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Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Three Dance Episodes from On The Town; Candide (Selections)

Leonard Bernstein, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Three Dance Episodes from On The Town; Candide (Selections)
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
1. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Prologue. Allegro moderato
2. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Somewhere. Adagio
3. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Scherzo. Vivace leggerio
4. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Mambo. Presto
5. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Cha Cha. Andantino con grazia
6. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Meeting Scene. Meno mosso
7. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Cool Fugue. Allegretto
8. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Rumble. Molto allegro
9. Symphonic Dances (9) from 'West Side Story', for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal): Finale. Adagio
10. Dance Episodes (3) from 'On the Town', for orchestra: The Great Lover (Allegro Pesante)
11. Dance Episodes (3) from 'On the Town', for orchestra: Lonely Town - Pas de Deux (Andante sostenuto)
12. Dance Episodes (3) from 'On the Town', for orchestra: Times Square, 1944 (Allegro)
13. Candide, suite from the operetta in 2 parts for voices, chorus & orchestra: Overture
14. Candide, suite from the operetta in 2 parts for voices, chorus & orchestra: The Best of all Possible Worlds
15. Candide, suite from the operetta in 2 parts for voices, chorus & orchestra: Oh Happy We
16. Candide, suite from the operetta in 2 parts for voices, chorus & orchestra: Glitter and be Gay
17. Candide, suite from the operetta in 2 parts for voices, chorus & orchestra: I Am Easily Assimilated (Old Lady's Tango)
18. Candide, suite from the operetta in 2 parts for voices, chorus & orchestra: Make Our Garden Grow (Finale)

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CD Details

All Artists: Leonard Bernstein, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, June Anderson, Adolph Green, Jerry Hadley, Della Jones, Kurt Ollmann, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda
Title: Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Three Dance Episodes from On The Town; Candide (Selections)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: 3/11/2003
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 028947442622

CD Reviews

Over-equalized and Sad-Sonic Mess!

A reader | New Orleans | 05/09/2009

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this CD because the Maestro himself was conducting, apparently at the end of his life, and the performances are superb. However, in this Universal branded reissue of a DGG recording, somebody thought it would be "cool" to kick up the bass and treble to very high levels, suitable for a boom-box or MP3 player with cheap cans. Sonically, this disk is a mess. This is not the traditional, slightly distant and dry DGG recording that all music lovers know. It may have started out that way, but someone monkeyed with the sound, probably running it through an equalizer set to a "smile" pattern, with the bass and treble sliders set way up. The result is loud, shrill, and unlistenable. I really hope that DGG will reissue these recordings with their original mastering intact. Why Universal-a brand unknown in classical music-would rebrand original DGG recordings is beyond comprehension. It is like putting a Yugo badge on a Rolls-Royce!"