Further on Wildhorn's 'Dracula' - concept recording with Barbour

You know, there also exists a rather rare concept recording of this musical with James Barbour, Kate Shindle and Rob Evan. In general I prefer the Graz one, but this also has a number af advantages. Here are some songs from it - I am very interested in your opinion. Yeah, yeah, I already know that you are going to say 'German-language is always better than English-language and Hungarian is stil better, as it's still more exotic' ;)

http://www.sendspace.com/file/5fpvd2 - 'A Perfect Life'; solo concept version. I find Kate Shindle's voice a bit harsh, but there's definitely something touching in it. Sunset, I'd be pleased to learn your opinion of it. I guess you'll find her considerably better than Liechty.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/xztxcn - 'Loving You Keeps Me Alive', also solo concept version. I just adore this song, although Dracula appears so much OOC in it...

http://www.sendspace.com/file/s6cqx3 - 'Fresh Blood' - I still think that Borchert is better, but I like this guy as well.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/lta9al - 'Finale' - so far, I think this is the BEST version of the ending. (Yeah, that means I like it better here than in Graz version)

Some nice Youtube member has made many really nice clips to these songs - from such movies as 'Pride and Prejudice', 'The Phantom of the Opera', 'Jane Eyre', 'Dracula 2000', etc. I appreciate her work really much.

This is the song 'Loving you keeps me alive', for instance

"" (Watch on YouTube)

Other clips:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YASddkTN5Ds - Please Don't Make Me Love You
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OscsIrWuFw8 - LIfe After Life
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QJYITdk3Big - At Last
And there are still much more - even several for 'The Scarlet Pimpernel'.

Especially for soldaja: if you connection allows you, I'd recommend you 'A Perfect Life' and 'Loving You Keeps Me Alive'; as for other songs - as you wish. The clips are all very, very nice - at least you are sure to love those using clips from 19th century dramas. And - yeah, you know Barbour, he is Mr. Rochester in Broadway recording of "Jane Eyre".
And don't even think you'll escape me loading you with all these CDs as soon as you arrive in Kyiv! I don't want to be the only one Borchert's fangirl at our university...

"...Еліза в ліс везе свою валізу...

...свою валізу в ліс везе Еліза"
(This is a line from Ukrainian production of 'My Fair Lady', should be sung to the melody of 'The Rain in Spain')

So... this is the second day of Sasha's packing her luggage to the long-waited fortnight in Munich. By now I've chosen and copied to my Walkman all the music I am going to need. I've also chosen the books I'm taking with me. Yeah, I'm a fan of making lists. Here they all are:
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