Scores you think sound better with just piano arrangement

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 8/22/15 at 3:47am

I've always preferred the BONNIE & CLYDE demos with just the piano over the fully orchestrated OBC recording, and I was wondering if anyone else had any musical scores that they think are better presented very simply.

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 8/22/15 at 5:48am

Love Story

A Chorus Line

Xanadu

Oh, Calcutta!

Naked Boys Singing

Altar Boys

[Fantod]

Posted: 8/22/15 at 2:21pm

I don't have a score, but there are several musical theatre songs that I think sound better with just piano:

Send in the Clowns

Everything Beautiful Happens at Night

Gigi

My Ship

There are probably more, I just can't think of any right now.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 8/22/15 at 3:42pm

The Irish Rep did Finian's Rainbow with a two piano arraingement a few years back. It was really quite amazing how well that score worked with just pianos!

[Jon]

Posted: 8/22/15 at 10:37pm

The 1996 Off=Broadway revival of I DO, I DO (with Karen Ziemba and David Garrison) had great two-piano accompaniment.  It made you think, "Oh yeah - this was written by the authors of THE FANTASTICKS!"

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 8/22/15 at 11:44pm

Jon said: "The 1996 Off=Broadway revival of I DO, I DO (with Karen Ziemba and David Garrison) had great two-piano accompaniment.  It made you think, 'Oh yeah - this was written by the authors of THE FANTASTICKS!' "

I can imagine that score coming off well that way, I mean it's a two person show why not make it two piano as well.

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 8/23/15 at 12:07am

Taken a step further, why not go John Doyle on its ass and have them play the two pianos?