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Sweeney Todd
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
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1979 Original Broadway Cast Recording |
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Sweeney Todd - Original Cast
Produced by Thomas Z. Shepard
Associate album producer: Jay David Saks
Engineered by Anthony Salvatore
Album notes by Robert Kimball; lyrics included
Recorded March 12 and 13, 1979
at RCA's Studio A, New York City
[complete recordings include "Johanna (Judge's Song)"]
- Double LP, 1979 [RCA CBL2-3379] (107 mins.)
- Double Cassette, 1979 [RCA CBK2-3379] (100 mins)
- Compact Disc (Highlights), 1984 [RCA RCD1-5033] (73 mins.)
- Double Compact Disc, 1987 [RCA 3379-2-RC] (106:22 mins.)
 
Grammy Award winner for Best Original Cast Show Album
Grammy Award winner for Best Engineered Recording, Classical (Anthony Salvatore)
For more information go to the Original Broadway Production
Selections:
Disc One: Prelude / The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd...) (3:34), No Place Like London (3:39), The Barber and His Wife (2:40), The Worst Pies in London (2:25), Poor Thing (3:28), My Friends (2:44), The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Life your razor high, Sweeney!...) (0:54), Green Finch and Linnet Bird (2:29), Ah, Miss (2:24), Johanna (1:57), Pirelli's Miracle Elixir (3:50), The Contest (5:11), The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Sweeney pondered and Sweeney planned...) (0:31), Wait (2:17), The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (His hands were quick, his fingers strong...) (0:40), Johanna (The Judge) (3:39), Kiss Me (1:31), Ladies in Their Sensitivities (3:56), Pretty Women (4:38), Epiphany (3:17), A Little Priest (7:14)
Disc Two: God, That's Good! (6:26), Johanna (Act II) (5:29), By the Sea (3:32), Wigmaker Sequence / The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Sweeney'd waited too long before...) / The Letter (3:39), Not While I'm Around (3:57), Parlor Songs (3:35), Final Sequence (13:24), Epilogue: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd...) (2:56)
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1995 Barcelona Cast Recording |
Sweeney Todd, El barber diabòlic del carrer Fleet - Barcelona Cast Recording (sung in Catalan)
Conducted by Manuel Gas
Translation by Roser Batalla & Roger Peña
Cast: Esteve Ferrer, Joe Luciano Garrigo, Oriol Genís, Pep Molina, Jordi Muixi, Vicky Peña, Maria Josep Peris, Pedro Pomares, Xavier Ribera, Muntsa Rius, Constantino Romero, and Teresa Vallicrosa
- Double Compact Disc, 1995 [Horus (Polydor Spain) 25002] (116:02 mins.)
Selections:
Disc One: Proleg - La balada de Sweeney Todd (3:24), No hi ha res com Londres (6:25), Els pitjors pastissos (3:21), Pobra (4:03), Amics meus (4:11), Pit-roigs i rossinyols / Noia (5:04), Johanna (2:06), L'elixir de Pirelli / Entrada de Pirelli (5:02), El concurs (1ª part) (2:33), El concurs (2ª part) (1:40), La balada de Sweeney Todd (Reprise) (0:38), Johanna (Jutge Turpin) (3:53), Temps (2:19), Mort de Pirelli / La balada de Sweeney Todd (3 Tenors) (1:39), Besa'm (1ª part) (2:05), Les dones tenen sensibilitat (2:32), Besa'm (2ª part) (1:45), Dolces dones (4:58), Epifania (3:26), Mossen (7:47)
Disc Two: Déu quin gust! (6:38), Johanna (Acte II) (5:36), Prop del mar (3:58), Les perruques (2:20), La carta (1:50), Res no haurà de témer (4:39), Cançons a la sala I (1:49), Cançons a la sala II (2:59), Cançons a la sala III (0:43), El manicomi d'en Fogg / Londres en flames / Buscant I (3:33), Buscant II (2:27), El retorn del jutge (3:20), Escena final I (2:37), Escena final II (1:01), Epileg - La balada de Sweeney Todd (3:24)
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2000 New York Philharmonic Concert Recording |
Sweeney Todd
Live at the New York Philharmonic
Recording produced by Tommy Krasker
Co-producer and Recording Engineer: Lawrence L. Rock
Edited by Joel Moss at Sony Music Studios, NYC
Mixed by Lawrence Rock and Joel Moss at The Hit Factory, NYC
Liner notes by Stephen Sondheim, Kurt Masur, James Keller, Lonny Price, and Barbara Haws
Includes complete libretto of the concert version
- Double Compact Disc, 2000 [NY Philharmonic Special Editions NYP 2001/2002]
(124.54 mins.) 
