The Great American Composers: Leonard Bernstein

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Tracklist

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1Candide: Overture
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
recording of:
Candide: Overture
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein4:09
2Candide: The Best of All Possible Worlds
vocals:
Max Adrian, Barbara Cook (American actress and singer) and Robert Rounseville
recording of:
Candide: Act I. The Best of All Possible Worlds
lyricist:
John Latouche and Richard Wilbur
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Max Adrian, Barbara Cook, Robert Rounseville, Chorus3:23
3Candide: Glitter and Be Gay
vocals:
Barbara Cook (American actress and singer)
recording of:
Candide: Act I. Glitter and Be Gay
lyricist:
Richard Wilbur
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Barbara Cook5:41
4Candide: Mazurka
conductor:
Samuel Krachmalnick
recording of:
Candide: Act I. Paris Waltz
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Samuel Krachmalnick, Orchestra1:33
5Candide: I'm Easily Assimilated
vocals:
George Blackwell, Barbara Cook (American actress and singer), Irra Petina (Met contralto) and Thomas Pyle (baritone)
recording of:
Candide: Act I. I Am Easily Assimilated (Old Lady’s Tango)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Irra Petina, George Blackwell, Thomas Pyle, Barbara Cook, Chorus3:29
6Candide: Make Our Garden Grow
recording of:
Candide: Act II. Make Our Garden Grow
lyricist:
Richard Wilbur
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Company4:15
7West Side Story: Jet Song
background vocals [Jets]:
Hank Brunjes (on 1957-09-29), Martin Charnin (on 1957-09-29), Grover Dale (on 1957-09-29), Tony Mordente (on 1957-09-29), Eddie Roll (on 1957-09-29) and David Winters (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Riff]:
Mickey Calin (actor) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: Jet Song (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
West Side Story
Mickey Calin, Eddie Roll, Tony Mordente, David Winters, Lee Becker, Grover Dale, Lowell Harris, Hank Brunjes, Tommy Abbott, Frank Green, Martin Charnin52:05
8West Side Story: Something's Coming
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals [Tony]:
Larry Kert (on 1957-09-29)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist), Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: Something’s Coming (Tony) (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and G. Schirmer Inc.
part of:
West Side Story
Larry Kert52:31
9West Side Story: Maria
vocals:
Robert Goulet (singer, actor)
recording of:
West Side Story: Maria (Tony)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
West Side Story
Robert Goulet3:06
10West Side Story: I Feel Pretty
vocals:
Julie Andrews (English actress/vocalist)
recording of:
West Side Story: I Feel Pretty
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
part of:
West Side Story
Julie Andrews1:56
11West Side Story: Tonight
vocals:
Peter Hofmann (German tenor/rock singer) and Deborah Sasson
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
West Side Story: Tonight (Maria, Tony)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
part of:
West Side Story
Peter Hofmann, Debbie Sasson, Michael Tilson Thomas6:36
12West Side Story: Dance at the Gym
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist), Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym: Cha-Cha (on 1957-09-29)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
quotes music from:
West Side Story: Maria (Tony)
part of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym
recording of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym: Mambo (on 1957-09-29)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
arranger:
Michael Sweeney (American composer)
part of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym
Max Goberman, Orchestra43:01
13West Side Story: America
vocals:
Marilyn Cooper, Reri Grist (American soprano), Carmen Gutierrez, Chita Rivera, Lynn Ross (cast member in West Side Story, 1957 original Broadway cast) and Elizabeth Taylor (Frances Elizabeth Taylor, 1950s Broadway)
recording of:
West Side Story: America (Anita, Shark Girls) (in 1957)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
publisher:
Jalni Publications Inc., Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company LLC (in 1957)
part of:
West Side Story
Chita Rivera, Marilyn Cooper, Reri Grist, Carmen Gutierrez, Elizabeth Taylor, Lynn Ross, Liane Plane4:33
14West Side Story: Somewhere
vocals:
Richard Tucker (tenor)
recording of:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Somewhere (Consuelo and Company)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
publisher:
Amberson Enterprises, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), G. Schirmer, G. Schirmer Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC, Universal - Polygram and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence
Richard Tucker2:34
15West Side Story: One Hand, One Heart
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals [Maria]:
Carol Lawrence (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Tony]:
Larry Kert (on 1957-09-29)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist), Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: One Hand, One Heart (Tony, Maria) (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
version of:
One (early version of "One Hand, One Heart" from West Side Story)
part of:
West Side Story
Carol Lawrence, Larry Kert43:00
16Mass: A Simple Song
vocals:
Jackie Cain and Roy Kral
recording of:
Mass: I. Devotions before Mass, No. 2. Hymn and Psalm: “A Simple Song”
additional lyricist:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1971) and Stephen Schwartz (musical theatre lyricist/composer) (in 1971)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1971)
premiered at:
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1971-09-08)
part of:
Mass: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers
Jackie Cain & Roy Kral6:29
17Mass: Pax: Communion
vocals:
Peter Hofmann (German tenor/rock singer) and Deborah Sasson
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Mass: XVII. Pax: Communion ("Secret Songs")
additional lyricist:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1971) and Stephen Schwartz (musical theatre lyricist/composer) (in 1971)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1971)
premiered at:
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1971-09-08)
part of:
Mass: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers
Peter Hofmann, Debbie Sasson, Michael Tilson Thomas5:51

Credits

Release

producer:Didier C. Deutsch (task: compilation producer)
remastering:Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
manufactured by:The Columbia House Company (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:The Columbia House Company (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.) (in 1991)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10358435 [info]
ASIN:US: B000ZBDZQU [info]

Release group

part of:The Great American Composers (order: 12)