Les Miserables - Original Cast (CD 1998)

I agree with another review, you have to get the 10th Anniversary edition of this recording if you want the best. I listened to samples of all of the recordings online, before I bought the 10th Anniversary edition. It has the best music, by the best singers, and can only be described as "awesome." Although Colm Wilkinson is wonderful as Jean Valjean, and Ruthie Henshall is a delicate and beautiful Fantine, I think that it's the Innkeeper Thenardier and his wife that steal the show. They are played by Alun Armstrong and Jenny Galloway, and their rolicking version of "Master of the House" has...

It seems that producer Cameron mackintosh has inundated the world with Les Miserables cast recordings. In the English speaking world alone there is the Original London Cast, Broadway cast, The Symphonic Version (which contains every note

Les Miserables: the original london cast is a CD that all music lovers should own. Once you hear the powerful, emotional music and understand the characters and their story, I'd be surprised if Les Mis didn't become one of your favorite CDs. I first heard this recording on tape before I went out and bought the double-CD set. And when I first got it, I listened to it over and over. I think the Original London Cast is better than the 10th Anniversary Edition, which I thought sounded "flat" or "dull". In addition, the Original London cast edition comes with the "Love Montage" which the 10th...

Les Mis is my favorite musical. I get so excited when I find out that it is coming to my town. The music is mesmerizing. You can really follow the story by just listening to the music. I actually see the play in my head when I listen to my CD. I think the story is wonderful, too. It makes one want to find out more about the French Revolution, and relate the stories of truth, to the stories of this musical. I believe everyone at some point in life should listen to the music of Les Mis and try to understand what actually happened to the people of that time.