For more information go to the Sweeney Todd New York Philharmonic Concert
Selections:
Disc One: Prologue: Prelude (0:45), Prologue: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (3:05), No Place Like London (6:23), The Worst Pies in London (3:07), Poor Thing (3:25), "So it is you, Benjamin Barker..." (1:56), My Friends (3:48), Green Finch and Linnet Bird (2:57), Ah, Miss (2:39), Johanna (3:38), Pirelli's Miracle Elixir (3:41), The Contest (5:22), The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (0:33), Wait (3:15), "Mr. Todd! Mr. Todd..." (2:41), Pirelli's Death (0:22), The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (0:43), Johanna (The Judge) (3:46), Kiss Me (1:23), Ladies in Their Sensitivities (2:08), Kiss Me (Part 2) (2:16), Pretty Women (4:25), Epiphany (4:02), A Little Priest (8:08)
Disc Two: God, That's Good! (6:18), Johanna (Act II) (6:26), By the Sea (3:53), Wigmaker Sequence (1:58), The Letter (2:15), Not While I'm Around (4:31), "You know, dear, it's th strangest thing." (1:34), Parlor Songs (4:04), Fogg's Asylum (1:08), City on Fire (6:14), The Judge's Return (3:32), Final Scene (4:51), Epilogue: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (3:21)
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2005 Broadway Revival Recording |
Sweeney Todd: A Musical Thriller
Produced by Tommy Krasker
Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz
Engineered and Mixed by Tom Lazarus
Editing by Bart Migal
Mastering by Joe Lambert
Assistant Engineers: Peter Doris & Chad Lupo
Production Supervisor: Karina Benznicki
Production Coordination: Eli Cane
Music Supervisors: David Loud & Sarah Eagle Feather Travis
Music Preparation by Anne Kaye and John David Miller
Photography by Paul Kolnik
Liner Notes by Jeremy Sams & Sarah Eagle Feather Travis
Synopsis by Sean Patrick Flahaven
- Double Compact Disc, 2006 [Nonesuch 79946] (88:43 mins.)
For more information go to the 2005 Broadway Revival
Selections:
Disc One: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (2:49), No Place Like London (6:09), The Worst Pies in London (2:44), Poor Thing (3:29), My Friends (3:04), The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (0:45), Green Finch and Linnet Bird (2:19), Ah, Miss (2:18), Johanna (1:49), Pirelli's Miracle Elixir (3:42), The Contest (2:26), The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (0:33), Johanna (The Judge) (3:25), Wait (2:30), Kiss Me (1:23), Ladies in Their Sensitivities (2:14), Kiss Me (1:39)
Disc Two: Pretty Women (4:45), Epiphany (3:18), A Little Priest (7:32), God, That's Good! (5:28), Johanna (Act II) (5:42), By the Sea (4:03), Not While I'm Around (4:31), The Judge's Return (6:49), The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (3:05)
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2007 Film Soundtrack Recording |
Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Produced by Mike Higham
Executive Soundtrack Album Producers: Time Burton and Robert Hurwitz
Orchestra recorded by Jake Jackson and Geoff Foster
at Air Lyndhurst Studios, London
Conducted by Paul Gemignani
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Additional Orchestrations by Julian Kershaw
Additional Arrangements by Mike Higham and Alex Heffes
Vocals for Mr. Depp produced by Bruce Witkin
Vocals recorded by Andy Richards at Out of Eden, London
Mastered by Robert C. Ludwig
- Compact Disc, December 2007 [Nonesuch 356540-2] (Highlights) (55:21 mins.)
- Deluxe Compact Disc, December 2007 [Nonesuch 368572-2] (71:50 mins.)
