Streisand Live In Concert -2 CD_s-

Product Description Barbra Streisand's two-CD set Live In Concert 2006 album couples the greatest voice of this century with the richest songs of American popular music and the Broadway stage. The CD features the most memorable songs ever written performed as only Barbra can. The album featires the compositions of Sondheim, Roger and Hammerstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leonard Bernstein, Frank Loesser and George & Ira Gershwin. From Barbra's first phase in the opening number "Starting Here...Starting Now," performed on an elegant set, backed by a 64 piece orchestra. To the final note of the show, over two hours later Barbra completes an artistic tour de force. Amazon.com There's a reason Barbra Streisand's 2006 tour broke the arena house record in every city it visited, and it's because she's not only a legend but (still) a performer who effortlessly twists intimacy and friendliness and fierceness into a perfect, sturdy braid. This two-disc set, which pulls performances from dates in New York, Washington, D.C., and Fort Lauderdale, will raise its share of goosebumps. For longtime fans, they'll be a reaction to songs Streisand hasn't touched since the '70s and earlier, including "(Have I Stayed) Too Long At the Fair?" and "Unusual Way," from the Broadway musical Nine. For relative newbies, they'll be a response to her between-song patter, which touches with grace, wit, and sincerity on everything from her love for her son to her political leanings to her limitations as songwriter. The voice, of course, enthralls--there it is glowing on "Carefully Taught," one of four songs that have never before appeared on a Streisand recording, and there it is again wrapping luxurious tones all around "Evergreen," one of three songs she shares with Il Divo. Streisand--diva, political dynamo, superstar--still knows how to orchestrate a showstopper. --Tammy La Gorce More from Barbra A Star is Born Duets The Broadway Album The Barbra Streisand Album Guilty Pleasures The Essential Barbra Streisand