Best recording of Brigadoon?

I borrowed the 1947 OBC recording of Brigadoon at the Boston Public Library.


I can't really get into the recording bec. of the sound quality...it sounds like its coming from my grandma's small transition radio...

There's other recordings:

1. Brigadoon-London 1991 Recording with Brent Barett & Rebecca Luker:


2. Brigadoon- 1957 Studio Cast with Shirley Jones & Susan Johnson:


I am looking for something with richer sound quality & full orchestra sound..I am leaning towards the London 1991...after listening to the Amazon sound bites...any other recording? any recommendations?

Thanks

J*

Updated On: 4/10/08 at 10:22 AM

**This is a recording of the full West End production**
The 1988 recording of the first major London revival at the Victoria Palace is a pretty good one. Some great performances and solid ochestrations.

The Rebecca Luker recording is not a cast recording as such as the last full West End production was the one i mention here, the other is a studio production.

Victoria Palace Theatre (now home of 'Billy Elliot') Oct 1988 -Aug 1989.

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Updated On: 4/10/08 at 10:28 AM

I think I am gonna go with the LONDON 1991 recording of Brigadoon. I love Judy Kaye and I wanna hear all the dance music from the show. I cant wait to see this in Boston this October! yay!

Thanks jewishboy for the recommendation!

wickedboy- I cant find your recommendation on amazon.

J*

Updated On: 4/10/08 at 10:42 AM

I have the 91 London as well, and I enjoy it immensely.

No matter which version you buy you may not recognize the show when John Guare gets through screwing it up.

"With love, anything is possible."

Could there possibly be a greater social moral?

It's being turned into an anti-war musical set in 1938 where the town vanishes because it's people are anti-war. Sounds like a bad idea for the show, but a great one for Hillary Clinton, Barak Obama, Harry Reid and Nency Pelosi. They need to vanish and not just for overnight

Tom: are you serious about the Guare adaptation?

Hrm, I reserve my judgement.

"I borrowed the 1947 OBC recording of Brigadoon at the Boston Public Library. I can't really get into the recording bec. of the sound quality...it sounds like its coming from my grandma's small transition radio..."

This is sad, but SO true. It's also shamefully incomplete.

Just to echo others, I also recommend the 1991 John McGlinn Studio recording. It's perfect, IMO.

Thanks guys.. I just ordered the 1991 London Recording of Brigadoon mainly bec. I want to hear the complete dance score and I am a big fan of Judy Kaye.

BTW I love the Gene Kelly movie. I am very curious about Rob Ashford's chreography on this one, considering Agnes de Mille chreographed the original production and Gene Kelly did the movie.

Men in quilt : ( edit-kilts) yup!

I will go to the first preview and definitely post my Report on it, and I already invited Without A Trace & Wanna Be a Foster to come here to Boston and see the weekend show with me ~their first experience on an out-out town try-out in old dear Colonial Theater. So Basically I am planning to see the show twice - one 1st night and second with WaT & WBaF (to get their opinions)

Cant wait!

J*

Updated On: 4/10/08 at 01:17 PM

I also vote for the 1991 EMI London studio recording. it's pretty wonderful. very bright and beautifully sung/cast.

(lol) oh.... I mean...

This one...


Not this one!



There you go...

Smaxie- Thanks .. I was thinking of getting that, actually!

Gypsy9- No.. I did not get offended at all.. Silly! Its just -- I cannot respond at all- your pm is off..

J*

Updated On: 4/10/08 at 01:58 PM