Barbra Streisand The Concert Highlights

Personnel includes: Barbra Streisand (vocals); Marvin Hamlisch (arranger); Brian Koonin (guitar); Ralph Morrison, Lisa Brooke (violin); Julien Barber, Maxine Roach (viola); Jeane LeBlanc, Mark Shuman (cello); John Beal (contrabass); Lawrence Feldman, Bob Keller (reeds); Lew Soloff, Darryl Shaw (trumpet); Peter Gordon, Jeffrey Scott (French horn); Jim Pugh, Robin Eubanks (trombone); Dave Taylor (bass trombone, tuba); Randy Waldman (piano, synthesizer); Neil Stubenhaus (electric bass); John Robinson (drums); Bill Hayes (percussion).

"Ordinary Miracles" was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female; and BARBARA - THE CONCERT was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.

Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York and The MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada in January and June 1994. Includes liner notes by Jay Landers and Dan Pine.

Recorded live at the MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas, Nevada and in Anaheim, California.

Personnel includes: Barbra Streisand (vocals); Brian Koonin (guitar); Ralph Morrison (concertmaster); Sanford Allen, Barry Finclair (violin); Julien Barber, Linda Moss, Alfred Brown (viola); Jeane LeBlanc, Mark Shuman (cello); Emily Mitchell (harp); Lawrence Feldman, Dave Tofani (reeds); Lew Soloff (trumpet); Peter Gordon (French horn); Jim Pugh, Robin Eubanks (trombone); George Flynn (bass trombone, tuba); Randy Waldman (piano, synthesizer); Simon Franglen (Synclavier); John Beal, Jeff Carney (acoustic bass); Neil Stubenhaus (electric bass); John Robinson (drums); Norm Freeman (percussion).

Engineers: Dave Hewitt, David Reitzas, John Harris, Randy Ezratty.

Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York in June 1994. Includes liner notes by Jay Landers and Dan Pine.

Personnel includes: Barbra Streisand (vocals); Marvin Hamlisch (arranger); Brian Koonin (guitar); Ralph Morrison, Lisa Brooke (violin); Julien Barber, Maxine Roach (viola); Jeane LeBlanc, Mark Shuman (cello); John Beal (contrabass); Lawrence Feldman, Bob Keller (reeds); Lew Soloff, Darryl Shaw (trumpet); Peter Gordon, Jeffrey Scott (French horn); Jim Pugh, Robin Eubanks (trombone); Dave Taylor (bass trombone, tuba); Randy Waldman (piano, synthesizers); Neil Stubenhaus (electric bass); John Robinson (drums); Bill Hayes (percussion).

"Ordinary Miracles" was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female; and BARBARA - THE CONCERT was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.

Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York and The MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada in January and June 1994. Includes liner notes by Jay Landers and Dan Pine.

On the evidence of this highlights disc alone, no expense was spared during Barbra Streisand's 1994 nation-wide tour: full-dress Broadway set, large-scale orchestra lushly arranged and conducted by Marvin Hamlisch, a giant screen projection of Marlon Brando singing(!) a duet with Barbra from GUYS AND DOLLS. Which makes it all the more remarkable that Streisand is able to establish such a comfortable, intimate rapport with this adoring hometown (N.Y.C.) crowd the moment she swoops in singing "As If We Never Said Goodbye" from SUNSET BOULEVARD.

After nearly 35 years in show business, Streisand's voice remains a lovely instrument. So along with the autobiographical song-intros and liberal politics, we are also treated to superbly sung renditions of "People," "Evergreen" and "The Way We Were" as well as "Can't Help Lovin That Man" and a stirring "The Man That Got Away" dedicated to Judy Garland. Credit also arranger Hamlisch for his superior scoring--check out the dark, rich chords opening "Will He Like Me?"--as well as his full-blooded, always sympathetic piano accompaniment.