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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...

Converging Cultures / Fred Hamilton, Lone Star Wind Orchestra

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-02-28

Works: Joaquín Turina: La procesión del Rocio, for piano & orchestra, Op. 9; Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; James Bonney: Chaos Theory, concerto for electric guitar & wi...
Performers: Hamilton, Fred
Conductors: Corporon, Eugene
Ensemble: ; Lone Star Wind Orchestra

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
It's a good band, and it makes a warm sound. In Alfred Reed's 1962 arrangement of Juan Turina's 'Procession...continue...
Recording information: Murchison Performing Arts Center, Winspear Hall, Denton (06/26/2010/06/25/2011)....continue...

Essential Bernstein / Over 2 hours of dramatic American classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Fancy Free; On the Town; West Side Story; Facsimile; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Wonderful Town; Chichester Psalms; Divertimento for Orchestra; Mass; Symphony no 2 'The Age ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barley, Peter; Blair, Lionel; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Dessay, Natalie; Gaines, Davis; Gheorghiu, Angela; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hubbard, Bruce; Kahane, Jeffrey; Lie...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Litton, Andrew; Love, Geoff; Slatkin, Leonard; McGlinn, John; Armstrong, Richard; Paavo, Järvi; Davis, Andrew; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Davies, Dennis R.; Ericson, E...

The American composer, conductor, pianist and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) was one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history....continue...

Remembering JFK - 50th Anniversay Concert

2 CD / Ondine / 2011-05-31

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Fanfare for the inauguration of J. F. Kennedy, for brass ensemble; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Peter Lieberson: Remembering JFK, for narrator & orchestra; George Gershwi...
Performers: Barto, Tzimon; Wild, Earl [Piano]
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph; Mitchell, Howard
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

This new release celebrates the memory of John F. Kennedy, and the 50th anniversary of his inauguration as U.S. President, by coupling new and historic...continue...

Gershwin: Cuban Overture; Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-01-25

Works: George Gershwin: Cuban Overture; Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Peck, Donald
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

To get from the razzmatazz of Gershwin's Cuban Overture to the elevated ecstacy of Wagner's 'Liebestod' requires some dexterous programming. Luckily the compiler's art is...continue...

Seiji Ozawa Anniversary Edition [11 CDs]

11 CD / Decca / 2010-09-14

Works: Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Roméo et Juliette, Symphonie dramatique, ...
Performers: Arimori, Hiroshi; Croft, Dwayne; Firth, Everett; Honeck, Rainer; Kobayashi, Mariko; Nicolet, Aurele; Pinnock, Trevor; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Scholz, Rudolf; Yasue, Sawako; Yoshino, Naoko
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

In honor of internationally acclaimed Maestro Seiji Ozawa's 75th Birthday, this 11-CD set presents Seiji Ozawa in a wide variety of symphonic repertory in collaboration...continue...

American Classics

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2010-07-27

Works: George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid; Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Conductors: Baltimore, John

Three of America's greatest composers and three of their greatest works! Gershwin's symphonic poem An American in Paris, Copland's Suite based on cowboy tunes from...continue...
Recording information: Blackheath Halls, London (07/12/2006-07/13/2006)....continue...

Bernstein: Overture to Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2010-07-13

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Fancy Free; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; On the Waterfront
Conductors: Davis, Carl

Carl Davis is a musician in the American tradition - born in New York, he composes, conducts, and does anything else necessary to put his...continue...

The Music of America: Bernstein

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-06-08

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Serenade for Violin and Orchestra "after Plato's Symposium"; Chichester Psalms; Songfest, song cycle for 6...
Performers: Adrian, Max; Alexander, Cris; Chaplin, Sydney; Chapman, William; Cheek, John; Comden, Betty; Cook, Barbara [pop vcl]; Goodman, Benny; Green, Adolph; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Hahn, Hilary; Hartma...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Zinman, David; Slatkin, Leonard; Goberman, Max; Vaccariello, Patrick; Engel, Lehman

American Piano Music / Irène & Yvonne Bugod

1 CD / Solal / 2009-09-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Samuel Barber: Souvenirs, Op. 28; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, unpublished version for 2 pianos
Performers: Bugod, Irene; Bugod, Yvonne

Irene and Yvonne Bugod make their CD debut on Solal in a program of rare and dazzling two-piano arrangements of three American masterpieces....continue...

20th-Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Claude Debussy: La mer; Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Arnold Schoenberg: Pi...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Chang, Sarah; Devos, Louis; du Pre, Jacqueline; Harrell, Lynn; Isserlis, Steven; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kremer, Gidon; Little...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Berglund, Paavo; Frühbeck de Burgos...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmo...

The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition, the first disc beginning with a work from...continue...

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...

