Saturday, February 28, 2009

Sondheim and Dench

I was in the mood for some Stephen Sondheim music today and found plenty to choose from on You Tube. I couldn't resist this Judi Dench version of Send in the Clowns. What a combination of talents.


15 comments:

  1. Isn't it marvelous. Dame Judy makes me feel as though I am hearing it for the first time. Beautiful staging too. Thank you.

    Carole

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  2. I love Judy Dench. I just think she's marvellous.

    Is the actor with her the chap from "Vandervalk"?

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  3. Dame Judi is marvellous indeed and an inspiration to us as we attempt to grow gracefully older!

    I have tried to discover who the actor is in the scene but he gets no credit on any of the reviews of that 2008 concert. I don't think it is Barry Foster from the Van der Valk series but I may be mistaken. I'll keep searching.

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  4. I think it might be David Kernan. He has done a lot of Sondheim.

    Carole

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  5. I think you are probably right, Carole. I remember him as a very handsome young man, forgetting that he has grown older, too!

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  6. Yes, I remember David Kernan as a handsome young man too....he's still doing well in the ageing game though, isn't he?

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  7. P.S That last post was me again....Carole. !

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  8. Barry Foster (a great favourite of mine) died in 2002
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0287687/

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  9. Breussel, thank you for that information about the gorgeous Barry Foster. I feel confident that Carole has correctly identified the singer in the clip as David Kernan.

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  10. Carole is absolutely right. Check out this page devoted to Dame Judy: http://www.djdchronology.com/jukeboxmusic.htm
    (scroll down to Recitals/Public Performances)

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  11. Sorry, the end of the url got cut off. It should be:
    http://www.djdchronology.com/
    jukeboxmusic.htm
    (when you copy and paste, take out the space before jukeboxmusic).

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  12. Bruessel, what a wonderful site - I have bookmarked it for lots of future visits. Have you watched the 16 going on 17 clip? It is so funny.

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  13. I've never, ever heard such a moving rendition of this song. There's something about an older person doing it that makes it perfect. And my God, she acted the words - not something that many singers can do. It felt like she meant them, that they weren't just words in a song. Oh, a wonderful four minutes, Maureen. Thank you so much.

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  14. Yes indeed, Nan, you feel there is a whole story behind the song. I just love Dame Judi.

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