Stephen Sondheim: Follies - Complete Recording

The biggest plus to this recording is that it really is a complete recording - which is so rare these days in recordings of musicals. This is also very useful for any directors of the show who wish to have full recordings to choreograph to.

Most of the renditions (especially of the solos) in this recording are much more soulful and emotional than those on the original cast recording. One has only to listen to "Would I Leave You?" and "Too Many Mornings" to understand this

The added material is a great asset as well, to anybody who is interested in the development of the show. Among others are included all three songs written for Phyllis to be sung during the loveland sequence "The Story of Jessie and Lucy" "Ah, but Underneath" and "Uptown/Downtown".

Some purists believe that the original cast recording is the only recording that needs to be in your collection, however, cutting the instrumental breaks from these pieces is murder to the songs that Sondheim wrote. It is therefore highly recommended you buy this recording - it is well worth it!