Menken's King David
Menken's King David
#1Menken's King David
Posted: 3/24/08 at 1:20amDoes anyone have the cd of Menken's King David with Judy Kuhn and Alice Ripley? I cannot find it anywhere!!
#2re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/24/08 at 1:43am
I have it after buying when it first got a release. Its 12 years old now.
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#2re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/24/08 at 6:47amSheer Perfection is one of the best songs Menken has ever written.
....but the world goes 'round
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#3re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/24/08 at 7:38amI have it as well. I think you pretty much had to buy it when it was released. It really is quite a beautiful score IMO.
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#4re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/24/08 at 10:05amAny chance of anyone burning a copy? I can pay for the disc and shipping. :)
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#5re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/24/08 at 11:12amill pay anyone for a copy too!!! please!!! Sheer Perfection is perfection...
#6re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/24/08 at 6:17pm
Ahhh, I can't figure out why this gem never made it past this concert setting. The music is gorgeous. The first time I heard Judy Kuhn's "Never Again" I just sat there unable to move. Other standout numbers are "Hunted Partridge On The Hill", "Warm, Spring Night" "This New Jerusalem" and "Sheer Perfection". The cast was great too, Roger Bart, Stephen Bogardus, Judy Kuhn, Alice Ripley, Martin Vidnovic, and Marcus Lovett as David, all did a great job.
They have the sheet music for "Never Again" and "This New Jerusalem" in The Alan Menken Songbook.
This score NEEDS to be developed into an actual Broadway Musical.
#7re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/25/08 at 12:04am
I think this piece should be reworked and made slightly more intimate and have Menken & Rice turn it into the "oratorio" they really saw it as. For a variety of reasons the piece could not lend itself to being performed again in a broadway house. A 46 person chorus? A 54 piece orchestra? Who would dare to hope they would ever recoup that investment?
This is the type of thing that could be staged for a few nights only, preferably in a non-for-profit venue, or a "mega church" or something like that, but profitable on Broadway? I doubt it.
That being said, I love much of the score -- Sheer Perfection, When in Love, How the Mighty have Fallen, This New Jerusalem, The Caravan Moves On. Saul has Slain his Thousands is a catchy tune with spunk and power, and the Psalm 24 is brilliant (just too short). I would love to see this piece be performed again in some capacity, I'm just not sure a Broadway house is the way to go for financial purposes.
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#8re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/25/08 at 6:28am
Those who are on a quest for the recording might pay a visit to an Alan Menken fansite (www.alanmenken.info) and ask their questions to the person who runs the site.
Might make a difference 
#9re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/25/08 at 6:43amMy own little corner used to have a download, but sadly that site has not be updated in months.
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
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#10re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/25/08 at 7:10amI don't think that site will ever return, it was a good idea but it didn't seem to get new (old) items and obviously the person who ran it got busy somewhere else.
#11re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/25/08 at 8:35am
It just so happens that there is one for sale on ebay. (WINK WINK)
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#12re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/25/08 at 9:00amI have a digital copy (I don't feel too bad since it's OOP), but I don't plan on trying to get a hard copy unless I stumble across it somewhere. Beyond one or two songs, it really bored me. Granted, I saw one of the few regional productions of it, so it may be one better suited for hearing than seeing.
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#13re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/25/08 at 9:32am
My understanding was that it was commissioned for the opening of the Amsterdam and never intended to be a full scale musical.
Actually, I think it was commissioned to be performed at The Wall in Jerusalem, and then Disney decided to inaugurate the theater with it.
....but the world goes 'round
#14re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/25/08 at 1:05pm
I know for a fact that the guy got busy, and then he had computer troubles. He would still like to figure out a way to share his collection, but he's got a lot going on and hopes everyone understands.
Oh, and here's King David.
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#15re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/25/08 at 3:39pm
JRybka... Under what? Never Mind. I found it. (Silly me, I looked under "King David" not "King Daivd"! :) )
NotBarker,Todd ~ Thanks. What's a .rar file? Can it be converted?
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Updated On: 3/25/08 at 03:39 PM
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Posted: 3/25/08 at 4:24pmrar is just like zip, just use WinRAR to unzip it.
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#17re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/25/08 at 4:32pmThanks. :)
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#18re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/25/08 at 4:43pmNP
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#19re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/25/08 at 5:33pmNot Baker, Todd, Thank you very much.
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
Tazber's: Reply to
Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian
jordangirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/1/06
#20re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/25/08 at 6:05pmDitto. Not Barker, Todd, you f-ing rock!!!! :) I love you!!!
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#21re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/26/08 at 8:45pmThank you so much. You have no idea how long I have been wanting this but the prices on amazon were insane!
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#23re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/27/08 at 10:47am
oops! i mean to write DAVID....
LOL
The link for those who realized I don't know to spell is
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330222057439
"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."
#24re: Menken's King David
Posted: 3/27/08 at 11:58amI grudgingly paid $17.98 for the King David CD in 1998 at Tower Records near Lincoln Center. I've played it at least once a month for the last ten years. It's that good. I'm not a big fan of musicals in concert. If I had to choose one show that would work perfectly in concert it would be Menken & Rice's King David.
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