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Amour (2002 Original Broadway Cast) | 
 enlarge | Artists: Michel Legrand, Melissa Errico, Malcolm Gets
Label: Ghostlight
Category: Music
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 106444
Format: Cast Recording, Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 84003
UPC: 791558400328
EAN: 0791558400328
ASIN: B0000A1HSI
Release Date: July 8, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Overture | | • | Office life | | • | Going home alone | | • | Other people's stories | | • | The street vendors' waltz | | • | Dusoleil walks through the wall | | • | The doctor | | • | An ordinary guy | | • | Dusoleil's revenge | | • | Somebody | | • | Prosecutor's song | | • | Whore's lament | | • | Monsieur Passepartout | | • | Special time of day | | • | Waiting | | • | The latest news | | • | Dusoleil in jail | | • | Painter's song | | • | Isabelle on her balcony | | • | Transformation | | • | The advocate's plea | | • | The trial | | • | Duet for Dusoleil and Isabelle | | • | Whistling ballet | | • | Amour | | • | Dusoleil meets the press | | • | Serenade | | • | An ordinary guy |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
It's hard not to feel a little embittered by the fate of Amour when you see the junk that spends years on Broadway. Composer Michel Legrand and lyricist Didier van Cauwelaert's delightful show (Le Passe Muraille in the original French version) closed after a woefully short run in the fall of 2002, yet it had enough dedicated fans that it scored a handful of Tony nominations and ended up being recorded. The sung-through score, which tells the story of a meek civil servant who discovers he can pass through walls, is unfailingly inventive and catchy. The overture, for instance, is full of the poppy ba-ba-ba's familiar to fans of Legrand's scores for the '60s musicals The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and The Young Girls of Rochefort. The songs are done in chanson, musette, waltz and other very French styles, and the cast (led by Malcolm Gets and Melissa Errico) delivers them with wit and panache. This is the very example of a worthy show that can get a second life thanks to its recordings. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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| Customer Reviews:
 grand legrand September 22, 2008
R. Carsey (Milwaukee, WI)
While one would be hard-pressed to call this a masterpiece, AMOUR is a charming, heart-felt piece which grows in impact as you revisit it. This recording is pretty darn close to perfect, with a masterly performance by the under-rated Malcolm Gets and an enchanting Melissa Errico. if you need a "taste" to convince you of this album, sample "Somebody", "My Special Time of Day" or the title number. The singing on each of these is gorgeous and the melody soars in a gentle, wistful, oh-so-Legrand kind of way. Some of the patter numbers are more derivative, with lyrics that strain to be witty (and some that are clearly meant to strain to be witty, which is what MAKES them witty). The supporting cast does the heavy lifting in these numbers, and are rewarded by each being handed a gem of a solo. My personal favorite is "The Painter's Song", which has become the most played on my i-pod. If you enjoy "The Young Girls of Rochefort" and cry during "Umbrellas of Cherbourg", this one's for you.
 Neglected masterpiece July 18, 2008
Mad Man Moo (Arizona)
It's a shame this musical fared as poorly as it did. It deserved to do better.
The best musical of the new millennium March 5, 2007
M. Resnick (Cincinnati, OH USA)
I'll make it short and sweet, just as the play's run
was short and less than sweet: I'm writing this in 2007, and AMOUR remains the best musical of the new millennium. Malcolm Gets was just about perfect, Melissa Errico's voice is magnificent, the seven other cast members were remarkably good in multiple roles, James Lapine did his usual superb job of directing...but the real star of AMOUR is, of course, composer Michel Legrand. I hope someday he'll forgive Broadway for this play's reception; I won't.
 Not a gem July 25, 2006
~Amante (Frederick, MD)
So theres this show "Amour" and the music sounds really good, but when the lyrics and story line get added in, it should never have gone to broadway. There is nothing redeeming about the... stupidness of the plot. Not even funny stupidness. But like I said the music is actually quite nice. This is STRICTLY a show for collectors, Legrand fans, and people looking for flops. Sometimes flops can be fun, but this one isnt. This is a disapointment for the amount amazon charges. Favorite song (I do this in all my reviews): "An Ordinary Guy"
a great, underrated Broadway gem January 21, 2004
Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
AMOUR quickly expired on Broadway, though its cast album will remain to testify its greatness. Michel Legrand's quirky, romantic score and Jeremy Sams' English translated-lyrics are right on the mark. It's very difficult to summize the death of AMOUR when mindless dreck like MAMMA MIA! runs for years.Melissa Errico and Malcolm Gets, two of the best in Broadway's young talent, are fine in the lead roles. Nora Mae Lyng, Sarah Litzsinger, Lewis Cleale, Christopher Fitzgerald, Norm Lewis, Bill Nolte and John Cummingham are all likewise top-drawer Broadway talents. Standouts in the glittery score include Nora Mae Lyng's hilarious "Whore's Lament", as well as choice numbers like "Office Life", "Somebody", "Waiting" and "Special Time of Day". AMOUR, sadly, just doesn't fit into the current, hyper-commercial tapestry of Broadway. More's the pity. [SH-K-BOOM 4003-2]
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