Simply Sondheim - I Remember

[Bway2be]

Gorgeous. Lovely voice, and it was wonderful watching all the beautiful expressions and stage presence!

[dryoda61]

I performed this at a Sondheim review about 2 years ago. I decided not to tell the audience about the original show (Evening Primrose). After the performance I polled the audience to see what they thought it was about. It was fascinating. It meant something different to each person. One said it was someone in prison. Another said it was a person with Alzheimer's disease telling us what was going on inside their head. That's the beauty of so many of Sondheim's lyrics.

[n30phelps]

As far as I remember from my performance, it is about someone who has been locked in an apartment, or department store for many years. I would say that when you are singing the lists, get excited, quicken the pace, try and get a clear tone to your voice, then slow down at the end. Like the memory is fading

[debralstark]

continued.....

as a young girl, her mom accidently leaves her at Macy's and she is captured by this society. Once you are with them, you aren't allowed to leave.

A young poet escaping the world to write, decides Macy's would be as good place as any . He also become part of the society.

He and the girl (now much older) fall in love. he tells her about the world. in this song, she is remembering.

[watcherofvideos111]

this is beautiful! really lovely.

you seem like a perfect louisa in the fantasticks! :)

[twinklefudge]

this is really beautiful! I'd like to sing it but was wondering if someone could fill me in about the context of this so I can approach it from an acting angle lol :)

[debralstark]

one act sondheim musical made for tv.

she lives w/ a secret society that lives in Macys, NY. they come out when the lights go out at night.

[beautyisme82]

It's from "Evening Primrose" which is a made for TV mini-musical about a man who moves into a deptartment story and is taken in by a community of people who live there and come out at night. One girl is kept as a slave: she'd gotten lost in the store as a child and was kept there to serve the people living there. In this song she tells the newcomer what she remembers of the outside world. Later in the story they fall in love and attempt to escape.

[StateOfGrace]

I've never actually seen evening primrose but I'm pretty sure that this character is a mannequin that only comes alive at night. all she knows are the materials in her store, which is why she compares blue ink with the sky, crisp paper with leaves, ect.

[tooslimnc]

@StateOfGrace You can watch it on Netflix, Streaming. The character is not a mannequin that comes alive at night, but has been living in Sterns department store since age 6 (Mom left her behind, she is now a slave to others in the store) so only can barely remember life outside. Can't say much else or will ruin the story if anyone wants to watch it!

[RomaLeigh]

I love her voice! :D Fabulous Voice and Song! :D

[theatredork27]

i'm singing this song for a musical theater audition class in conservatory at my school and I'm trying to decide if I should belt from: " spread like broken umbrellas... to... bees and boys and days"? what do you think?

[fieryblaze84]

i'd say belt it only if your acting approach to this piece leads you to be that emotionally intense in the phrase. basically if the dramatic circumstances and your emotional connection make it so. if they do, belting that part would sound great. if not, however, it would just sound disconnected and "performance-y." hope that helps! :D

[StateOfGrace]

Ahhh, she is gorgeous! (:

[Eosofthedawn6557]

What is this song from? It's beautiful!

[duketgg]

It's from "Evening Primrose".

[kanwi]

evening primrose

[andrewdharris]

It's called "I remember" by Stephen Sondheim

[VeggiePieface]

I love this song,

It sounds really cool with a harmony.

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[lovingxoxthis10]

absolutely gorgous gorgous gorgous gorgous voive<3

[lovingxoxthis10]

absolutelyy gorgous gorgous gorgous gorgous voice<3

[JillHill7]

i love her acting while she's singing! she did a well done interpretation of this character! ^_^

[another1shortdaymore]

this song is just the epitome of sondheim, so so so fabulous.

[orangeviolins]

Just saw Sweeney Todd with Depp tonight...would it not be anyone but Sondheim. Then I looked up, "I Remember Sky"...figures... Oh to create the nostalgic memories like that. Lovely job, Diana. And it is a very difficult song, Dtmfr. I tried it myself once upon a time ago. And sartist, I agree. You speak the song first then add music to it later. After all...singing is simply an elongated way of speaking.

[daveythecontrary]

nice, i just listened to john pizzarelli's version of this song. i like it so much it makes me wanna cry everytime i listen to it.

[another1shortdaymore]

omg! i love john pizzarelli (thru proxy of my mother). where is that version? do u have the mp3?

[harriter88]

One Of SS greatest Songs.

[Nettlemonster]

I believe that the best part about this performance is it's slight roughness around the edges. Also, the stressed consonants which you'd normally avoid make it seem morepersonal, like an imperfect confession, which is what this song, to me, is.

Evening Primrose is gorgeous...

[wjrfec41]

Beautiful voice and lovely tone. I just wish the notes were more connected. Some phrases were choppy, but still she tackled this difficult song wonderfully.

[dtmfr]

Diane Reeves does a wonderful job on this song. Sondheim is just amazing.

[JerkyPuck]

Megan mullally (Will & Grace's Karen) does a wonderful version of this.

[lepetitthimble]

what is this song from?

[sartists]

"I Remember" is from the 1966 television special "Evening Primrose," starring Anthony Perkins and Charmian Carr.

[jorgie122]

beautifulllll i love this song, i'm actually singing it in a recital today

[sartists]

Mr. Sondheim wanted great enunciation and was quite pleased with the results - JB, the producer.

[xxsiceemupxx1]

beautiful.

but i think the GREAT enunciation overpowers the tone and emotion of the piece.

[troyful]

great enounciation!

[insolence]

one of the best singers I've ever seen and heard!!!

[leahfran419]

so beautiful!

[showqu]

Who is this stunning creature? Beautiful and moving rendition of this song.

[angelofmusic1116]

beautiful rendition of this song.