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Leonard Bernstein

Essential Bernstein

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Synopsis: The American composer, conductor, pianist and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) was one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history. He was music director of the New York Philharmonic for many years and was a guest conductor with many of the world’s greatest orchestras.


Release date: 09/01/2012
Format: CD
Number of discs: 2
ISBN: 678 1232

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He composed music in many genres, from choral and symphonic to Broadway musicals and ballets, but his greatest success was the ground-breaking musical West Side Story, based on the story of Romeo and Juliet. A wide range of Bernstein’s compositions are represented in this collection.

Track Listing:

Disk 1
    1. Candide - Overture - London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn
    2. Fancy Free - Competition Scene
    3. I. Galop
    4. II. Waltz
    5. III. Danzon
    6. Finale
    7. On the Town - New York, New York, it’s a wonderful town
    8. Three Dance Episodes
    9. The Great Lover
    10. Pas de deux (Lonely Town)
    11. Times Square 1944 - Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
    12. West Side Story - Maria - Lambert Wilson
    13. Only you...Tonight
    14. Facsimile
    15. Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
    16. Candide - Glitter and be gay - Natalie Dessay soprano
Disk 2
    17. Wonderful Town - Overture
    18. Chichester Psalms - Urah, haneval, v’chinor!: Maestoso ma energico (Psalms 108 & 100)
    19. I. Sennets and Tuckets
    20. II. Waltz
    21. III. Mazurka
    22. IV. Samba
    23. V. Turkey Trot
    24. VI. Sphinxes
    25. VII. Blues
    26. VIII. In Memoriam – March ‘The BSO Forever’
    27. A Simple Song - Bruce Hubbard
    28. Part One C: The Seven Stages - Variation VIII: Molto moderato ma movendo
    29. Variation IX: Più mosso (Tempo di valse)
    30. Variation X: Più mosso
    31. Variation XI: L’istesso tempo
    32. Variation XII: Poco più vivace
    33. Variation XIII: L’istesso tempo
    34. Variation XIV: Poco più vivace
    35. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue - The President Jefferson Sunday Luncheon Party March
    36. Seena - Bruce Hubbard baritone
    37. Kaddish 2 - Barbara Hendricks soprano
    38. Symphonic Dances from ‘West Side Story’ (original version) - I. Prologue
    39. II. Somewhere
    40. III. Scherzo
    41. IV. Mambo
    42. V. Cha-cha
    43. VI. Meeting Scene – Cool – Fugue
    44. VII. Rumble
    45. VIII. Finale - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Järvi


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