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Sondheim - A Celebration at Carnegie Hall | 
 enlarge | Director: Kirk Browning
Actors: Bill Irwin, Patti Lupone, Patrick Cassidy, Maureen Moore (iii), Liza Minnelli
Studio: Bmg Special Product
Category: DVD
Buy New: $15.42
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 41124
Format: Color, Compilation, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Live, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 86 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 090266148493
EAN: 0090266148493
ASIN: B00005UKIW
Theatrical Release Date: 1993
Release Date: April 16, 2002
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Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand new. Shipped from the UK by Airmail direct to 5 airports in the United States. Delivery takes approx. 5 working days from posting often faster than US sellers. Also available worldwide shipping!
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Description
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall includes: Symphonic Sondheim: Sweeney Todd, Evening Introduction, Loveland/Getting Married Today, Back in Business, Good Thing Going, Losing My Mind/You Could Drive a Person Crazy, Our Time/Children Will Listen, Being Alive, Sooner or Later, Ballad of Booth, Broadway Baby, Not a Day Goes By, Green Finch and Linnet Bird, A Weekend in the Country, Send in the Clowns, Old Friends, and Sunday.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
An extraordinary occasion April 24, 2008
Colin Thurlow (San Francisco, CA USA)
The Carnegie Hall event celebrating the work of Stephen Sondheim will most likely never have a sequel, nor in some cases, better interpreters. Briefly, the late and underestimated Madeline Kahn blazing through "Getting Married Today", the estimable Dorothy Loudon combining a torch song with a comic response that brings down the house and Bernadette Peters doing full justice to "Not a Day Goes By" from Merrily We Roll Along, one of Sondheim's few commercial failures. But the best is near the last, with Glenn Close giving a beautiful version of the all too overused "Send in the Clowns" (perhaps the best rendition ever) and the closing hymn "Sunday", from Sunday in the Park With George magnificently sung by a choir, nearly as perfect as being able to see the show performed once more. Only missing is Elaine Stritch performing "Ladies Who Lunch" from Company. Had it been included, it would have been absolute perfection. As it is, it is still a joy.
 WARNING! This is not the entire concert! July 15, 2007
M. J. Saul (Los Angeles)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you have this soundtrack, or have seen the program on PBS - it's fantastic, but be warned that this DVD does not tell you it's about HALF of the concert as represented in the soundtrack and on TV. What there is - is fabulous - but I was VERY disapointed that this DVD did not represent itself accurately. It should be clearly marked "Selections from..." or something like that, otherwise, it'd decieving. So if you're expecting some of your favorite songs - don't buy it.
 The Master at work March 8, 2007
D. Evans (South Africa)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having only previously owned a VHS copy of this concert(a fast deteriorating one at that) what a pleasure it was to see it again on DVD in all it's digital splendor. This is surely one of the great concerts of our time, showcasing the genius that is Stephen Sondheim! What incredible music and what an amazing cast! The brilliance of the late Madeline Kahn in 'Getting Married'; the understated power of Patti LuPone in 'Being Alive' and the absolute magnificence of Bernadette Peters in 'Not a day goes by' to name just a few! And what a great reminder of the true wonder that is Liza Minnelli! Wow what an evening, and the DVD lets you experience it all so many years down the line! For me it's on a par with the great 'Dream Concert' of 'Les Miserables'! If you're a Sondheim fan or not, this concert is a must have!
A fantastic show January 19, 2007
suitbabs (lausanne, Switzerland)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this show on VHS at the time, because of Liza and other. We don't have so much of it in Switzerland.Watching it, I suddenly discover a Red Bombshell singing. That was the day when I fall in love for the talent and beauty of Bernadette Peters. Just for that I love the show. But the other perfomance are great. Powerfull, the all evening in a magic journey trough the work of Stephen Sondheim. A treat for all musical Lover
Sondheim Review January 10, 2007
B. Daffey (Melbourne, Australia)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
The clarity of the picture and sound were both excellent
I thought that the jacket design was a bit drab, hence no fifth star
The only other criticism I have has nothing to do with the product, but relates to the concert program itself - I thought that the selection of which artist sang which song was not always good, e.g., Bernadette Peters did not sing her masterpiece
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