Topic: IRVING BERLIN GERMANY (Read 18779 times)

bk · « **on:** June 07, 2010, 12:22:51 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes were quite German and filled with Berlin, and now it is time for you to post until the German cows come home.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2010, 12:23:38 AM »

And the word of the day is: BALLETOMANE!

George · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2010, 12:49:56 AM »

BK, the two websites that I use regularly are www.castalbumdb.com and http://castalbumcollector.com.

George · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2010, 01:58:42 AM »

As for foreign recordings of American (or at least, English language) musicals...some that I have are:

the Israeli cast recording of Annie

the Japanese cast recordings of Beauty and the Beast, Hair (on vinyl); La Cage aux Folles, Scarlett (Gone With the Wind) and South Pacific

the Catalan Into the Woods, A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd

the Hungarian and Vienna (in German) recordings of The Phantom of the Opera

the Vienna (in German) A Chorus Line

the Czech Witches of Eastwick

the two French, Prague and Vienna (in German) Les Misérables

the Swedish Chess and Mamma Mia

the German La Cage aux Folles, Hunchback of Notre Dame, A New Brain, The Beautiful Game and Hair

the French and German Wicked

the Madrid and French Man of La Mancha...and others.

George · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2010, 02:26:11 AM »

I may have posted this before, but I'd love to get recordings of English language shows in the language of the settings...like a(n official) Japanese cast recording of Pacific Overtures, French cast recordings of The Phantom of the Opera, Can-Can, Candide or La Cage Aux Folles, an Italian Passion, a Swedish Little Night Music...things like that.

John G. · « **Reply #5 on:** June 07, 2010, 02:55:26 AM »

Morning, all.

John G. · « **Reply #6 on:** June 07, 2010, 03:03:16 AM »

TOD: I don't have a great many recordings of foreign productions of musicals, but a few include the Parisian "Ali Baba" and "Notre Dame de Paris," neither of which really interested me much. I do love the German recording of something they called "Vodka Cola," a version of Cole Porter's "Leave It to Me!" This was a 1980s update of the Cold War show and it has some lyrics about Ronald Reagan and AIDS added that are brutally funny. But it's the chance to hear the full score with its great songs, "Get Out of Town," "Tomorrow," "From Now On," "My Heart Belongs to Daddy," "Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love" and "I'm Taking the Steps to Russia," that I most enjoy.

The worst international recording I own is a Greek musical called "Pygmalion" that was a disco musical. Listening to it isn't even campy fun. It's just lousy.

vixmom · « **Reply #7 on:** June 07, 2010, 03:54:31 AM »

I am afraid I have nothing to contibute on the TOD

vixmom · « **Reply #8 on:** June 07, 2010, 03:55:01 AM »

I suppose I should get ready for work

vixmom · « **Reply #9 on:** June 07, 2010, 03:55:31 AM »

Have a great day everyone!

Michael · « **Reply #10 on:** June 07, 2010, 04:00:05 AM »

Fiddler On The Roof in French
Hair in Japanese

I have some German recordings of several musicals but they are packed away and don't remember what I have. I also have older musicals in other languages.

The only recent one I have is Les Miz in Hebrew

Michael · « **Reply #11 on:** June 07, 2010, 04:09:06 AM »

A fun thing to do with Les Cage Aux Folles is to listen to it in the English dub and have the English subtitles on. They don't match! Too different translations.

BTW two of the English voices were Victor Garber as Albin and Dick Latessa played Renato

Ben · « **Reply #12 on:** June 07, 2010, 04:25:37 AM »

Morning all.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 07, 2010, 04:45:29 AM »

Hmmmmmm....I have an Insraeli FIDDLER ON THE ROOF which is fun and a couple of others......a German MY FAIR LADY, I rhink. Fun to listen to.....

Jrand73 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 07, 2010, 04:45:40 AM »

Doing some Monday things on the right day this week.

Kerry · « **Reply #15 on:** June 07, 2010, 05:38:08 AM »

It's gonna be another hot day! (A "110 in the Shade" reference)

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #16 on:** June 07, 2010, 05:54:32 AM »

TOD:

I'm afraid I don't have much to contribute. Back in my hs days, someone gave me a copy of MY FAIR LADY in Spanish, which I wasn't all that impressed with.

I have that Columbia studio recording of HAPPY END in German with Lotte Lenya. Her performances on that are nice, but the chorus pretty much smacks of Kraft Music Hall.

