Patinkin contrasts the songs and sensibilities of Broadway legends Oscar Hammerstein II and Stephen Sondheim. He "crafts a series of interpretations that are often genuinely affecting," declares the Washington Post, "and never more so than when he's meditating on the endlessly curious nature of romance."
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Mandy Patinkin contrasts the songs and sensibilities of Broadway legends Oscar Hammerstein II and Stephen Sondheim. He "crafts a series of interpretations that are often genuinely affecting," declares the Washington Post, "and never more so than when he's meditating on the endlessly curious nature of romance."
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by John McClure
Recorded June 1995 at The Hit Factory, New York City
Recording Engineer: Tom Lazarus
Assistant Engineers: Carl Glanville, Drake Ayen
Audio Assistant: Susan Presson
Edited at SoundByte Productions, New York City
Editing Engineer: Paul Zinman
Mastered at Classic Sound, New York City
Mastering Engineer: Tom Lazarus
Tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 15 composed by Stephen Sondheim; tracks 3, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16 by Richard Rogers & Oscar Hammerstein II; track 1 by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II; track 6 by Harry Ruby / Bert Kalmar & Oscar Hammerstein II; track 10 by George Bizet & Oscar Hammerstein II; track 13 by Sigmund Romberg & Oscar Hammerstein II / Stephen Sondheim. Orchestrated by Glen Daum (1-4, 13), Doug Besterman (5, 11, 12, 15), Jonathan Tunick (5, 7, 13), Glenn Osser (6, 9), Don Sebesky (8, 16), Bizet (10), Billy Byers (14). Arrangements by Eric Stern & Paul Ford.
Design by Carbone Smolan Associates
Cover photographs by Randee St. Nicholas
Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz
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MUSICIANS
Mandy Patinkin, voice
Eric Stern, conductor
Paul Ford, keyboards
Joyce Hammann, concertmaster; Martha Mott, Suzanne Ornstein, Laura Seaton, Mitchell Stern, Alicia Edelberg, Katherine Livolsi-Stern, Nancy McAlhany, Alexander Vselensky, violin
Ronald Carbone, David Cerutti, viola
Clay Ruede, David Calhoun, Ellen Westerman, cello
John Beal, bass
Elizabeth Mann, Less Scott, John Moses, Richard Heckman, Charles Wilson, Lawrence Feldman, John Winder, woodwinds
Russell Rizner, Ronald Sell, Roger Wendt, French horn
Robert Millikan, Anthony Kadleck, Danny Cahn, Larry Lunetta, trumpet
James Pugh, Bruce Bonvisutto, trombone
Nathan Durham, trombone, tuba
John Redsecker, drums
James Saporito, Thas Wheeler, percussion
Jennifer Hoult, harp
Bruce Samuels, synthesizer programming