- Audio CD (23 Nov 1999)
- Number of Discs: 3
- Format: Box set, Original recording remastered, Import
- Label: Relativity
- ASIN: B0000365OP
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 203,231 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Prologue | |||
| 2. Valjean's Soliloquy (What Have I Done?) | |||
| 3. At The End Of The Day | |||
| 4. I Dreamed A Dream | |||
| 5. Lovely Ladies | |||
| 6. Fantine's Arrest | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Eponine's Errand | |||
| 2. The ABC Cafe - Red And Black | |||
| 3. Do You Hear The People Sing? | |||
| 4. Rue Plumet - In My Life | |||
| 5. A Heart Full Of love | |||
| 6. The Attack On Rue Plumet | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. Empty Chairs At Empty Tables | |||
| 2. Every Day | |||
| 3. Valjean's Confession | |||
| 4. The Wedding Chorale | |||
| 5. Epilogue (Finale) | |||
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Customer Reviews
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I can't believe how heavy the criticism is in the above few reviews. For me, the CSR (Complete Symphonic Recording) is my second favourite recording, slightly after the TAC (Tenth Anniversary Cast).
Yes, the cast was poor in a few places. Garry Morris' voice gets to your head after a while, and his "My God Cosette, I heard a cry in the dark" can shatter windows. Kaho Shimada as Eponine was also badly cast, as her accent is too heavy to ignore. Debbie Byrne is not too impressive either, and Gay Soper's voice is way too shrill.
But the four main people certainly makes up for everyone else (for me, anyway). Anthony Warlow as Enjolras is amazing - he is miles better than Michael Maguire and you can never get tired of his strong, clear voice. Then there's Philip Quast as Javert, who IS Javert - 'nuff said. Barry James as Thenardier is just so great! Alun Armstrong on the TAC isn't bad, but James really brings life into the character. And Michael Ball, of course, but he's on the TAC too. The child actors are not bad either, and although it did surprise me at first, the Grantaire (Kenny D'Aquila) grew on me. I love hearing the contrast between him and Michael Ball in Red & Black!
Finally, there's the completeness of the recording. One of my favourite parts in the whole show are the beginning of Master of the House, as well as Valjean's Confession - both cut out on the TAC. Whatever your opinions are on the cast, this recording is definitely worth your money.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It has a lot of extras on it and they are very good, it's more in line with the book. The cast, I'm not sure of. Michael Ball and Philip Queast are excellent, the rest of the cast I might get use to. The tenth anniversary recording is a far better cast recording, but this I would say is the ultimate recording shame about some of the singers.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The bottom line is that in the grand scheme of Les Mis recordings the one to own is the Tenth Anniversary concert Recording.
This is the recording of the full score with an international cast however unlike the symphonic Miss Saigon Cd this does not make it the Dream recording. If you already have other Les Mis Cd's this may be the one for you as you do get the whole score whereas the tenth anniversary recording is heavily cut down. (quite rightly so)
This is the recording of the full score with an international cast however unlike the symphonic Miss Saigon Cd this does not make it the Dream recording. If you already have other Les Mis Cd's this may be the one for you as you do get the whole score whereas the tenth anniversary recording is heavily cut down. (quite rightly so)
Some of the singing on this CD is cringe worthy and "Red and Black", "On My Own" and "Fantine's Death" are a hoot. It may be worth the money for the comedy value and some of the cast's interesting intepretations of the similarities between singing and shouting.
RED!!!! *growl*
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Disappointing but still enjoyable
I was disappointed with the quality of the singing - some of the cast seem to be trying too hard and the result is the impression of amateurish over-enthusiasm rather than the... Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2002 by SarahT
NOT AS GOOD AS I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE.
It has a lot of extras on it and they are very good, it's more in line with the book. The cast, I'm not sure of. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2000 by Mr. John F. Kennedy
a wonderful recording
This wonderful version contains every single note of this wonderful musical of alain boublil and claude Michel schonberg. The cast is a dream cast from all over the world. Read more
Published on 22 July 2000
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