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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5099748947222 Format: Soundtrack Label: Sony Budget Manufacturer: Sony Budget Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Budget Release Date: December 22, 1997 Studio: Sony Budget Sales Rank: 550
Rating: - Brilliant
I have known this album since i was 4 years old. Had In on vinyl for a long time. Got all the pretend versions (kiritikanawa or what ever you call her, and all the others) This is the best. So to all the knockers. YOU HAV'NT GOT A CLUE. Or get a decent Hi Fi system. I thank you. Good delivery service from Amazon as usual.
Rating: - Dissapointing
I love West Side Story, and decided to buy the soundtrack to such a good musical. I assumed this would be the best money could buy. Oh boy was I wrong!
Decent oechestral playing masks the first couple of tracks, then the Jets enter. Unfortunately, most of them have fairly poor voices and fail to pitch the notes very well at all. Most chorus numbers are like this on the CD.
Whoever sings Maria (I belive it is not Natalie Wood) is, however, a good singer, and so is Toni. ... Read More
Rating: - An outstanding 'classic' recording
So much has been said about West Side Story, which is universally regarded as one of the best recordings ever made, that it needs little in the way criticism. Suffice to say that there are a number of releases of the original soundtrack - of which this is clearly (pun intended) the best. The 2004 20-bit remastered and extended version is a failure and best avoided, with the energy, presence and detail of the original transfer sucked out of it.
An all-time classic, still technically outstanding ... Read More
Rating: - ONE OF THE BEST MUSICALS OF ALL TIME...
Bernstein wrote himself into the annals of musical history with the score that he composed for West Side Story, a nineteen fifties version of Romeo and Juliet, and Stephen Sondheim did it justice with the terrific lyrics he wrote, which made the music soar even higher. This a musical that has entered the popular consciousness with good reason. Who hasn't heard the beauty and poetry of "Maria", the expectant poignancy of "Tonight", or the eternally hopeful "Somewhere" and not been touched, especially when sung, ... Read More
Rating: - Plenty of energy, but sadly lacking in precision.
This soundtrack recording taken from the oscar winning film contains all the excitement, energy and flair that you would expect from a recording of a Bernstein score. However, it also contains some noticeably poor performances from those involved in it's production. Some members of the Jets and Sharks were clearly chosen for their ability to dance rather than for their polished singing. At the beginning of the 'Quintet', for example, the Sharks are hideously out of tune and not necessarily singing the correct words. ... Read More
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