A master's class.Sondheim Sings, Volume I: 1962-72 * Songs by Stephen Sondheim Noun 1. Stephen Sondheim - United States composer of musicals (born in 1930) Sondheim , performed by Sondheim * PS Classics The occasion of Stephen Sondheim's 75th birthday this year has provided his fanatical following with a flood of special events, including a Broadway tribute concert at which Harvey Fierstein appeared in his Tevye drag from Fiddler on the Roof to sing "Rose's Turn" from Gypsy. For record collectors, the latest treasure is Sondheim Sings, which unveils 19 previously unheard private demo recordings. It's nothing more than Sondheim on piano and vocals, and in the liner notes the composer offers this word to the wise: "I tend to sing very loud, usually off-pitch, and always write in keys that are just out of my range." But hard-core aficionados will appreciate Sondheim's crisp enunciation enunciation (inun´sēā´sh  n),n an auxiliary function of teeth, particularly those in the anterior sector of the dental arch; the formation of sounds and fantastic piano playing piano playing Neurology A fanciful descriptor for finger movements linked to the loss of position sensation, in which the Pt seeks to discover finger position in space by periodic movement; PP occurs in Dejerine-Sottas syndrome; PP also refers to intermittent on "Love Is in the Air "Love is in the Air" is the 14th episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The episode was the 14th episode for the show's first season. The episode was written by Tom Spezialy and was directed by Jeff Melman. ," "Don't Look at Me "Don't Look at Me" is the 42nd episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. It was the 19th episode of the show's second season. The episode was written by Josh Senter and directed by David Grossman. It originally aired on Sunday, April 16, 2006. ," and "Pleasant Little Kingdom." No Sondheim collection would be complete without a handful of rarities, such as "Truly Content," originally written for The World of Jules Feiffer, and "Multitude of Amys," cut from Company. My favorite cut is a live version of A Little Night Music's "The Glamorous Life," with Sondheim playing all the parts, including stage directions. And his stripped-down versions of ballads like "Losing My Mind," "Anyone Can Whistle," and "Send in the Clowns" have a Dietrich-like plangency plan·gent adj. 1. Loud and resounding: plangent bells. 2. Expressing or suggesting sadness; plaintive: "From a doorway came the plangent sounds of a guitar" . It's a thrillingly intimate, bare-bones performance, the equivalent of sitting on the piano bench next to Sondheim while he plays you a selection of songs from his new show. |
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