EMI American Classics - Leonard Bernstein / Paävo Jarvi, Sir Simon Rattle, Leonard Slatkin, St. Louis SO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Facsimile; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, musical (withdr...
Performers: Hubbard, Bruce; Liberman, Barbara
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Paavo, Järvi; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Davies, Dennis R.
Ensemble: ; Orchestra of St. Luke's; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Like Gershwin before him, Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) composed music for the concert hall and for musical theatre. Through the Broadway musical 'West Side Story', his...continue...

Leonard Bernstein: America's Maestro

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-12-05

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Chichester Psalms; Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"
Performers: Entremont, Philippe; Goodman, Benny
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Columbia Jazz Combo

Bernstein - Music from the Theatre / Montgomery, Jena PO

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-06-13

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; On the Waterfront; Fancy Free, ballet
Performers: Heath, Dennis; Montgomery, David; Sima, Camelia
Conductors: Montgomery, David
Ensemble: Jena Philharmonic Orchestra

In 1944 the dancer-choreographer Jerome Robbins discovered in the young, still-unknown Leonard Bernstein a partner whose gifts and artistic inclinations made a fortunate match with...continue...

Symphonic Dances - Bernstein, Rachmaninoff, Frank / Lockhart

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2006-04-11

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Gabriela Lena Frank: Three Latin American Dances, for orchestra; Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Conductors: Lockhart, Keith

This new recording by the Utah Symphony Orchestra includes a world-premiere recording of a colorful, rhythmically catchy piece by composer Gabriella Lena Frank. Frank (b....continue...

Bernstein, Tchaikovsky, Bach / Quatuor Lamina

1 CD / Pavane / 2005-01-07

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Performers: d'Hondt, Luc

The Millennium Collection - The Best of Leonard Bernstein

1 CD / Hip-O / 2004-08-03

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; On the Waterfront
Performers: Schmidl, Peter
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra members

The most famous American composer-conductor of the 20th Century is represented in the 'Millennium' series with this collection of his greatest compositions, and features great...continue...

Expanded Edition - Bernstein: Candide, etc / Bernstein

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-07-27

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; On the Waterfront; Fancy Free, ballet; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

"The New York Philharmonic is in crackling form... [they] display virtuosity and tremendous spirit in the ballet music and comparable gusto in the noisily pungent...continue...

American Classics - Bernstein: Symphony no 2, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-07-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"
Performers: Steuerman, Jean Louis
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: Florida Philharmonic Orchestra

"Any would-be interpreter of this music comes up against formidable competition from Bernstein himself. Not all composers are the best interpreters of their own music,...continue...

Bernstein Conducts Bernstein

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-04-08

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Fancy Free, ballet; Facsimile; Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; On the Waterfront; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Sy...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Chama, Jose Eduardo; Dale, Clamma; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Fifer, Bruce; Foss, Lukas [Composer]; Gramm, Donald; Kremer, Gidon; Ludwig, Christa; Mense, Ruth; Rampal, Jean-...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; National Symphony, Washington, D. C.; New York Philharmonic; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This comprehensive overview of the music of Leonard Bernstein is led by the Maestro himself, all at budget price! The all-star cast of artists include...continue...

Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, etc

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-03-11

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Candide
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Green, Adolph; Hadley, Jerry; Jones, Della; Ludwig, Christa; Ollmann, Kurt
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Bernstein conducts Gershwin, Bernstein & Barber

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-10-23

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Leonard Bernstein: Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; West Side Story; Samuel Barber: Adagio for ...
Performers: Edeiken, Louise; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

Original Jacket Collection - Leonard Bernstein

10 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-12-04

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Leonard Bernstein: How a Great Symphony Was Written (Lecture); Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; On the Waterfront; Leonard ...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Sabinsky, Raymond
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Bernstein, Copland / Litton, de Waart, Hickox, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2000-02-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Fancy Free, ballet; Candide; Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"; Aaron Copland: Appalachian...
Performers: Holiday, Billie; Kahane, Jeffrey; McQueen, Helen; Searle-Barnes, Paul; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]; Turner, Paul
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Chamber Orchestra

Symphonic Dances - Bernstein, Strauss, Ravel / Ling, Florida

1 CD / Azica / 1997-09-23

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
Performers: Landmeyer, Catherine Wendtland

Bernstein: Piano Transcriptions / Dag Achatz

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-23

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Fancy Free, ballet; Touches
Performers: Achatz, Dag

4x4 / The American Horn Quartet

1 CD / EBS / 1993-12-07

Works: Kerry Drew Turner: Quartet for horns No 3; Walter Perkins: Concerto for 4 Horns; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for 4 horns; Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Conductors:
Ensemble: American Horn Quartet

Leonard Bernstein - A Tribute

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1991-01-15

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Charles Ives: Contemplations (2)
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Vacchiano, William
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Recording information: 09/28/1960-06/11/1963.

Sony Classical's 1997 reissue of Leonard Bernstein's own early '60s recordings of his orchestral versions of some of his theater and film music was...continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Bernstein / Leonard Bernstein

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1983-05-30

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé); Preludes (3) for piano; Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra