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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0880242522986
Format: AC-3, Classical, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Euroarts
Manufacturer: Euroarts
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Euroarts
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 19, 2005
Running Time: 76 minutes
Sales Rank: 34581
Studio: Euroarts
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - a very unique performance
That performance of the "Wonderful Town" is to my opinion a must for every misic lover - as this "live performance" is so special in any sense - it attracts the listener/viewer continuously throughout that outstanding evening in Berlin. Also the musicians of the Berlin Phil. under Simon Rattle are taking an active part of the celebration, a real feast for the ears and for the eyes!
Rating:  - OK But see if you can find the 1958 KINESCOPE
This performance will due as the only one available. But when will CBS Masterworks release DVD's of some of their classic television broadcasts. In this case I am talking about the 1958 one time only live broadcast of Rosalind Russell's recreation of the original broadway production of WONDERFUL TOWN, for which she won the TONY. I have viewed the excellant kinescope of this performance (co-star Sydney Chaplin)at the museum of broadcasting on several occasions. The quality is good and with a little ... Read More
Rating: - good score, great singers, so-so pit band
a concert presentation of the leonard bernstein/betty comden/adolph green musical adaptation of "my sister eileen" with audra mcdonald radiant as eileen and kim criswell terrific as my. written in a matter of a few weeks after the earlier score by leroy anderson had been scrapped, this is the least respected of bernsteins scores for broadway (well, we wont go into "1600 pennsylvania avenue" but ...). still, it is a knockout of its kind, and the cast here is quite good, tho as is usual in these circumstances ... Read More
Rating: - Wonderful Performance for the So-so Musical...
I agree the performance was outstanding and all the performers did such a great job. The sound/video quality is exceptional. But... the problem is the Bernstein's score itself is not very good. I didn't like the musical very much: no depth and no good melodies... To me, the concert was all about superficial pleasure lacking the essence of true art. With the same effort and time and money, Simon Rattle and BPO could have done more meaningful concert for a better classical work. Life is too short for so-so music!
Rating: - Excellent Concert Presentation Of Wonderful Town
This concert version of the Betty Comden/Adolph Green/Leonard Bernstein 1953 Broadway hit demonstrates just how much skilled, experienced professionals can accomplish. The three turned out the score in four weeks. The production was a vehicle for Rosalind Russell's star return to Broadway after years in Hollywood...and Russell couldn't sing. They fashioned a series of raucous, tender, funny, romantic songs, with Russell's efforts tailored to her comedy skills and limited vocal ability. The show was a smash, and ... Read More
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