Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979 original Broadway cast) (extra tracks, original recording remastered)

~ Release by Stephen Sondheim (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

the final track in disc 2 includes a short hidden track of Julie Andrews performing "Sweet Polly Plunkett" from Sondheim's Putting It Together (1993 New York cast) (but also heard in "Parlor Songs"), see:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013CWNW2/ref=dm_dp_trk32 (from digital version of release)

"Green Finch and Linnet Bird" itself is only about 3:01 long.

Annotation last modified on 2012-06-22 05:27 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1The Ballad of Sweeney Todd
choir vocals:
Chorus (Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Len Cariou
recording of:
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (right after Prelude) (in 1979)
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
quotes music from:
Dies Irae (plainchant)
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
53:34
2No Place Like London
vocals:
Len Cariou, Victor Garber (Canadian actor/singer) and Merle Louise
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: No Place Like London
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
33:40
3The Barber and His Wife
vocals:
Len Cariou
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: The Barber and His Wife
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
42:41
4The Worst Pies in London
vocals:
Angela Lansbury
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: The Worst Pies in London
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
52:26
5Poor Thing
vocals:
Angela Lansbury
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: Poor Thing
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
43:28
6My Friends
vocals:
Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: My Friends
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
52:44
7The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Lift Your Razor High, Sweeney!...
choir vocals:
Chorus (Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recording of:
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (reprise 1): Lift Your Razor High, Sweeney!… (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
50:55
8Green Finch and Linnet Bird
vocals:
Sarah Rice (American theatre actress)
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: Green Finch and Linnet Bird
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
42:30
9Ah, Miss
vocals:
Victor Garber (Canadian actor/singer), Merle Louise and Sarah Rice (American theatre actress)
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: Ah, Miss
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
32:24
10Johanna
vocals:
Victor Garber (Canadian actor/singer)
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: Johanna: Mea Culpa
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
31:58
11Pirelli's Miracle Elixir
tenor vocals:
Joaquín Romaguera
vocals:
Len Cariou, Ken Jennings and Angela Lansbury
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: Pirelli's Miracle Elixir
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
43:50
12The Contest
choir vocals:
Chorus (Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: The Contest
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
45:12
13The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Sweeney Pondered and Sweeney Planned...
choir vocals:
Chorus (Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recording of:
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (reprise 2): Sweeney Pondered and Sweeney Planned… (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
40:31
14Wait
vocals:
Angela Lansbury
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: Wait
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
42:18
15The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: His Hands Were Quick, His Fingers Strong...
choir vocals:
Chorus (Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recording of:
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (reprise 3): His Hands Were Quick, His Fingers Strong… (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
40:41
16Johanna
vocals:
Edmund Lyndeck
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: Johanna: Mea Culpa
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
43:40
17Kiss Me
vocals:
Victor Garber (Canadian actor/singer) and Sarah Rice (American theatre actress)
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: Kiss Me
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
31:31
18Ladies in Their Sensitivities
vocals:
Edmund Lyndeck and Jack Eric WIlliams
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: Ladies in Their Sensitivities
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
33:57
19Pretty Women
vocals:
Len Cariou, Victor Garber (Canadian actor/singer) and Edmund Lyndeck
recording of:
Pretty Women (Sweeney Todd)
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick (in 1979) and Sarah Travis (orchestrator, musical supervisor) (in 2004)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
publisher:
Revelation Music Publishing Corp. and Rilting Music, Inc.
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
54:39
20Epiphany
vocals:
Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: Epiphany (in 1979)
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
quotes music from:
Dies Irae (plainchant)
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
53:18
21A Little Priest
vocals:
Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: A Little Priest
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
57:15
▼ CD 2
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1God, That's Good!
choir vocals:
Chorus (Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Len Cariou, Ken Jennings and Angela Lansbury
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: God, That's Good! (in 1979)
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
56:27
2Johanna
vocals:
Len Cariou, Victor Garber (Canadian actor/singer), Merle Louise and Sarah Rice (American theatre actress)
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: Johanna (Quartet)
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
45:29
3By the Sea
vocals:
Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: By the Sea
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
43:33
4Wigmaker Sequence / The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Sweeney'd Waited Too Long Before / The Letter
vocals:
Len Cariou and Victor Garber (Canadian actor/singer)
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: The Letter (in 1979)
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
recording of:
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (reprise 4): Sweeney’d Waited Too Long Before… (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
43:39
5Not While I'm Around
choir vocals:
Chorus (Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Ken Jennings and Angela Lansbury
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: Not While I'm Around
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
43:57
6Parlor Songs
choir vocals:
Chorus (Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Ken Jennings, Angela Lansbury and Jack Eric WIlliams
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: Parlor Songs
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
43:35
7City on Fire! / Final Sequence
choir vocals:
Chorus (Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Len Cariou, Victor Garber (Canadian actor/singer), Ken Jennings, Angela Lansbury, Merle Louise, Edmund Lyndeck and Sarah Rice (American theatre actress)
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: Final Scene (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
513:23
8The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd
choir vocals:
Chorus (Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recording of:
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (reprise 7): Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
53:03
9Symphonic Sondheim: Sweeney Todd
57:31
10Green Finch and Linnet Bird
compilation of:
Sweet Polly Plunkett by Julie Andrews (English actress/vocalist)
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: Green Finch and Linnet Bird (in 1979)
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: Sweet Polly Plunkett (from 1993-04-19 until 1993-05-12)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
33:55

Credits

Release

remaster of:Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979 original Broadway cast)
ASIN:US: B0009941IE [info]