Not "the" Julie Andrews...
DVD buff | Austin, TX USA | 03/31/2008
(2 out of 5 stars)
"First and foremost, Amazon is listing this item as starring Julie Andrews. This is misleading, because Dame Julie Andrews (of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, et all) is not a performer on this CD. The Julie Andrews on this recording is a bassoon player, and merely a member of the ensemble that performs the background music here.
The actual "performer" here is Harry Enfield, narrating two "re-told" fairy tales. I'm not sure who the target audience is for this CD -- the narration is interspersed with instrumental music sections, and these music sections are quite lengthy. I would imaging that small children would lose interest quickly during these long segments without dialogue. Musically speaking, the instrumental passages are pleasant, but certainly not exciting or interesting, so this CD isn't exactly of interest to adults who are serious music fans.
Just don't buy this CD expecting to hear something new from Julie Andrews -- she's nowhere to be found."