Bernstein: West Side Story- Symphonic Dances / Candide- Overture / On the Town- 3 Dance Episodes / On the Waterfront- Orchestral Suite

Leonard Bernstein (Composer, Conductor), New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
• Composer: Leonard Bernstein
• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: CBS Masterworks / Sony
• ASIN: B0000026FF
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,241 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What else? Definitive, September 10, 2005

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This review is from: Bernstein: West Side Story- Symphonic Dances / Candide- Overture / On the Town- 3 Dance Episodes / On the Waterfront- Orchestral Suite (Audio CD)

Bernstein was the greatest conductor of Bernstein, and nothing has changed over the decades. This pressing of some classic performances comes from early digital remastering, I believe, and later remasterings remove some of the harshness and sketchiness of the sonics. Also, one has to be prepared for the huge orchestral forces that inflate this theater music, but even so, nothing matches these readings.

3 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jazzy stuff, June 9, 2000

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Alex (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bernstein: West Side Story- Symphonic Dances / Candide- Overture / On the Town- 3 Dance Episodes / On the Waterfront- Orchestral Suite (Audio CD)

This is all basically the music of Bernstein's Symphonic dances condensed into one little CD. Excellent CD considering its price where many other Westside story CD's go for 30 dollars or more. A definate buy.