| | Chess In Concert Soundtrack CD - Import (4 Customer Reviews)
CHESS IN CONCERT is a musical by Tim Rice, and Benny & Bjorn from ABBA. It is performed her by the Gothenburg Orchestra and Chorus and recorded live in Sweden, 1994. The musical by Benny & Bjorn (ABBA) in collaboration with Tim Rice was ... Full Descriptionperformed by The Gothenburg Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Anders Eljas plus principals Karin Glenmark, Tommy Korberg, Anders Glemark, Lena Ericsson and Johan Schinker and recorded live at Eriksberghallen in Gothenburg, Sweden in August 1994. Hide Description Chess In Concert Soundtrack Music Chess In Concert Soundtrack Songs | 1. | Merano - Chess |
| 2. | Russian and Molokov - Chess |
| 3. | Opening Ceremony - Chess |
| 4. | Quartet (A Model of Decor - Chess |
| 5. | American and Florence - Chess |
| 6. | Chess - Chess |
| 7. | Mountain Duet - Chess |
| 8. | Florence Quits - Chess |
| 9. | Someone Else's Story - Chess |
| 10. | Embassy Lament - Chess |
| 11. | Anthem - Chess |
| 12. | Bangkok/One Night in Ban - Chess |
| 13. | Soviet Machine - Chess |
| 14. | Heaven Help My Heart - Chess |
| 15. | Argument - Chess |
| 16. | I Know Him So Well - Chess |
| 17. | Deal (No Deal) - Chess |
| 18. | Pity the Child - Chess |
| 19. | Endgame - Chess |
| 20. | Epilogue: You and I/The - Chess |
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Chess In Concert Soundtrack Music Review Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   Preview of the real event
I'm going to the show tonight. I'll see what songs are used and which are not. This is the third version of "Chess" I have. This one is rare here. One new song is "The Soviet Machine", sung in a stereotypical accent, and uses part of "The Arbiter" from the original. Gemini, Sverige's answer to the Carpenters, are on this one. My least favourite track is "Heaven Help My heart", sung with less passion and charisma than Lady/Dame Elaine Paige ("Mrs." Tim Rice, the first Florence).
Submitted by sposato (Syracuse, NY, USA)
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Chess in concert is wonderful to listen to. This live recording is not quite as wonderful because the live feeling is not really captured on this recording. This concert has been on the road for a couple of years in Sweden now and different choires and symphony orchestras have been engaged for different concerts and unfortunately this is not the best setting.
Submitted by a reviewer (Sweden)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Highly recommended for "Chess" fans.
This is the live version of the London recording. It all sounds new again. You hear the crowd response, how much they love this show. The musicians are riffing on and sometimes improving on the original. Excellent.
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Brillinant! Even better than the Broadway/London ones..
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