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Much of the music on the Decca Entarte series is just what you're looking for- Google it and you'll find the list of releases - it's a great series and I think I have most of them.
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I mentioned Marat/Sade earlier in this thread. The composer is Richard Peaslee. Peter Weiss wrote the words. Here's the deal: While there never was a cd of the movie soundtrack lp, there is a cd (coupled with another Peaslee theatrical song score) of the songs as performed for the stage play. There never was a single lp of the songs from the stage play, but Caedmon issued an lp set of the entire play on 3 lps, as performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The Premier label extracted the songs from the complete play for their cd presentation. The performances from stage play to movie are virtually the same, and both are done by the RSC, though the Caedmon/Premier is much better recorded. Patrick Gowers leads the demented band that performs Peaslee's wonderful songs. Bottom line: get the cd if you can find it. The lp is good, too. These songs are amazing, both in and out of context. Quite chilling.
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Sep 26, 2020 - 8:33 AM
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Dana Wilcox
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I mentioned Marat/Sade earlier in this thread. The composer is Richard Peaslee. Peter Weiss wrote the words. Here's the deal: While there never was a cd of the movie soundtrack lp, there is a cd (coupled with another Peaslee theatrical song score) of the songs as performed for the stage play. There never was a single lp of the songs from the stage play, but Caedmon issued an lp set of the entire play on 3 lps, as performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The Premier label extracted the songs from the complete play for their cd presentation. The performances from stage play to movie are virtually the same, and both are done by the RSC, though the Caedmon/Premier is much better recorded. Patrick Gowers leads the demented band that performs Peaslee's wonderful songs. Bottom line: get the cd if you can find it. The lp is good, too. These songs are amazing, both in and out of context. Quite chilling.
Sorry I missed your earlier mention of Marat/Sade, and thanks much for clarifying all of that! I love the film and the music -- brilliant concept, brilliantly done -- and would love to have a good quality CD of the score and songs. (Seem like something that Kritzerland might want to tackle?) I was able to chase down a copy of the DVD. Incidentally, Judy Collins did an interesting 5+ minute medley of songs from Marat/Sade on her album entitled "In My Life" -- fine album all around (including a beautifully done cover of the title tune, one of the Beatles' most contemplative and moving compositions). Easier to find, and the medley gives a flavor of the Marat/Sade score.
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Marat/Sade, the play, film, and music has made a lasting impression on me throughout the years. I've managed to see three local and/or college productions of it over the years but would really love to see a splashy production with the proper number of musicians. The film is incredibly well done. A few years ago I saw an excellent production of Threepenny Opera at Edison Theater/Washington University and when I looked in the orchestra pit and saw all the instruments, I wished the same theater company would do Marat/Sade.
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