Non-English language cast recordings appreciation?

Hi! long time lurker here! I'm curious to know how many of you are into listening to Non-English language cast recordings, they might be hard to get your hands on but some of them include different orchestrations and slightly different versions of songs from the OBC albums, which can always be fun to listen to.

What is it about them that you find most appealing? The different orchestrations, the sound of the language, the performers? I recently got the chance to listen to the Evita Danish cast recording (2001) and I'm really digging its jazzy and chamber-music like orchestrations. A couple more that I really enjoy listening to are the 2005 Brazilian cast recording of Side by Side by Sondheim and the 2003 Brazilian cast of Company.

I'm hoping to start posting more often from now on these boards!

Nowhere_Dan said: "Hi! long time lurker here! I'm curious to know how many of you are into listening to Non-English language cast recordings, they might be hard to get your hands on but some of them include different orchestrations and slightly different versions of songs from the OBC albums, which can always be fun to listen to.

What is it about them that you find most appealing? The different orchestrations, the sound of the language, the performers? I recently got the chance tolisten to the Evita Danish cast recording (2001) and I'm really digging its jazzy and chamber-music like orchestrations. A couple more that Ireally enjoy listening to are the 2005 Brazilian cast recording of Side by Side by Sondheim and the 2003 Brazilian cast of Company.

I'm hoping to start posting more often from now on these boards!"

Is there an online resource to purchase these? Would love the foreign language Sondheim shows.

The original Madrid recording of Evita is extraordinary for the orchestrations. By contrast, the Korean recording of Evita is hilariously awful. There are moments the chorus and orchestra aren't even in sync.

Updated On: 8/6/18 at 01:34 PM

LizzieCurry said: "I have a huge soft spot for the Tel Aviv cast recording of Les Miz. I think it was only the third to come out."

What is it about that particular cast recording of Les Miz that you like so much? Just curious!

I have the Paris cast recording of Les Mis, from 1991, and I love it. For one, hearing it in French is so beautiful. Louise Pitre singing "J'avais Reve" (I Dreamed a Dream) is the best version of that song I've ever heard.

I also have the Austrian cast from the late 80's.

I used to order them from Footlights Records in the 90's. I would call and ask what international Les Mis recordings they had, and then send a check.

Lizzie - I've never heard the Israeli one. I'll have to hunt around and see if I can find it anywhere, although I'm guessing it's probably impossible to find now...

Dollypop said: "I have the French, German, Israeli, Italian and Mexican recordings of HELLO, DOLLY! I've always been partial to the French."

I also have the Argentinian and Brazilian ones, which are also very funny!

Being a Phantom of the Opera maniac (in most of its incarnations -- not just ALW's, although that is my favorite), I've collected a bunch of the cast albums. I'm not sure which productions I have in each case, because, sometimes, there is more than one in a language; I think there may be two German versions. I have official versions in Spanish, Korean, Russian, Swedish, German, Dutch, Italian (the dubbed 2004 soundtrack), and Japanese. I'm most impressed with the Dutch version, which isn't surprising, in that Henk Poort has gotten some fabulous reviews. The Korean and Japanese versions don't seem to work too well in translation. The Spanish translation certainly is not word for word, but the rhyme scheme works well. I hear there's a Hungarian version still available, but it's VERY rare. I'd love to hear it because Hungarian is such an ugly language (IMO, notwithstanding the view of my late Hungarian grandmother) because of its nasal intonations, and most of the words are very long, with first syllable accents, that I can't imagine how a translator or a cast could pull it off.

Does anyone know of any cast recordings in Norwegian? I've recently started learning the language and wanted to find something to listen to that I'm already familiar with but google has not been helpful.

I listen to the original recordings of Rebecca and Tanz Der Vampire. Mostly because there are no English language cast albums for either show. Hopefully there will be one day.

Updated On: 8/9/18 at 07:59 PM