Menken's King David

[salutz1031]

Posted: 3/24/08 at 1:20am

Does anyone have the cd of Menken's King David with Judy Kuhn and Alice Ripley? I cannot find it anywhere!!

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 3/24/08 at 1:43am

I have it after buying when it first got a release. Its 12 years old now.

[tazber]

Posted: 3/24/08 at 6:47am

Sheer Perfection is one of the best songs Menken has ever written.

[jakebloke]

Posted: 3/24/08 at 7:38am

I 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.

[jordangirl]

Posted: 3/24/08 at 10:05am

Any chance of anyone burning a copy? I can pay for the disc and shipping. :)

[salutz1031]

Posted: 3/24/08 at 11:12am

ill pay anyone for a copy too!!! please!!! Sheer Perfection is perfection...

[BroadwayBenny]

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.

[[e-mail]]

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.

[FranklinShepard-Inc.]

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

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 3/25/08 at 6:43am

My own little corner used to have a download, but sadly that site has not be updated in months.

[FranklinShepard-Inc.]

Posted: 3/25/08 at 7:10am

I 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.

[JRybka]

Posted: 3/25/08 at 8:35am

It just so happens that there is one for sale on ebay. (WINK WINK)

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 3/25/08 at 9:00am

I 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.

[tazber]

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.

[Not Barker, Todd.]

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.

[jordangirl]

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?

Updated On: 3/25/08 at 03:39 PM

[acrocksyo]

Posted: 3/25/08 at 4:24pm

rar is just like zip, just use WinRAR to unzip it.

[jordangirl]

Posted: 3/25/08 at 4:32pm

Thanks. :)

[acrocksyo]

Posted: 3/25/08 at 4:43pm

NP

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 3/25/08 at 5:33pm

Not Baker, Todd, Thank you very much.

[jordangirl]

Posted: 3/25/08 at 6:05pm

Ditto. Not Barker, Todd, you f-ing rock!!!! :) I love you!!!

[KChenowethfan]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 8:45pm

Thank you so much. You have no idea how long I have been wanting this but the prices on amazon were insane!

[salutz1031]

Posted: 3/27/08 at 10:23am

the download didnt work for me....

[JRybka]

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

[tgrabon]

Posted: 3/27/08 at 11:58am

I 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.