{"product_id":"maureen-forrester-from-kern-to-sondheim","title":"Maureen Forrester - From Kern to Sondheim","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Kern to Sondheim   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Maureen Forrester\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery ++ Good Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiss Forrester (1930-2010) was that rarity a true contralto and, equally rare, like Jon Vickers a proud Canadian artist who early on achieved international fame in opera, concert and recordings through Bruno Walter's sponsorship. Her discography is fortuitously lengthy, including Bach, Gluck, Beethoven and Mahler, but Forrester was a down-to-earth personality who too seldom ventured into lighter repertoire. This studio recital, taped in Toronto in March 1987, is invaluable for preserving Miss Forrester's late-career artistry--and through that artistry elevating familiar Broadway standards to art-song and (Canadian) concert platform levels.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat is to say, Forrester sings them \"straight,\" without any showbiz mannerisms, so the composers and lyricists are exceptionally well served. The Irving Berlin numbers, \"What'll I do?\" and \"They say it's wonderful,\" are especially fine in the singer's matronly but not stuffy contralto, so too the very demanding Kern masterpieces \"All the things you are\" and \"The song is you.\" Forrester never really swings on the platform (although \"Falling in love with love\" is swoopingly lilting), but she does evidently relish the challenge of minor-key and blues melodies in \"Alone together\" and \"Come rain or come shine.\" Connoisseurs will gravitate to these choicest tracks, while casual listeners won't be disappointed by the more accessible Rodgers and Sondheim warhorses. Miss Forrester's piano accompanist is ragtime modernist John Arpin, long a fixture on the Toronto music scene. He creates a big resonance at the keyboard to match the diva's hefty, and very beautiful, instrument.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack List\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e01 Rodgers \u0026amp; Hart: Falling In Love With You [3:29];\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e02 Berlin: What'll I Do? [4:31];\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e03 Kern \u0026amp; Hammerstein: All The Things You Are [4:33];\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 04 Gershwin \u0026amp; DeSylva: Do It Again [5:02];\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e05 Porter: Easy To Love [3:32];\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e06 Dietz \u0026amp; Schwatz: Alone Together [5:52];\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 07 Kern \u0026amp; Hammerstein: The Song Is You [4:07];\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 08 Arlen \u0026amp; Mercer: Come Rain Or Come Shine [3:48];\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e09 Berlin: They Say It's Wonderful [3:53];\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10 Porter: So In Love [4:27];\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 11 Rodgers \u0026amp; Hammerstein: Hello, Young Lovers [4:11];\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12 Rodgers \u0026amp; Hammerstein: If I Loved You [4:49];\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e13 Herman: And I Was Beautiful [4:33];  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e14 Sondheim: Send In The Clowns [3:39]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maureen Forrester","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55763494535459,"sku":"hsl1791973376810","price":17.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/7323\/0115\/files\/maureen-forrester---from-kern-to-sondheim_1.jpg?v=1791973381","url":"https:\/\/organiccottonwear.shop\/products\/maureen-forrester-from-kern-to-sondheim","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}