Stephen Sondheim, Reimagined in Chamber-Style Orchestration

NYTimes.com: "At 79, with some of the greatest works of American musical theater to his credit, Stephen Sondheim has reached that point in a prolific composer’s career when major revivals of his shows now number in the double digits. And with revival has come reconception. On Broadway the most evident trend has been toward chamber-style orchestrations like the eight-instrument arrangements for the current revival of “A Little Night Music,” Mr. Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s story of aging lovers grappling with regrets."