CHESS The Musical Collection - London, Broadway, In Concert, Pa

A BIG COLLECTION OF ALL OFFICIAL RELEASES (BROADWAY, LONDON, IN CONCERT, PA SVENSKA AND THE COMPLETE CAST ALBUM). AND INCLUDES UNOFFICIAL RECORDINGS AND DEMOS.


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THE COMPLETE CAST ALBUM
The Danish tour album

CAST

Florence Vassy - Emma Kershaw
Anatoly Sergievsky - Stig Rossen
Freddie Trumper - Zubin Varla
Svetlana Sergievskaya - Gunilla Backman
Alexander Molokov - Simon Clark
Walter DeCourcey - James Graeme
The Arbiter - Michael Cormick

SONGS

The Story of Chess
Merano
Commie Newspapers / Press Conference
Anatoly and Molokov / Where I Want to Be
US vs. USSR (Diplomats)
The Arbiter's Song
Hymn to Chess
Merchandisers
Chess #1
The Arbiter - Reprise
Quartet - A Model of Decorum and Tranquility
Florence & Molokov
1956 - Budapest is Rising
Nobody's Side
Der Kleine Franz
Mountain Duet / Who'd Ever Think It?
Chess #2
Florence Quits
Pity the Child
Embassy Lament
Heaven Help My Heart
Anatoly and the Press
Anthem
The Golden Bangkok / One Night in Bangkok
One More Opponent / You and I
The Soviet Machine
The Interview
Someone Else's Story
The Deal
I Know Him So Well
Talking Chess
Endgame
You and I - Reprise
Finale

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ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST

CAST

Freddie - Philip Casnoff
Florence - Judy Kuhn
Anatoly - David Carroll
Molokov - Harry Goz
Walter - Dennis Parlato
Arbiter - Paul Harman
Svetlana - Marcia Mitzman

SONGS

Prologue
The Story of Chess
Where I Want to Be
How Many Women
Chess Hymn
Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility)
You Want to Lose Your Only Friend?
Someone Else's Story
One Night in Bangkok
Terrace Duet
Nobody's Side
Anthem
Hungarian Folk Song
Heaven Help My Heart
No Contest
You and I
I Know Him So Well
Pity the Child
Lullaby (Apukad eros kezen)
Endgame
You and I (reprise)


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ORIGINAL LONDON CAST


CAST

Florence - Elaine Paige
The American - Murray Head
The Russian - Tommy Körberg
Molokov - Denis Quilley
Svetlana - Barbara Dickson
The Arbiter - Björn Skifs

SONGS

"Merano"
"The Russian and Molokov" / "Where I Want to Be"
"Opening Ceremony"
"Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility)"
"The American and Florence" / "Nobody's Side"
"Chess"
"Mountain Duet"
"Florence Quits"
"Embassy Lament"
"Anthem"
"Bangkok" / "One Night in Bangkok"
"Heaven Help My Heart"
"Argument"
"I Know Him So Well"
"The Deal (No Deal)"
"Pity the Child"
"Endgame"
"Epilogue: You and I" / "The Story of Chess"

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CHESS LIVE AT NEW AMSTERDAM THEATER ON BROADWAY
THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA CONCERT
SEPTEMBER 2003


MAIN CAST:

Josh Groban - Anatoly
Julia Murney - Florence
Adam Pascal - Freddie
Jonathan Dokuchitz - Walter
Raúl Esparza - Arbiter
Sutton Foster - Svetlana
Norm Lewis - Molokov


SONGS:

ACT 1
Prologue
Merano
The American
Merano (Reprise)
The Russian And The Molokov
Where I Want To Be
Diplomats (USA vs. USSR)
The Arbiter
Hymn Of Chess
Merchandisers
Quartet - A Model of Decorum and Tranquility
Florence and Molokov
1956 - Budapest is Rising
Nobody's Side
Der Kleiner Franz
Mountain Duet
Chess
Florence Quits
Embassy Lament
Anatoly and The Press
Anthem

ACT II
Bangkok
One Night In Bangkok
Heaven Help My Heart
You And I
Someone Else's Story
Interview
Pity The Child
The Deal (No Deal)
I Know Him So Well
Endgame
You And I (Reprise)
The Story Of Chess
You And I (Final Reprise)
Finale
Instrumental Medley


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CHESS IN CONCERT
Live in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1994.

cast

Florence - Karin Glenmark
The Russian - Tommy Körberg
The American - Anders Glenmark
Svetlana - Lena Ericsson
Molokov - Johan Schinkler
The Arbiter - Lars Risberg

SONGS

Merano
The Russian and Molokov / Where I Want To Be
Opening Ceremony
Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility)
The American and Florence / Nobody's Side
Chess
Mountain Duet
Florence Quits
Someone Else's Story
Embassy Lament
Anthem
Bangkok / One Night in Bangkok
The Soviet Machine
Heaven Help My Heart
Argument
I Know Him So Well
The Deal (No Deal)
Pity The Child
Endgame
Epilogue: You And I / The Story of Chess

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CHESS PA SVENSKA

CAST

Florence - Helen Sjöholm
Anatolij - Tommy Körberg
Freddie - Anders Ekborg
Svetlana - Josefin Nilsson
The Arbiter - Rolf Skoglund
Molokov - Per Myrberg

SONGS

Ouvertyr
Historien om schack (Story of Chess)
Där jag ville vara (Where I Want to Be)
Merano
Anatolij och Molokov (The Russian and Molokov)
Ungern '56 (Florence and the American)
Lämna inga dörrar på glänt (Nobody's Side)
Jag vill se schack (The Arbiter's Song)
Chess
Kvartett - En förebild för dygd och högst ambition (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility)
Lärarens historia
Inte jag (Someone Else's Story)
Möte på en bro (Mountain Duet)
Hon är min enda vän (A Taste of Pity)
Om Florences far
I mitt hjärtas land (Anthem)
Florence lämnar Freddie (Argument)
Vem ser ett barn (Pity the Child)
Ni dömer mig (Endgame)
Om han var här (Heaven Help My Heart)
Han är en man, han är ett barn
Vem kunde ana (The Deal)
Drömmar av glas (You and I)
Jag vill se schack (The Arbiter's Song)
Jag vet vad han vill (I Know Him So Well)
Glöm mig om du kan
Capablanca
Drömmar av glas / Historien om schack (You and I / The Story of Chess)


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CHESS DEMOS

Agadit Till Bergshagen - Unused song

The Wild Heart - Unused song

A Simple Board Game - Demo of the song "The Deal", sang by Björn Ulvaues

Every Good Man - Demo of the song "Heaven Help My Heart" sang by Agnetha Fältskog

Nationalsång - Demo of the song Anthem.

When The Waves Roll Out To Sea - Unused song until 2002. Appeared in the Swedish Version as "Glöm mig om du

kan"

Just Like That - Unused song, sang by Elaine Paige

When The Waves Roll Out To Sea - Unused song, with demo vocals by Elaine Paige. Appeared later in the Swedish

Version as "Glöm mig om du kan".