For more information go to the 2007 Film Version
Selections:
Opening Title (3:30), No Place Like London (5:31), The Worst Pies in London (2:23), Poor Thing (3:08), My Friends (3:47), Green Finch and Linnet Bird (2:16), Alms! Alms! (1:16), Johanna (1:57), Pirelli's Miracle Elixir (2:00), The Contest (3:38), Wait (2:38), Ladies in Their Sensitivities (1:22), Pretty Women (4:27), Epiphany (3:16), A Little Priest (5:14), Johanna(Act II) (5:41), God, That's Good! (2:46), By the Sea (2:19), Not While I'm Around (4:11), Final Scene (10:21)
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2012 London Revival Recording |
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Sweeney Todd: The 2012 London Cast Album
Produced for record by Nigel Wright and Michael Ball
Recorded February 2012 at Angel Studios London
Associate Record Producers: Stephen Sondheim and Nicholas Skilbeck
Recording Engineer: Robin Sellars
Mixed at SMP Studios, Surrey
Mastered at 360 Mastering by Dick Beetham
- Compact Disc, 2012 [First Night Record CASTCD 113] (74:20 mins.)
For more information go to the 2012 London Revival
Selections:
Prelude / The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (3:43), No Place Like London (5:34), Worst Pies in London (3:03), My Friends / The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (4:04), Johanna (1:57), The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (0:35), Wait (2:27), Kiss Me (1:30), Ladies in Their Sensitivities (3:49), Pretty Women (4:32), Epiphany (3:37), A Little Priest (7:34), God, That's Good! (6:27), Johanna (Reprise) (5:56), By the Sea (4:00), Not While I'm Around (3:31), Searching (1:03), Judge's Return (3:27), Final Scene (4:11), The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (3:12)
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2012 Munich Concert Recording |
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ulf Schirmer conducting the Munich Radio Orchestra and the Bavarian Radio Chorus
Cast: Mark Stone (Sweeney Todd) , Jane Henschel (Mrs. Lovett), Gregg Baker (Anthony Hope), Rebecca Bottone (Johanna), Diana DiMarzio (Beggar Woman), Jonathan Best (Judge Turpin), Adrian Dwyer (Beadle Bamford), Ronald Samm (Pirelli), Pascal Charbonneau (Tobias)
- Double Compact Disc, December 2012 [BR Klassik 900316] (123:58 mins.)
Selections:
Disc One: Prologue: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (2:46), No Place Like London (7:07), The Worst Pies in London (3:21), Poor Thing (5:31), My Friends (3:55), Green Finch and Linnet Bird (2:49), Ah, Miss (2:25), Johanna (3:18), Pirelli's Miracle Elixir (5:12), The Contest / The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (3:55), Johanna (Judge) (3:44), Wait (5:59), Pirelli's Death (0:26), The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (0:47), Kiss Me (Part I) (1:35), Ladies in Their Sensitivities (2:11), Kiss Me (Part II) (1:38), Pretty Women (5:01), Epiphany (3:39), A Little Priest (7:44)
Disc Two: God, That's Good! (6:26), Johanna (6:29), By the Sea (4:15), Wigmaker Sequence (1:56), The Letter (3:21), Not While I'm Around (4:58), Parlor Songs (5:10), Fogg's Asylum / Fogg's Passacaglia (1:10), City on Fire (0:42), Searching (5:27), Judge's Return (3:38), Final Scene (Part I) (4:21), Final Scene (Part II) (3:02)
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Recordings of Songs |
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Ah, Miss
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd
The Barber and His Wife
The Beggar Woman's Lullabye [also known as Deedle, Deedle Dumpling; cut song; restored for the London production]
- Audra McDonald (as part of City on Fire)
Sweeney Todd New York Philharmonic 2000
By the Sea
City on Fire! [part of the Final Sequence]
The Contest
Deedle, Deedle Dumpling [see The Beggar Woman's Lullabye]
Epiphany
Final Sequence
- Company (includes City on Fire!, Searching, and The Judge's Return)
Sweeney Todd Broadway Cast 1979
- Company (as City on Fire!, The Judge's Return, and Final Scene)
Sweeney Todd Broadway Cast 1979
- Mark Jacoby, Michael Cerveris, and Patti LuPone (as The Judge's Return)
Sweeney Todd Broadway Revival Cast 2006
- Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Laura Michelle Kelly, Alan Rickman [abridged as "Final Scene"]
Sweeney Todd Film Soundtrack 2007
- Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton
Sweeney Todd London Revival 2012
God, That's Good!
