Track Listing

1. Preludium - Sound Of Music/London Palladium Cast/The Company
2. The Sound Of Music - Connie Fisher
3. Maria - Claire Massie, Susie Fenwick, Margaret Preece, Lesley Garrett
4. My favourite things - Lesley Garrett, Connie Fisher
5. I Have Confidence - Connie Fisher
6. Do-Re-Mi - Connie Fisher, Sound Of Music/London Palladium Cast/The Company
7. Sixteen Going On Seventeen - Sophie Bould, Neil McDermott
8. My favourite things - Connie Fisher, Sound Of Music/London Palladium Cast/The Company
9. How Can Love Survive? - Ian Gelder, Lauren Ward
10. The Sound Of Music - Sound Of Music/London Palladium Cast/The Company, Alexander Hanson
11. The Lonely Goatherd - Connie Fisher, Sound Of Music/London Palladium Cast/The Company
12. The Grand Waltz - The Sound Of Music/London Palladium/Ensemble
13. Laendler - The Sound Of Music/London Palladium/Ensemble
14. So Long, Farewell (Bolero) - The Sound Of Music/London Palladium/Ensemble
15. Climb Ev'ry Mountain - Lesley Garrett
16. Entr'acte - The Sound Of Music/London Palladium/Ensemble
17. No Way To Stop It - Lauren Ward, Ian Gelder, Alexander Hanson
18. Something Good - Connie Fisher, Alexander Hanson
19. The Wedding Processional - Claire Massie, Susie Fenwick, Margaret Preece
20. Sixteen Going On Seventeen - Connie Fisher, Sophie Bould
21. Edelweiss - Connie Fisher, Alexander Hanson, Sound Of Music/London Palladium Cast/The Company
22. Climb Ev'ry Mountain - Lesley Garrett, Sound Of Music/London Palladium Cast/The Company

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7564 in Music
• Released on: 2006-12-11
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Soundtrack
• Running time: 59 minutes

Customer Reviews

A dreary recording
The Sound of Music is an entertaining, but not a great musical. Unfortunately, this recording does nothing but highlight its flaws- cutesy children, trite lyrics (in dear Oscar Hammerstein's defense, he was dying of cancer when writing it) and flat characters. Connie Fisher sounds like a very, very poor imitation of Julie Andrews and has all the charisma and acting abilities of a block of wood. The only saving grace is Lesley Garret, who sings the hell out "Climb Ev'ry Mountain."

Stick to the movie soundtrack, there's a reason why it's a classic. Alternatively, if you want something a bit different, try the 1998 Broadway revival recording with the divine Rebecca Luker, which is much more worthy of your time and money.

Amazing!
Wow if you haven't seen the show then you definately should its as the title says 'AMAZING'! the singing is unbelievable and really does send tingles down your spine. The CD is great but nothing compares to the live version. Definately buy this if your a Sound of Music fan!!!!!

This will 'blow you away'!
This is as close to perfection as it gets. Obviously recorded when the cast were still on an enormous high, this recording is nothing short of a masterpiece! Never have I ever heard such fresh and fervent performances on an Original Cast Album of anything!

Number by number, it just seems to get better and better until by the time I reached Lesley Garrett's definitive recording of 'Climb Every Mountain' I had 'lost it' completely and was in floods of tears of pure delight!

I said that this was as close to perfection as it gets which implies that there are minor blemishes and indeed, I quibble with both the arrangement and the performance of 'No Way to Stop It'. To me this is a crucial moment when the Captain realises that he will never be able to agree with the Baroness' political views and it is the final crack in his relationship with her, opening the way for him to propose to Maria. It is vital, particularly on an album where we don't have the rest of the story that his revulsion for the Nazis is made clear by his sarchasm of the last verse - sadly, there is little or no trace of this in Alexander Hanson's voice. A minor point, may be but a valid one, I think.

Much has been written in the press about Connie Fisher and there is little that I can add. A great new star is born and this record confirms it!

The children are excellent and the orchestra (and orchestrations) are terrific. A well voiced ensemble completes what is the most exiting album to come my way ....Ever (and I really mean that!).