Along with the majestic accompaniment of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, they provide the ideal background for Lloyd Webber's heartfelt renderings of these familiar melodies. It was produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and John Fraser. This article analyses the complicated and conflicted critical response to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera within the political, economic and cultural context of the Thatcher/Reagan era. Julian Lloyd Webber is the second son of the composer William Lloyd Webber and his wife Jean Johnstone (a piano teacher). David Cullen's arrangements are suitably lush, grand, and atmospheric. Phantasia is a studio album by Julian Lloyd Webber and Sarah Chang released in 2005 by the EMI label. Two of Andrew's non-theatrical works are also featured: "Pie Jesu" from the Requiem, and the Variations 1-4, written especially for Julian and also notable here for the keyboard contributions of Rod Argent. The latter includes "Music of the Night," "Memory," and "Don't Cry For Me Argentina," along with well-known selections from JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, STARLIGHT EXPRESS, and ASPECTS OF LOVE. This release revisits and updates that effort with material from more recent shows such as THE BEAUTIFUL GAME, WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND, and SUNSET BOULEVARD added to Julian's interpretations of Lloyd Webber favorites from the earlier album. When Julian Lloyd Webber’s explosive third marriage ended disastrously six years ago, you’d have thought the world-renowned cellist would have had his fill of ‘I do’s’. When Julian Lloyd Webber, the cellist and younger brother of composer Andrew, first met fellow cellist Jiaxin Cheng, he was not thinking. In 1981, cellist Julian Lloyd Webber recorded an album dedicated to the music of his older brother Andrew, composer of blockbuster musicals such as PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, CATS, and EVITA. 20 March 2012 I t was hardly love at first sight.
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