Bernstein: West Side Story/ Making of West Side Story (Limited CD / DVD Edition) (NTSC)

Bernstein, Leonard

Genre: music4me > Easy Listening > Classical

Format: CD / DVD Pack

Released: Tue 18 Sep 2007

Catalogue Number: DEGRB000958200.2

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Description:
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the première of West Side Story,* Deutsche Grammophon has prepared this deluxe limited edition of its memorable 1984 recording of the musical under the baton of Bernstein himself, with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and José Carreras in the leading roles, together with the DVD of 'The Making of West Side Story.' The latter uniquely documents the production's genesis, ups-and-downs, triumphs and tribulations. This is the first time both these discs have been released as a set.

In the 104-page hardcover book accompanying the recording and film, original and new articles present both the history and a critical evaluation of Bernstein's masterpiece. For this special edition, Bernstein's daughter Nina has written an affectionate reminiscence of her part in the 1984 production, when she and brother Alexander took on the dialogue roles of Maria and Tony under the critical eye of their father. In addition, a new article charts the tempestuous evolution of the musical in the year of its première, largely through the words of Bernstein himself, in his famous West Side Story Log and in letters to his wife Felicia.

This textual material is illustrated with photos from the original Broadway production, manuscript pages of some of the score's most famous numbers, and sessions photos from the 1984 recording. The evocative Dan Weiner photo, from which the new cover image derives, is also shown in its original context, as part of a delightful sequence taken of Bernstein with his wife in 1956.

Details:

Distributor: Universal Music
Subtitles: German, French, Spanish
Discs: 2
Discs: 1
Layers: 1
Release Year: 2007
Release Year: 1985

Track Listing:

1.	Prologue [Instrumental] [4:07]
2.	Jet Song [3:12]
3.	Something's Coming [2:35]
4.	Dance at the Gym Blues [1:46]
5.	Dance at the Gym Promenade [0:27]
6.	Dance at the Gym Mambo [2:22]
7.	Dance at the Gym Cha-Cha [0:53]
8.	Dance at the Gym Meeting Scene [1:26]
9.	Dance at the Gym Jump [0:50]
10.	Maria [2:57]
11.	West Side Story/Act 1. No. 6. Balcony Scene (Tonight) [7:33]
12.	West Side Story/Act 1. No. 7. America [4:49]
13.	West Side Story/Act 1. No. 8. Cool [4:40]
14.	West Side Story/Act 1. No. 9. One Hand, One Heart [5:40]
15.	West Side Story/Act 1. No. 10. Tonight [From West Side Story] [3:43]
16.	West Side Story/Act 1. No. 11. The Rumble [3:03]
17.	West Side Story/Act 2. No. 12. I Feel Pretty [3:25]
18.	West Side Story/Act 2. No. 13. Ballet Sequence (Beginning) [1:05]
19.	West Side Story/Act 2. No. 13. Ballet Sequence. Transition to Scherzo [0:37]
20.	West Side Story/Act 2. No. 13. Ballet Sequence. Scherzo [1:31]
21.	West Side Story/Act 2. No. 13. Ballet Sequence. Somewhere [2:37]
22.	West Side Story/Act 2. No. 13. Ballet Sequence. Procession and Nightmar [3:14]
23.	West Side Story/Act 2. No. 14. Gee, Officer Krupke [4:20]
24.	West Side Story/Act 2. No. 15. A Boy Like That [2:06]
25.	West Side Story/Act 2. No. 15. I Hava a Love [3:29]
26.	West Side Story/Act 2. No. 16. Taunting Scene [1:25]
27.	West Side Story/Act 2. No. 17. Finale [2:35]

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