Andrew Lloyd Webber: Masterpiece [includes DVD]

• Booklet languages: English
• Time: 54:07
• Release Date: 2002

Review

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, Rovi

Performances

Composer	Title	Time
Andrew Lloyd Webber	Jesus Christ Superstar, musical (Jesus Christ Superstar)	4:27
Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita, musical (Don't Cry for Me, Argentine)	6:09
Andrew Lloyd Webber	The Beautiful Game, musical play (Overture)	2:42
Andrew Lloyd Webber	Jesus Christ Superstar, musical (Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say))	5:02
Andrew Lloyd Webber	Song and Dance, musical (Take That Look Off Your Face)	2:49
Andrew Lloyd Webber	Cats, musical (The Jellicle Ball)	3:37
Andrew Lloyd Webber	Cats, musical (Macavity, the Mystery Cat)	4:38
Andrew Lloyd Webber	Requiem for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Pie Jesu)	3:53
Andrew Lloyd Webber	Phantom of the Opera, musical (Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again)	3:50
Andrew Lloyd Webber	Phantom of the Opera, musical (Masquerade)	2:44
Andrew Lloyd Webber	Sunset Boulevard, musical (The Perfect Year)	3:36
Andrew Lloyd Webber	Sunset Boulevard, musical (As If We Never Said Goodbye)	5:42
Andrew Lloyd Webber	Amigos Para Siempre (Official Theme of the Barcelona 1992 Games)	4:58

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