Bernstein, Leonard > Opera/Operetta

American Classics - works by Bernstein, Gershwin, Mancini et al. / Ines Agnes Krautwurst, voice

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-07-31

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; West Side Story; Slava! A Political Overture, for orchestra; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; George Gershwin: Strike up the Band; Work(s); Henry Mancini: Breakfast ...
Performers: Krautwurst, Ines
Conductors: Clamor, Thomas
Ensemble: Saxon Wind Philharmonic

Genuin presents the second release of the Saxon Wind Philharmonic, this time featuring for the first time, festive wind music. Director and conductor Thomas Clamor...continue...
Recording information: Deutsche Bläserakademie, Bad Lausick, Germany (10/07/2011-10/09/2011)....continue...

Emma Matthews in Monte Carlo

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-04-06

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Charles Gounod: Rom&...
Performers: Carby, Catherine; Matthews, Emma
Conductors: Cohen, Brad

Recording information: Auditorium Rainier III, Monte Carlo (09/16/2008-09/20/2008)....continue...

Tears On Toast: Opera's Greatest Tragedies & Triumphs

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Rigoletto; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Turandot; The Girl of the Golden West; Charles Gounod: Faust; ...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Barker, Cheryl; Bartoli, Cecilia; Begg, Heather; Crook, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Dobson, John; Domingo, Placido; Egerton, Francis; Elvin, William; Fowle...
Conductors: Fritzsch, Johannes; Noseda, Gianandrea; Bonynge, Richard; Summers, Patrick; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Divall, Richard; Cohen, Brad; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Hogwood, Christopher; Karajan, Herbert vo...

Coloraturas

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Un ballo in maschera; Un ballo in mascchera; Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Igor St...
Performers: Damrau, Diana
Conductors: Ettinger, Dan

The multifaceted German coloratura soprano, who has been described as "the Meryl Streep of classical music" shows her vocal and dramatic range with this collection...continue...
Recording information: Bayerischer Rundfunk, Studio 1 (2008-02-11_2008-02-12&2009-)....continue...

111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Joha...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Benson, Clifford; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bielecki, Andre; Ble...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Chung, Myung-W...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Concerto Köln ; English Baroque Soloists; English Consort; Gabrieli Consort; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ...

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to celebrate its 111th birthday this year (December 6th, to be exact) and as part of the celebration will release a...continue...

Bernstein: Trouble In Tahiti

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2009-09-29

Works: Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Trouble in Tahiti, opera in 1 act; Spoken Word: Elgin Heuerding in Gespräch mit Ulf Schirmer
Performers: Collett, Ronan; Dwyer, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]; Grimson, Martene
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf

The Munchner Rundfunkorchester is continually expanding its expansive repertoire of classic-romantic orchestral music as well as the key works of the classical modern era to...continue...
Recording information: München, Prinzregententheater (10/12/2008)....continue...

Bernstein: Songs / Roberta Alexander, Tan Crone

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: I Hate Music, cycle of "5 kid songs" for soprano & piano; La Bonne Cuisine; Love Songs (2), for voice & piano; So pretty; Piccola Serenata; Silhouette (Galilee), song for voice & p...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Crone, Tan

Emma Matthews in Monte Carlo

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2009-08-11

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Charles Gounod: Rom&...
Performers: Carby, Catherine; Matthews, Emma
Conductors: Cohen, Brad

Recording information: Auditorium Rainier III, Monte Carlo (09/16/2008-09/20/2008)....continue...

Candide - Leonard Bernstein [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-03-31

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Performers: Brecher, Benjamin; Elias, Rosalind; Lundy, Nancy Allen; Orth, Robert; Slattery, Michael
Conductors: De Main, John
Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale di Malta

Candide is a comic operetta written by Leonard Bernstein in 1956. The story is based on a novella by Voltaire, a satire about a man...continue...
Run Time: 169 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Tilson Thomas / San Francisco SO / A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein - Opening Night at Carnegie Hall, 2008 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / San Francisco Symphony / 2009-01-13

Works: Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; On the Town; Mass; A Quiet Place
Performers: Ebersole, Christine; Hampson, Thomas; Ma, Yo-Yo; Upshaw, Dawn
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Music Director of the New York Philharmonic from 1958 to 1969 and Laureate Conductor from 1969 to 1990, Leonard Bernstein brought his own particular New...continue...
Run Time: 84 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround,
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Silver Screen Serenade - John Williams, etc / Oaks Baker, Bestor, et al

1 CD / Deseret Book / 2008-09-30

Works: John Williams: Far and Away; Schindler's List; Memoirs of a Geisha; George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Ennio Morricone: The Mission; Nino Rota: Romeo and Juliet; John Morris: Young Frankenstein; ...
Performers: Baker, Jenny Oaks
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orchestra

Original Jacket Collection - Bernstein conducts Bernstein

10 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-08-05

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; On the Waterfront; Fancy Free, ballet; Symphony no 1 "Jeremiah"; Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"; I Hate Music, cycle of "5 kid songs...
Performers: Alexander, Cris [Broadway]; Bernstein, Leonard; Brown, Mark [Baritone Vocal]; Butler, Antonia; Clarke, Michael [Drummer]; Comden, Betty; Entremont, Philippe; Foss, Lukas [Composer]; Francescatti, Zin...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Columbia Jazz Combo; Columbia Wind Ensemble

'Bernstein conducts Bernstein' is the ultimate tribute to the legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein - specially created to celebrate the 90th anniversary of his...continue...

