Album

West Side Story

Leonard Bernstein - Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras, Tatiana Troyanos, Kurt Ollmann, Marilyn Horne

1985 · Classical, Stage & Screen

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West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein - Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras, Tatiana Troyanos, Kurt Ollmann, Marilyn Horne

West Side Story is a Soundtrack & Scores album by Leonard Bernstein - Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras, Tatiana Troyanos, Kurt Ollmann, Marilyn Horne, originally released in 1985. On Gatefold: 54 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.

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It's nearly alarming how charming <i>West Side Story</i> remains long after the film's 1961 release. Composer Leonard Bernstein and tyro lyricist Stephen Sondheim update Romeo and Juliet with beautiful balladry ("Maria," "Tonight," "Somewhere") and songs that deliver incisive social commentary with complex rhymes and plenty of jokes ("Jet Song," "America," "Gee, Officer Krupke"). The New York Philharmonic gives the Broadway classic a special kick, especially during Bernstein's lively Stravinsky-influenced instrumentals, including "Prologue," "The Rumble," and the memorable "Dance at the Gym."

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1No. 1 Prologue4:05
  2. A2No. 2 Jet Song3:11
  3. A3No. 3 Something's Coming2:32
  4. A4No. 4 The Dance At The Gym: Blues - Promenade - Mambo - Cha-Cha7:45

Side B

  1. B1No. 5 Maria15:19
  2. B2No. 6 Balcony Scene7:29
  3. B3No. 7 America4:48

Side C

  1. C1No. 8 Cool4:36
  2. C2No. 9 One Hand, One Heart5:38
  3. C3No. 10 Tonight3:40
  4. C4No. 11 The Rumble3:03

Side D

  1. D1No. 12 I Feel Pretty3:21
  2. D2No. 13 Ballet Sequence9:04
  3. D3No. 14 Gee, Officer Krupke4:20
  4. D4No. 15 A Boy Like That / I Have A Love5:36
  5. D5No. 16 Taunting Scene1:26
  6. D6No. 17 Finale2:36

Sound DNA

  • Soundtrack & Scores
  • Musical Theatre & Stage
  • lush
  • theatrical
  • driving

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Gatefold inner image has colors (instead of B&W) and gatefold cover with 24 page booklet containing liner notes in English, German, French and Italian, and lyrics in German, English and French.
Cover info:
Digital Recording
Originally produced on Broadway by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince by arrangement with Roger L. Stevens
Runouts are stamped.
Spine:
Digital · Stereo Bernstein · West Side Story · Bernstein 415 253-1 GH2

Credits

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Performers

  • Adrienne AlbertCHORUS MASTER
  • Angelina RéauxVOCALS
  • David LivingstonVOCALS
  • David StahlCONDUCTOR COPYIST, CONDUCTOR REPETITEUR , CONDUCTOR
  • Irwin KostalORCHESTRATED BY
  • Jim StenborgPIANO PIANO , OTHER
  • José CarrerasTENOR VOCALS VOCALS
  • Kiri Te KanawaSOPRANO VOCALS VOCALS
  • Kurt OllmannVOCALS BARITONE VOCALS
  • Leonard BernsteinCHORUS MASTER COMPOSED BY , CONDUCTOR COMPOSED BY, CONDUCTOR
  • Leonard Bernstein Chorus And OrchestraORCHESTRA
  • Louise EdeikenVOCALS
  • Marilyn HorneVOCALS MEZZO-SOPRANO VOCALS
  • Marty NelsonVOCALS
  • Nico CastelCHORUS MASTER
  • Peter ThomVOCALS
  • Richard HarrellVOCALS
  • Samuel LevitanORCHESTRA

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