING GOOD!
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
#9re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 2:24amConcert!!!
"The stage is where I live and come alive and act out all the things that go on in my life. It's not just what I do for a living, it's my shrink and my love affair. No one in my life has ever or ever will kiss me on the mouth like this lover called my relationship with my performance."
jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#10re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 2:25amDon't argue with me MNIL!
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
Broadway Matt
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/17/03
#11re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 2:31amout of the English language recordings, I'll go with the 10th Anniversary concert because it has the Ball and the Quast but none of that silly Gary Morris business. overall my favorite recordings are the Japanese Red cast and the Israeli with Dudu Fisher.
"The last train out of any station will not be full of nice guys." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
"I wash my face, then drink beer, then I weep. Say a prayer and induce insincere self-abuse, till I'm fast asleep"- In Trousers
bronxboundexpress
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/15/04
#12re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 2:35amThe best recording for me is the Broadway because I am on it.
#13re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 2:37amAs who?
"I am special, I am special! Please, God, please, don't let me be normal!" ---Louisa, The Fantasticks
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Intolerant of intolerance.
jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#14re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 2:38ampoor bronx
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
bronxboundexpress
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/15/04
#15re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 2:39amYeah, poor me, as if you even knew. I like to stay anonymous on the internet. This is my second personality.
jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#16re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 2:41amI see
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
CJR
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/03
#17re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 2:41am
Riiiiight
Im not a huge LM fan, but Im kinda partial to the CSR.... just because Im kinda partial to one of the actresses on it
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Broadway Matt
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/17/03
#18re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 2:45amoh my god, Bronx is Steve Shockett!
"The last train out of any station will not be full of nice guys." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
"I wash my face, then drink beer, then I weep. Say a prayer and induce insincere self-abuse, till I'm fast asleep"- In Trousers
#19re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 2:45am
Sorry, bronx, didn't mean to pry. I just get excited. I'm (obviously) a huge fan of Les Mis.
CJR, are you waiting for someone to ask, or would you rather keep your secret?
"I am special, I am special! Please, God, please, don't let me be normal!" ---Louisa, The Fantasticks
--- ---
Intolerant of intolerance.
Broadway Matt
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/17/03
#20re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 2:49amhey bronx, if you are, I was totally bluffing. I just picked the 1st name I could think of from the original broadway cast. hey, you wouldn't happen to be Norman Large would u?
"The last train out of any station will not be full of nice guys." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
"I wash my face, then drink beer, then I weep. Say a prayer and induce insincere self-abuse, till I'm fast asleep"- In Trousers
bronxboundexpress
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/15/04
#21re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 2:49amYou mean, Steve Shocket? Do you think I'm that old? lol Havn't heard that name in a while.
jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#22re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 2:49am
ugh, who cares - there isn't anyone on the recording worth spit
(well, except colm, i guess)
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
Broadway Matt
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/17/03
#23re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 2:52amhey Steve is by far my favorite constable of all time! wouldn't you agree, Mr. Marcum?!!! eh? eh?
"The last train out of any station will not be full of nice guys." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
"I wash my face, then drink beer, then I weep. Say a prayer and induce insincere self-abuse, till I'm fast asleep"- In Trousers
bronxboundexpress
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/15/04
#24re: Which is your favorite LES MIZ cast recording?
Posted: 12/26/04 at 2:52amOk, for that I am not bringing back the Dracula avatar. lol