Bernstein / Wonderful Town / Berliner Philharmoniker; Sir Simon Rattle (Conductor) [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2006-11-21

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Wonderful Town; Various Composers: Works
Performers: Aliberti, Lucia; Baltsa, Agnes; Barcellona, Daniela; Criswell, Kim; Emmerlich, Gunter; Hampson, Thomas; La Scola, Vincenzo; Marshall, Wayne; McDonald, Audra; Rydl, Kurt; Sasson, Deborah; Schwarzhaupt...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Simon Rattle conducts here one of the most brilliant and entertaining scores of Leonard Bernstein: the musical 'Wonderful Town'. Rattle is joined here by...continue...
Run Time: 76 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, German...continue...

Bernstein: Candide / Bernstein / LSO, Hadley, Gedda [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Hadley, Jerry
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Presented for the first time on DVD, Leonard Bernstein's critically acclaimed masterpiece 'Candide.' Originally filmed at London's Barbican Centre in December 1989, Bernstein personally chose...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Brass Americana - Bernstein, etc / Crees, LSO Brass

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-08-24

Works: Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; El salón México; Charles Ives: Variations for Organ on "America"; Samuel Barber:...
Performers: Marriner, Andrew
Conductors: Crees, Eric
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Brass

Te Kanawa, Carreras, Bernstein / The Making Of The West Side Story [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-08-09

Works: Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story
Performers: Carreras, José; Ollmann, Kurt; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

This unique documentary about Bernstein's most beloved masterpiece 'West Side Story', is an exciting behind-the-scenes at the 1984 Deutsche Grammophon recording. This legendary session features...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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A Total Embrace: The Composer

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-09-09

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Symphony no 1 "Jeremiah"; Serenade for Violin and Orchestra "after Plato's Symposium"; Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"; I Hate Music, cycle of "5 kid songs" for s...
Performers: Adrian, Max; Alexander, Cris [Broadway]; Bernstein, Leonard; Calin, Mickey; Chaplin, Sydney; Chorus; Comden, Betty; Cook, Barbara [pop vcl]; Cooper, Marilyn; Ensemble; Entremont, Philippe; Girls, Sha...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Chorus; Columbia Jazz Band; Columbia Wind Ensemble; Ensemble; New York City Ballet Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

Personnel: Leonard Bernstein (piano); Nancy Williams (mezzo soprano); Isaac Stern (violin); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Philippe Entremont (piano).

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was not only a br...continue...

Light Classics - Broadway Blockbusters / Richard Hayman

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: Meredith Willson: The Music Man; Charles Strouse: Annie; Lionel Bart: Oliver!; Richard Rodgers: The Sound of Music; Jerry Bock: Fiddler on the roof; Marvin Hamlisch: Chorus Line; Claude-Michel Sch&ou...
Conductors: Hayman, Richard
Ensemble: Richard Hayman Orchestra

This collection features orchestral arrangements of themes from Broadway musicals dating from the second half of the twentieth century. The earliest is 'West Side Story'...continue...

That's a Plenty! - Sousa, Bernstein, et al / Carolina Brass

1 CD / Summit Records / 2003-01-07

Works: Lew Pollack: That's a plenty; Morley Calvert: Suite from the Monteregian Hills; Anthony Holborne: Pavans, Galliards, Almaines (65); Alexander Arutiunian: Armenian Scenes; James P. Johnson: Charleston...
Performers: Beck, John [Percussion]; Campbell, Bob; Dube, Steven [Trumpet]; Hudson, Timothy; Ransom, Matt
Conductors: Hudson, Timothy
Ensemble: Carolina Brass

American Classics - Bernstein: West Side Story/ Schermerhorn

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-10-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story
Performers: Chozen, Joanna; Cooke, Marianne; Dean, Robert; Eldred, Mike; Morrison, Betsi; Prentice, Michelle; San Giovanni, Michael
Conductors: Schermerhorn, Kenneth
Ensemble: Nashville Symphony Orchestra

"The release of super-budget-price recordings of musicals is rare enough to warrant a welcome. This one of 'West Side Story', not from Broadway but from...continue...

Bernstein: Candide - Highlights / Brown, Smith, et al

1 CD / Jay Records / 1997-08-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Performers: Beudart, Mark; Bottone, Bonaventure; Cooper, Scott; Danby, Graeme; Grace, Nickolas; Greene, Leon; Hawkins, Jonathan; Howard, Ann; McCusker, Declan; Miles, Gaynor; Richards, Grant; Smith, Marilyn Hill...
Conductors: Brown, Justin
Ensemble: Scottish Opera Chorus; Scottish Opera Orchestra

Bernstein Conducts Candide / Hadley, Anderson, Green, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1997-04-15

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide, operetta in 2 acts (Scottish opera or final revised version)
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Green, Adolph; Hadley, Jerry; Jones, Della; London Symphony Orchestra; Ludwig, Christa; Ollmann, Kurt
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus

Recording information: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (12/1989)....continue...

The Guitar on Broadway / Giovanni de Chiaro

1 CD / Centaur / 1993-11-01

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Cats; Phantom of the Opera; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Richard Rodgers: The Sound of Music; South Pacific; Mitchell Leigh: Man of La Mancha
Performers: De Chiaro, Giovanni

Bernstein: Candide / Mauceri, Eisler, Mills, Langston

2 CD / New World / 1992-12-08

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Performers: Austin, Ivy; Bassett, Ralph; Billings, James; Brubaker, Robert; Butler, Rhoda; Castle, Joyce; Clement, Maris; Donaldi, Maria; Eisler, David; Harrold, Jack; Lankston, John; Ledbetter, William; Mills, ...
Conductors: Mauceri, John
Ensemble: New York City Opera Orchestra

Personnel: Leonard Bernstein (piano); Don Yule, Ralph Bassett, Ivy Austin (vocals); John Lankston (tenor).

Recording information: Manhattan Center, New York, NY.

Candide, as a musical/op...continue...