Product Description

The legendary star of Broadway's "Music Man," "She Loves Me" and Candide" sings the songs of Stephen Sondheim and songs he wished he had written. Recorded live in true Dolby 5.1 multi-track surround sound, this 86 minute program captures the unmatched performance of one of America's most gifted artists.

Accompanied by longtime musical directory Wally Harper, Barbara Cook performs a memorable evening of songs by the great Stephen Sondheim mixed with songs Sondheim has said he wished he had written. It's a unique musical celebration The New York Times calls "brilliant...transcendent...you may find yourself holding your breath in awe!" As The Times of London recently declared: "Barbara Cook is the greatest theatrical singer in concert at the moment." Barbara Cook continues to perform MOSTLY SONDHEIM to critical acclaim and sold-out houses.

1. Everybody Says Don't
2. Buds Won't Bud
3. I Wonder What Became Of Me?
4. The Eagle and Me
5. I Had Myself a True Love
6. Another Hundred People / So Many People
7. In Buddy's Eyes
8. I Got Lost In His Arms
9. You Can't Get a Man With a Gun
10. Medley: Hard Hearted Hannah / Waiting for the Robert E. Lee / San Francisco
11. When In Rome (I Do As the Romans Do)
12. Happiness
13. Loving You
14. You Could Drive a Person Crazy
15. Send in the Clowns
16. Ice Cream (Vanilla)
17. Not a Day Goes By / Losing My Mind
18. The Trolley Song
19. Anyone Can Whistle

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25387 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-05-20
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 86 minutes

Amazon.com
Barbara Cook's magnificent Mostly Sondheim concert is more than a tribute to the greatest Broadway composer of the late 20th century. It's also a tribute to the performer herself, the premier leading lady of her generation and a consummate cabaret artist. Accompanied by longtime musical director Wally Harper, Cook winds through such Sondheim selections as "Everybody Says Don't" and "Send in the Clowns." But the 86-minute program was suggested by a 1999 New York Times article by Sondheim entitled "Songs I Wish I Had Written," so it also includes non-Sondheim songs such as "I Got Lost in His Arms" and "The Trolley Song" plus peak moments from Cook's career (She Loves Me's "Ice Cream" and Follies in Concert's "Losing My Mind"). By the time she closes with a stunning a cappella "Anyone Can Whistle," the transfixed audience is sorry that it's over, but grateful they were there. --David Horiuchi

Stephen Holden, The New York Times
"BRILLIANT! TRANSCENDENT!...A MASTER CLASS IN LIFE ITSELF...YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF HOLDING YOUR BREATH IN AWE."

The London Times
"BARBARA COOK IS THE GREATEST THEATRICAL SINGER IN CONCERT AT THE MOMENT."

Customer Reviews

"As An Audience, I Want To Be Let In."
This beautiful DVD appears to contain all the songs I heard Barbara Cook sing in concert several years ago as she paid tribute to Stephen Sondheim by singing his music as well as songs he wished he had written. In both the accompanying Master Class footage and interview included with the DVD, Ms. Cook says that she as an audience wants to be "let in" by the performer. She certainly lets in her audience here with her warmth and honesty. Although she jokes about being a bit more careful now with her B naturals, she owes no apology to anyone for the quality and beauty of her voice although she was well into her seventies when she made this DVD. Her long-time accompanist and music director Wally Harper, who sadly died not long after the release of this DVD, is just as perfect in his own way as well.

So much wonderful music is included here. Does anyone do "Send in the Clowns" better? "Losing My Mind" always moves me as her standard "Anyone Can Whistle." And she now sings "The Trolley Song," as she tells her audience, for this first time with this collection of songs since it for a long time belonged to another singer.

Such a fine performance from an American legend who will release a new CD in early November, an event to make all of her fans happy.

Spectacular
There will never be another like Barbara Cook. For anybody who loves vocal music, I highly recommend this DVD.

Brilliant Show and Great Extra's
A great show and a good extra's, Tim Tourbin especially is a wonderful singer to discover on the mastereclass.