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List Price: $17.49 | | Label: Clearsong Records
Salesrank: 400079
Released: June 25, 2004 |
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| Used Price: $39.90 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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A Fine & Private Place (Premiere Cast Recording) Track Listing:
1. Prelude (Orchestra Henry Aronson, Ray Kilday, James Musto)
2. Prologue (Gabriel Barre, Charles Goff)
3. I�m Not Going Gently (Brian Sutherland)
4. Scene: "The Rules of Death" (Brian Sutherland, Charles Goff, Gabriel Barre)
5. Much More Alive (Charles Goff, Brian Sutherland, Gabriel Barre)
6. You Know What I Mean (Evalyn Baron, Charles Goff)
7. A Fine & Private Place (Brian Sutherland, Maureen Silliman)
8. As Long As I Can( Brian Sutherland, Maureen Silliman)
9. Scene: "Close Call" (Gabriel Barre, Charles Goff)
10. Stop Kidding Yourself (Charles Goff, Evalyn Baron)
11. The Telepathetique (Brian Sutherland, Maureen Silliman)
12. What Did You Expect?/Let Me Explain (Maureen Silliman, Brian Sutherland)
13. It�s None of My Business (Evalyn Baron, Charles Goff)
14. Quartet (Brian Sutherland, Maureen Silliman, Charles Goff, Evalyn Baron)
15. Prelude (Orchestra)
16. What Should I Do? (Evalyn Baron, Maureen Silliman, Charles Goff, Brian Sutherland)
17. Close Your Eyes (Maureen Silliman)
18. Argument (Charles Goff, Evalyn Baron)
19. Scene: "I Talk To Ghosts" (Charles Goff, Brian Sutherland, Maureen Silliman, Evalyn Baron)
20. No One Ever Knows (Charles Goff, Evalyn Baron)
21. Because Of Them All (Brian Sutherland, Maureen Silliman)
22. Do Something (Maureen Silliman, Charles Goff, Brian Sutherland, Gabriel Barre)
23. How Can I Leave Here? (Gabriel Barre, Charles Goff)
24. Epilogue/Finale (Evalyn Baron, Charles Goff, Gabriel Barre)
Editorial Review:
Based on the popular 1960 novel by Peter S. Beagle, best known for his novel, "The Last Unicorn", the musical version of A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE features the entire Goodspeed Opera House cast from the premiere production. This musical version, with book and lyrics by Erik Haagensen and music by Richard Isen, has been produced in small theaters across the US and is available from Samuel French, Inc. and is finally available on CD. Please visit us at afandpp.com for more information.
A Fine & Private Place (Premiere Cast Recording) Reviews:
This musical is a copyright violation and is not approved by Peter S. Beagle 
2006-02-21 - PLEASE NOTE: It was recently settled -- after a lengthy arbitration between Erik Haagensen (the book writer and lyricist of this musical) and Peter S. Beagle (the author of the original novel) -- that Haagensen lost the rights to do anything with Peter's work decades ago. The sale of this musical is therefore a serious copyright infringement of Peter's underlying work and it does NOT have his approval: in fact, he dislikes this musical intensely and feels that it butchers his story, his characters, and his themes. The creators of this musical have been served with a demand that it no longer be sold. If they do not agree the matter will be going to court.
-- Connor Cochran
Business Manager for Peter S. Beagle
Closer to opera than a musical 
2004-10-15 - I read Peter Beagle's book years ago and was intrigued about a musical treatment of the story. The libretto follows the book fairly close, but the music and lyrics are a little slow and dry. Almost exclusively performed with a solo piano, the dialogue is sung with a minimum of spoken lines, (like opera). There are no "memorable" songs that could independently stand, like ones from most musicals, (i.e. "76 Trombones", "Tonight", Music of the Night", etc...) I think it is different, but not really that good of a musical.
A score full of magic and heart 
2004-09-09 - I have been a fan of this show since the Goodspeed production and am very happy to finally have it recorded. The songs convey both the fantasy aspects of the original novel and the emotional inner core of each character. Songs effectively move forward the plot and define the characters while being satisfying musical pieces on their own. The lyrics are both clever and touching. The simple yet effective arrangements support the singers and bring out the exciting inner harmonies without overwhelming the singers. Listening to this CD will be a thrill for anyone who longs to hear a good modern book musical with heart.
Soulful, Touching Score
2004-09-08 - I had been waiting for the release of this soundtrack, and it's finally here! This show is amazing!
Previous Review
2004-09-08 - I suppose everyone is entitled to their opinion but I can't resist pointing out to the previous reviewer that there are four MP3 songs available for download so it would've been very easy to hear good quality versions of the tracks prior to purchasing.
Something suspicious about this review from M. Sparkman AKA "Infaustus". Everyone else-have a listen and make up your own mind!
