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| 1. Happiness | |||
| 2. First Letter | |||
| 3. Second Letter | |||
| 4. Third Letter | |||
| 5. Fourth Letter | |||
| 6. Fosca's Entrance | |||
| 7. Garden's Sequence | |||
| 8. Transition | |||
| 9. Fifth Letter | |||
| 10. Scene Seven, Part One | |||
| 11. Scene Seven, Part Two (Clara's Letter) | |||
| 12. I Wish I Could Forget You | |||
| 13. Soldier's Gossip | |||
| 14. Flashback | |||
| 15. Sunrise Letter | |||
| 16. Is This What You Call Love? | |||
| 17. Soldier's Gossip (Reprise) | |||
| 18. Nightmare | |||
| 19. Forty Days | |||
| 20. Loving You | |||
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This must be the most romantic musical that Stephen Sondheim has composed, even if the theme is still dark and unusual. But the musical score is romantic, poignant and compelling. This London cast version is a more complete musical score and has the West End's leading stars of the musical theatre in its cast. Michael Ball's voice soars in songs such as in the incredible I Love Fosca continuation of No One Has Ever Loved Me and Is This What You Call Love and in the beautiful duets with Helen Hobson,Happiness and Just Another Love Story. Maria Friedman's award-winning performance is partly due to her rendering of songs like Loving You and some of the duets with Giorgio. The songs are so much richer because you can almost visualize the dramatic acting that the storyline required. If you're a fan of either Sondheim, Ball or Friedman, this is the album that brings these talents together.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
“Passion” explores the definition of Love, from the situation of the main characters, down many different angles. The two lead characters, played by Maria Friedman (Fosca) and Michael Ball (Giorgio), end with much more clarity – and love. The score itself is very dramatic – it moves me very much. Sondheim has a beautiful ‘real’ way of writing – that is the voice is expressing emotion just by the way it is written. It it singing and speaking at the same time. You can see this just by listening to ‘Fosca’s Entrance’. This is a ‘thinking’ musical. Good!!
This is a live recording of a concert version, although it is too good to really sound like one :-)
It has been superbly recorded. The show is almost totally sung-through. You really can imagine exactly what the character’s thoughts are just by listening.
There are some lovely songs and motifs here too. The duets and orchestrations (with full strings) are just superb. All the cast are incredibly strong singers and are expert in telling a story through music. I have no doubt that Maria Friedman won an Olivier Award for her role as Fosca; it is a greatly dark role, and she is truly unbeatable. Brings me to tears. Michael Ball has a deeply resonant voice, and Helen Hobson as young lover Clara is excellent. No faults – in a fairly complex musical to perform.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
this musical is just one of the most beautiful scores i have ever heard...i saw the live show at Donmar theatre London this month and feel so privaliged...Sweeney Todd does nothing for me but Sondheim has a treasure in this musical...cant praise highly enough and im fussy about my musicals.
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Dreadful quality
Unfortunately I had to return 2 copies of this CD as the playback quality was awful. Disc kept sticking or slipping. Think there must have been a manufacturers fault. Read more
Published 16 months ago by I. R. Scott
UK Passion is pretty but perplexing
Stephen Sondheim is a master of musical theatre, and I think PASSION is his best score. I fell in love with the original Broadway production on DVD and have played the original... Read more
Published on 17 July 2009 by jml
Michael Ball -- the perfect Georgio
I have been a Michael Ball fan since Les Miserables and it is wonderful to hear him back in a musical. Read more
Published on 27 Sep 2001
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