Essential Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Conductor), John Owen Edwards (Conductor), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Rebecca Luker (Performer), June Anderson (Performer), Adolph Green (Performer), Jerry Hadley (Performer), Della Jones (Performer), Kurt Ollmann (Performer), Christa Ludwig (Performer), Nicolai Gedda (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Rebecca Luker, June Anderson, Adolph Green, Jerry Hadley, Della Jones, et al.
• Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Leonard Bernstein, John Owen Edwards
• Composer: Leonard Bernstein
• Audio CD (September 18, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B00005OKSJ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #319,752 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Prologue

2. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Somewhere

3. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Scherzo

4. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Mambo

5. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Cha-Cha

6. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Meeting Scene

7. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Fugue

8. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Rumble

9. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Finale

10. A Musical Toast, for orchestra

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Overture to Candide, for orchestra

2. Best of All Posible Worlds, for voice & orchestra or piano (from 'Candide')

3. Candide, operetta in 2 acts (Chelsea version): Oh Happy Me

4. Glitter and Be Gay, for soprano & orchestra (from 'Candide')

5. Candide, operetta in 2 acts (Chelsea version): I Am Easily Assimilated (Old Lady's Tango)

6. Make Our Garden Grow, song for voice & orchestra or piano (from 'Candide')

7. Fancy Free, ballet

8. Fancy Free, ballet

9. Fancy Free, ballet

10. Fancy Free, ballet

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Bernstein, January 24, 2002

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Hermes Camacho "MusicianHermes" (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essential Leonard Bernstein (Audio CD)

For anyone who loves Bernstein (or even for those who don't), this is the CD to purchase. Includes excerpts from some of his most famous stage and serious works.

It has performances with some of worlds top names, original casts, and later revisions.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, July 6, 2008

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A. Clarke (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essential Leonard Bernstein (Audio CD)

I bought this specifically for Slava as it is the audition piece chosen for this fall's band semester, but let's face it Bernstein's music is brilliant and a lot of fun to listen to. This collection has an excellent mix of his familiar and not so familiar works.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazon's track listing incomplete, April 2, 2009

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Barb - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Essential Leonard Bernstein (Audio CD)

Please note that the 'On This CD' section is accurate, but the track listing omits most of disc 2.