Title: Sondheim: New Chamber Music Arrangements Artist: Opus Two Label: Bridge Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 090404960529 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2025-05-02 Number of Discs: 1
The Opus Two violin-piano duo presents new arrangements of musical highlights from Stephen Sondheim's brilliant Broadway shows. Arranger Eric Stern reminisces about his work with Sondheim: "I was one of the many lucky ones who got to work with Sondheim and experience close hand his genius, collaborative nature, and inherent kindness." Stern's work with Sondheim included the 1984 revival of Pacific Overtures, conducting Sunday in the Park with George in the second year of it's original run, co-music directing the first production of Into the Woods, conducting productions of Follies, and conducting Merrily We Roll Along at the Kennedy Center. Mr. Stern writes that "My last conversation with him was about the Little Night Music suite which you'll find on this album. We are all extremely grateful for his enthusiastic endorsement of the arrangement and performance, muted only by our sorrow that the rest were written after his passing."
Tracks: 1.1 Little Night Music~Suite 1.2 Sweeney Todd: Not While I'm Around 1.3 Follies: Broadway Baby 1.4 Evening Primrose: I Remember 1.5 Stavisky~Main Title 1.6 Little Night Music~Every Day a Little Death 1.7 Company: Sorry / Grateful 1.8 Sunday in the Park with George~Finishing the Hat 1.9 Merrily We Roll Along~Now You Know 1.10 Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Fleet Street Suite)
