In the theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber's
music takes on the epic quality of it's
productions. His scores are an integral part
of the whole package and all too often their
individual charms get lost in the
razzamatazz which inevitably surrounds the
launch of each new blockbuster show.
As a critic, in the haste of an overnight
review, I often find myself discussing the
overall sweep of the music, the thrilling
theatricality of the concept, the merits of
the star's performance and all manner of
other production details. Later, however,
the separate, persistent melodies remain
entwined in the memory. Songs which have a
life of their own, above and beyond the show
which spawned them.
Here, Richard Clayderman recalls some of
those which take their rightful place among
the enduring standards of musical theatre.
From one of the earliest Lloyd Webber-Tim
Rice musical hits, the bitter-sweet 'I Don't
Know How To Love Him' from Jesus Christ,
Superstar to 'Love Changes Everything' from
his chamber-opera 'Aspects of Love', there
is a tender haunting insistence underlying
all the numbers on this album. Once heard,
like all the finest popular music, the
melody lingers on.
Jack Tinker, London Daily Mail
