Name: Little Night Music [Original Broadway Cast Recording] [Bonus Tracks]
Brand: Sony Music Entertainment***
SKU: 1253316
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Performer Notes

This 1998 reissue contains two bonus tracks not included in the original release.
Words and music written by Stephen Sondheim.
Principal cast includes: Len Cariou (Fredrik Armfeldt); Glynis Johns (Desiree Armfeldt); Hermione Gingold (Madame Armfeldt); Laurence Guittard (Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm); Victoria Mallory (Anne Egerman); Patricia Elliott (Countess Charlotte Malcolm); Mark Lambert (Henrik Egerman).
Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, New York on March 188, 1973. Originally released on Columbia (32265). Includes liner notes by Didier C. Deutsch and Thomas Z. Shepard.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim.
Liner Note Authors: Didier C. Deutsch; Thomas Z. Shepard.
Photographer: Don Hunstein.
One of Stephen Sondheim's better-known works, A Little Night Music is inspired by the Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night. The story follows the intertwining of several imperfect relationships, leading to a satisfying resolution (as a romantic comedy should). Sondheim's score is sublimely evocative, invoking the mysticism of an early evening full of promise (perfectly described by a song from the second act, "Perpetual Anticipation"). Typically cerebral, the soundtrack is highlighted by the now-standard "Send in the Clowns," one of Sondheim's greatest contributions to the world of musical theater, at once bittersweet and enchanting. Also included on this CD recording is a bonus track of a misguided reworking of the song "The Glamorous Life" (not the Sheila E. hit from the 1980s) from the movie version of A Little Night Music, which is unfortunate because the original (available on this recording) is so charming. ~ Sarah Erlewine