Um...I also have the French recording of LES MISERABLE, but I guess that doesn't count since the show originated in France...

And I have the Japanese SCARLETTE. THe songs are pretty and the performers are wonderful but it gets frustrating because I want to understand what is being sung.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #17 on:** June 07, 2010, 05:56:18 AM »

I dimly recall seeing a Japanese FIDDLER ON THE ROOF back in the LP days. I would have liked to have heard that one...

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #18 on:** June 07, 2010, 06:03:03 AM »

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Druxy · « **Reply #19 on:** June 07, 2010, 06:11:41 AM »

TOD:

I'm afraid I can't contribute to today's discussion.

I always listen to my Broadway shows in English.

Jennifer · « **Reply #20 on:** June 07, 2010, 06:42:48 AM »

DR Jane to answer your question from last night. Yes I get cable. And yes i get a lot of extra channels. But the speciality channels in the US (like TNT, USA, Showtime, US Bravo...) are not available in Canada. I am pretty sure that nobody in canada can get these stations (or at least i've never heard of anybody who can get these specific stations).

We get ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, CNN and some other american channels. But for some reason not those speciality channels. Although like i said last night. Most US shows are available here even if they are on those speciality channels. They are just carried on Canadian stations.

Hope that made sense.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 07, 2010, 06:45:10 AM »

Good morning, all! I slept late and I have a crazy day today: the post office, a trip to the NYPL to recopy several scenes from the preproduction libretto of THE LADY OF THE SLIPPER, a trip to Toyland to take care of some things I need to do for my colleague Curtis, who flew to London this morning for several weeks of work, and then a memorial service for Larry French, the late husband of my friend Jeanne Lehman, at 4 pm. That's a long day, and that's all i need to worry about. After that, i can come home, check the mail and relax in the AC.

I have little else to report. In the good old days of the LP, I collected foreign cast albums like mad, but these days I simplifiy; I think the only CD of a foreign cast recording I own is a German MY FAIR LADY, which I like very much.

Jennifer · « **Reply #22 on:** June 07, 2010, 06:46:51 AM »

Quote from: Jennifer on June 06, 2010, 05:18:23 PM

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But most shows on these speciality channels are available on other Canadian channels.

We get Top chef, top chef masters, the next food network star on Food network canada.

We get White collar on bravo canada.

We get Royal Pains on Citytv.

We get Project Runway on Slice.

The only problem is that sometimes these canadian stations do not air the shows at the same as in the US. Sometimes they do. And sometimes we are off by a few days or weeks. But they don't make their schedules in advance it seems.

DR jane wrote:

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If I had that much trouble finding shows to watch I suspect I would stop watching tv.

Yeah you probably wouldn't watch any of these shows listed. Although closer to the date they air most of these stations do pretty good promotion. But some of their online info is very lacking!

Jennifer · « **Reply #23 on:** June 07, 2010, 06:53:54 AM »

TOD: I know i don't have a ton of foreign cast recordings. But i do have: German SHE LOVES ME and Dutch TITANIC.

Ben · « **Reply #24 on:** June 07, 2010, 07:36:08 AM »

Jose, Doug says hi! I had a Gobbler on Friday afternoon after work. Mmm, mmm, mmm.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #25 on:** June 07, 2010, 07:43:42 AM »

Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And I guess I really did not post for the past 48 hours... Wow!?!?!?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #26 on:** June 07, 2010, 07:47:32 AM »

Quote from: Ben on June 07, 2010, 07:36:08 AM

Jose, Doug says hi! I had a Gobbler on Friday afternoon after work. Mmm, mmm, mmm.

Thanks, Ben. I <3 Doug. Alas, Doug's ever-lovin' Bryan <3's him too.

I'll probably see him today or tomorrow if he's back out on the truck. I think he's introducing a few new items this week including some sort of tribute to Rue McClanahan to go alongside Bea Arthur. *There's also a pic of the aforementioned "Gobbler" on that (new) page.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #27 on:** June 07, 2010, 07:48:59 AM »

Off to the post office and other environs. I hope I can check in from Toyland.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #28 on:** June 07, 2010, 07:49:39 AM »

DR vixmom - I was very happy to read that you were able to spend some good quality with your family this past weekend.

*Don't forget to refill/replace your grill's tank this week.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #29 on:** June 07, 2010, 07:49:48 AM »

DR Selene -

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