Sondheim Radio Interview Online (talks Sweeney movie, Bounce, etc) only up 6 days

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/7/07 at 1:16am

This may have already been posted--mea culpas but I did a quick search and couldn't find it. And it's a great interview...

Some nice stuff on this about Bounce; the film of Sweeney Todd and the Beatles....

The interview will be available for 7 days and as a podcast.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/lebrechtinterview/

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 8/7/07 at 1:25am

EDIT: Never mind, got it.

Updated On: 8/7/07 at 01:25 AM

[Horton]

Posted: 8/7/07 at 5:17am

how do you download this!

[freeadmission]

Posted: 8/7/07 at 7:58am

Direct link to the download.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/lebrecht/

Updated On: 8/7/07 at 07:58 AM

[pab]

Posted: 8/7/07 at 1:47pm

Good Interview!

[BustopherPhantom]

Posted: 8/7/07 at 3:27pm

Best part of the interview:

Sondheim: "I'm so used to polarized reactions to what I write that I feel comfortable when someone says (huge energy) 'OH, it's... WONDERFUL!!!!!!" or someone says (huge energy) 'OH, it's... GGGGHASTLY!!".

I was rolling on the floor at that - I never expected it from someone so calm and collected ALL the time.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/7/07 at 4:12pm

Ha I know exactly what you mean - every so often youhear or see SOndheim do something like that in interviews--really exagerated. It always catches me off guard but i love it

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/8/07 at 5:35pm

Yep

[ashbash1990]

Posted: 8/8/07 at 6:24pm

interesting... I'm excited for "Bounce."

[B3TA07]

Posted: 8/8/07 at 6:30pm

Eric, do you close your eyes and let God be your guide when you type?

[Not Barker, Todd.]

Posted: 8/8/07 at 6:37pm

Just listened to some of it. The interveiwer seems a little thick, but o well.

[TheaterAddict7652]

Posted: 8/8/07 at 6:51pm

Great interview. Thanks EricMontreal22 and freeadmission for posting the links!

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 8/8/07 at 7:38pm

A Little Night Music ends happily... if i am not mistaken...

[BigFatBlonde]

Posted: 8/8/07 at 8:32pm

Thanks for "heads-up," Eric.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/8/07 at 9:28pm

"Eric, do you close your eyes and let God be your guide when you type? "

As my typing clearly shows God has never spoken through me

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[B3TA07]

Posted: 8/8/07 at 9:33pm

Touche, you illegible little ferret.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/9/07 at 3:34am

How did you know I was kinda furry?

[Not Barker, Todd.]

Posted: 8/9/07 at 10:33pm

I'm sure the avatar was one clue . . .

Its hillarious. The guys sounds like he's interveiwing the canon, not the writer.

[jv92]

Posted: 8/9/07 at 10:37pm

I loved what he said about false rhymes. However, here's my question for old Stevie, "So what did you have to say to Steven Sater after Spring Awakening?"

[gustof777]

Posted: 8/10/07 at 12:59am

I remember reading when he saw it off broadway he was the first to stand at the curtain call.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/10/07 at 4:29am

Yeah there are definetly moments when I kinda cringed wondering how the interviewer could walk into that trap--like mentioning Sondheim's "true love experience" and Passion etc...

As for false rhymes--in the 1970s YMCA lyric writing lecture SOndheim mentioned pop music and false rhymes more and while he still says he doesn't care for them he also says he appreciates why they're valid and work well in pop music as opposed to theatre music. If he did stand up for Spring Awakening, etc, I believe he probably realizes that since it uses pop music form and idioms the false rhymes are expected....

(I admit that's largely how I personally feel on the subject)

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