Andrew Lloyd Webber - Masterpiece: Live From the Great Hall of the People

Title: Masterpiece: Live From the Great Hall of the People Artist: Andrew Lloyd Webber Release Date: 9/24/2002 Re-Released On: 7/17/2009 Label: Eagle Rock, Eagle Records, SSG Entertainment, Red Ink Records Album Type(s): live UPCs: 5034504121522, 766922362823, 766489527321, 821838050520, 8809231384321 Genre: Soundtrack Styles: Show Tunes, Cast Recordings, Musicals Moods: Dramatic, Literate, Poignant, Sentimental, Theatrical, Delicate, Elaborate, Gentle, Passionate, Searching, Soothing, Yearning, Earnest, Elegant, Lush, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Romantic, Springlike, Sweet, Warm, Wistful Total Copies: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Jesus Christ Superstar
2. Don't Cry for Me Argentina
3. The Beautiful Game (Overture)
4. Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)
5. Take That Look Off Your Face
6. The Jellicle Ball
7. Macavity - The Mystery Cat
8. Pie Jesu
9. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
10. Masquerade
11. The Perfect Year
12. As If We Never Said Goodbye
13. Ni Yong You Wo de Wei Lai (Friends for Life) [From Friends for Life]
14. The Music of the Night [Multimedia Track]
15. I Don't Know How to Love Him [Multimedia Track]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2009 CD SSG Entertainment 8354 2003 CD Eagle Records 215 2002 CD Eagle Rock 215 2002 CD Eagle Records 215 2002 CD Red Ink Records 23628

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This overblown tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber suffers from over-familiarity and pretensions of size. These works, created for specific characters and theatrical situations, may work beautifully on-stage, but they can seem almost silly when delivered aria-like from a concert stage. Not surprisingly, the orchestral pieces come off the best, while the singers fail to bring needed acting and interpretive skills to the lyrics. There's just not enough there to support these songs as being treated like operatic highlights. If you really loved the video concert that spawned this CD, you may enjoy having this disc as a keepsake. Webber fans will find better performances elsewhere, however, while casual listeners might do better with a Sarah Brightman collection or a compilation of actual Broadway cast performances. Also included is a two-song DVD from the concert video. ~ Neil Shurley, All Music Guide

Name Credits Austin Shaw Executive Producer David Young Piano Gary Norman Guitar (Electric) Lee McCutcheon Programming Nigel Wright Producer Norman Harris Trumpet Patrick Vaccariello Musical Direction Robin Sellars Engineer, Mixing Simon Starr Guitar (Bass)