Little Night Music [Original Broadway Cast]

1	Overture and Night Waltz / Benjamin Rayson 3:59
2	Now/Later/Soon / Len Cariou 10:37
3	The Glamorous Life / Hermione Gingold 4:01
4	Remember? / Benjamin Rayson 2:30
5	You Must Meet My Wife / Len Cariou 4:07
6	Liaisons / Hermione Gingold 5:06
7	In Praise of Women / Laurence Guittard 3:30
8	Every Day a Little Death / Victoria Mallory 2:28
9	A Weekend in the Country 6:40
10	Night Waltz I/The Sun Won't Set / Barbara Lang 1:49
11	Night Waltz II/The Sun Sits Low / Teri Ralston previously unreleased 1:42
12	It Would Have Been Wonderful / Len Cariou 4:26
13	Perpetual Anticipation / Teri Ralston 0:58
14	Send in the Clowns / Glyn Johns 3:27
15	The Miller's Son / D. Jamin-Bartlett 4:28
16	Finale: Send in the Clowns/Night Waltz / Len Cariou 3:33
17	The Glamorous Life / Elaine Tomkinson Bonus Track 4:57

Barnes & Noble

Stephen Sondheim's effervescent comic soufflé, A Little Night Music, is the most effortlessly enchanting of his distinguished career. Composed entirely of waltzes, this warm and winning 1973 recording features a flawless cast including Len Cariou, Hermione Gingold, and the divine Glynis Johns, who clutches the heartstrings with the definitive version of Sondheim's most enduring ballad, "Send in the Clowns." Legendary record producer Goddard Lieberson's crisp and unsentimental settings, Jonathan Tunick's lush Arrangements, and a string of Sondheim gems, including "A Weekend in the Country," "Liaisons," "In Praise of Women," "You Must Meet My Wife," and "Remember?" contribute to a sense of suspended timelessness, perfectly evoking the long winter nights when the time is always right for a game of hide-and-go-seek of the heart. David Elliot Cohen

All Music Guide

One of Stephen Sondheim's better-known works, A Little Night Music is inspired by the Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night. The story follows the intertwining of several imperfect relationships, leading to a satisfying resolution (as a romantic comedy should). Sondheim's score is sublimely evocative, invoking the mysticism of an early evening full of promise (perfectly described by a song from the second act, "Perpetual Anticipation"). Typically cerebral, the soundtrack is highlighted by the now-standard "Send in the Clowns," one of Sondheim's greatest contributions to the world of musical theater, at once bittersweet and enchanting. Also included on this CD recording is a bonus track of a misguided reworking of the song "The Glamorous Life" (not the Sheila E. hit from the 1980s) from the movie version of A Little Night Music, which is unfortunate because the original (available on this recording) is so charming. Sarah Erlewine