- Ken Jennings, Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou, Merle Louise, and Company
Sweeney Todd Broadway Cast 1979
- Neil Patrick Harris, Patti LuPone, George Hearn, and Company
Sweeney Todd New York Philharmonic 2000
- Manoel Felciano, Patti LuPone, Michael Cerveris, Diana DiMarzio, and Company
Sweeney Todd Broadway Revival Cast 2006
- Edward Sanders, Helena Bonham Carter [greatly abridged]
Sweeney Todd Film Soundtrack 2007
- James McConville, Imelda Staunton, Michael Ball, and Ensemble
Sweeney Todd London Revival 2012
Green Finch and Linnet Bird
Johanna
Johanna [Act II Sequence]
- Len Cariou, Victor Garber, Sarah Rice, and Merle Louise
Sweeney Todd Broadway Cast 1979
- George Hearn, Davis Gaines, Heidi Grant Murphy, and Audra McDonald
Sweeney Todd New York Philharmonic 2000
- Michael Cerveris, Benjamin Magnuson, Lauren Molina, and Diana DiMarzio
Sweeney Todd Broadway Revival Cast 2006
- Jamie Campbell Bower, Johnny Depp, Laura Michelle Kelly
Sweeney Todd Film Soundtrack 2007
- Luke Brady, Michael Ball, Lucy May Barker, and Gillian Kirkpatrick
Sweeney Todd London Revival 2012
Johanna [Judge's Version]
The Judge's Return [part of the Final Sequence]
Kiss Me [also see Quartet]
Ladies in Their Sensitivities [also see Quartet]
- Jack Eric Williams
Sweeney Todd Broadway Cast 1979
- John Aler
Sweeney Todd New York Philharmonic 2000
- Alexander Gemignani
Sweeney Todd Broadway Revival Cast 2006
- Timothy Spall [abridged]
Sweeney Todd Film Soundtrack 2007
- Peter Polycarpou, John Bowe, Lucy May Barker, and Luke Brady
Sweeney Todd London Revival 2012
The Letter
A Little Priest
My Friends
No Place Like London
Not While I'm Around
- Ken Jennings and Angela Lansbury
Sweeney Todd Broadway Cast 1979
Send in the Clowns: The Ballads 2002
- Perry Como
Perry Como 1980 [RCA AFL1-3629]
Yesterday and Today 1993 [RCA 66098-2]
- Los Angeles Vocal Arts Ensemble
A Little Sondheim Music 1984
- New York City Gay Men's Chorus
New York, New York 1984
- Barbra Streisand
The Broadway Album 1985
- Steven Jacob
Sondheim [BOMC] 1985
- Claire Campbell-Tokar
When I Bring You Colour'd Toys 1986 [Silver Flutes]
- Geraldine Turner
The Stephen Sondheim Songbook 1986
- Michael Feinstein
Live at the Algonquin 1987 [Elektra 9 60743-2]
- Julie Wilson
Sings the Stephen Sondheim Songbook 1988
- Cleo Laine
Cleo Sings Sondheim 1988
- Jane Harvey
The Other Side of Sondheim 1988
- Jackie Paris
Nobody Else But Me 19?? [Audiophile 245]
- Seattle Men's Chorus
Over the Rainbow! 1990
- Pete Levin
Party in the Basement 1990 [Gramavision R2-79456]
- Mimi Bessette
Lullabies of Broadway 1991 [Warner Bros 7599 42543 4]
Chicken Soup for Little Souls: Mother's Love 2000 [Rhino 79763]
- Oystein Wiik
Too Many Mornings 1991
- Betty Buckley
Children Will Listen 1993
- Eden Atwood
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1993 [Concord Jazz CCD-4599]
- Barbra Streisand
Barbra - The Concert 1994 [Columbia C2K 66109]
- Marina Prior
Somewhere 1994
- Lorraine Feather and The Trotter Trio
Sweeney Todd...In Jazz 1995
- Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
Mendelssohn Sings Sondheim 1995
- Sonny Greenwich [instrumental]
Bird of Paradise 1995 [Justin Time 22]
- Tim Seelig
Everything's Possible 1995
- Dave Willetts
A Gala Concert for Hal Prince 1996
- Mark Heller
Take Me to the World 1996
- Combo Fiasco
Here 1996 [Italic Entertainment]
- David Kernan
Sondheim: A Celebration 1997
- Loretta Devine
Sondheim: A Celebration [S.T.A.G.E.] 1997
- David Barrus
On Stage 1997 [Shadow Mountain 53182]
- Jon Lucien
Sleep Warm 1998 [Ho Kan Zee 20898]
- Michael Ball
Celebrating Sondheim 1998
- Margaret Harris
Quality Times 1998 [Original Cast Records 9855]
- Jennifer Manasseri
Ballads Over Broadway 1999 [Orchard 7434]
- Angelika Kirchschlager
When Night Falls 1999 [Sony 64498]
- Clive Rowe
Sondheim Tonight 1999
- Neil Patrick Harris and Patti LuPone
Sweeney Todd New York Philharmonic 2000
- Emily Saxe
Whistling: Broadway to Berkley 2000 [Orchard 3285]
- Donny Osmond and Vanessa Williams
This is the Moment 2001 [Uptown/Universal 013052]
- Barbara Cook and Malcolm Gets
Sings Mostly Sondheim 2001
- Michael Ball
Centre Stage 2001 [Polygram International 16071]
- Mandy Patinkin
Kidults 2001 [Nonesuch 79534]
- Mandy Patinkin
Mandy Patinkin Sings Sondheim 2002
- Christy Baron
Take This Journey 2002 [Chesky 239]
- Opie Bellas
Live for Life 2002 [Bella Blue 0301]
- Bryn Terfel
Under the Stars 2003 [Decca 473250]
- Anne Albritton
Annie's Songs 2004 [Turtle Creek Chorale 3442]
- Vandana Bali
The Power of Love 2005 [VBP]
- Manoel Felciano and Patti LuPone
Sweeney Todd Broadway Revival Cast 2006
- Edward Sanders and Helena Bonham Carter
Sweeney Todd Film Soundtrack 2007
- James McConville and Imelda Staunton
Sweeney Todd London Revival 2012
Parlor Songs [includes Sweet Polly Plunket and The Tower of Bray]
Pirelli's Miracle Elixir
Poor Thing
Pretty Women
Quartet [Song sequence including reprises of Kiss Me and Ladies in Their Sensitivities]
- Victor Garber, Sarah Rice, Jack Eric Williams, and Edmund Lyndeck (as part of Ladies in Their Sensitivities)
Sweeney Todd Broadway Cast 1979
- Bill Hutton, Dale Kristien, Calvin Remsberg, and Brock Peters
Sondheim: A Celebration [S.T.A.G.E.] 1997
- John Aler, Davis Gaines, Heidi Grant Murphy, and Paul Plishka (as Kiss Me, Part II)
Sweeney Todd New York Philharmonic 2000
- Alexander Gemignani, Lauren Molina, Benjamin Magnuson, and Mark Jacoby (as Kiss Me, Part II)
Sweeney Todd Broadway Revival Cast 2006
Searching [part of the Final Sequence]
- Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou, Victor Garber, and Sarah Rice (as part of the Final Sequence)
Sweeney Todd Broadway Cast 1979
- Patti LuPone, George Hearn, Davis Gaines, and Heidi Grant Murphy (as part of City on Fire!)
Sweeney Todd New York Philharmonic 2000
- Gillian Kirkpatrick and Michael Ball
Sweeney Todd London Revival 2012
Sweet Polly Plunket [see Parlor Songs]
The Tower of Bray [see Parlor Songs]
Wait
Wigmaker Sequence
The Worst Pies in London
Sweeney Todd Rhapsody
Sweeney Todd Suite
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