Everybody's darling, a charismatic universal genius: Whether as pianist, conductor or composer, Leonard Bernstein took the world of music by storm. "Lenny" celebrated his first stunning success on Broadway with On the Town, and his West Side Story became a worldwide hit. A brilliant conductor who burst the bounds of musical convention, he thrilled audiences all over the globe. Wherever he appeared he was welcomed with affection and admiration, peerless in his ability to unite glamour and musical genius.
1 West Side Story, Symphonic Dances: I. Prologue - By Edo de Waart
2 West Side Story, Symphonic Dances: II. Somewhere - By Edo de Waart
3 West Side Story, Symphonic Dances: III. Scherzo - By Edo de Waart
4 West Side Story, Symphonic Dances: IV. Mambo - By Edo de Waart
5 West Side Story, Symphonic Dances: V. Cha-Cha - By Edo de Waart
6 West Side Story, Symphonic Dances: VI. Meeting Scene - By Edo de Waart
7 West Side Story, Symphonic Dances: VII. Cool - Fugue - By Edo de Waart
8 West Side Story, Symphonic Dances: VIII. Rumble - By Edo de Waart
9 West Side Story, Symphonic Dances: IX. Finale - By Edo de Waart
10 On the Town, Three Dance Episodes: I. the Great Lover - By Edo de Waart
11 On the Town, Three Dance Episodes: II. Lonely Town (Pas de Deux) - By Edo de Waart
12 On the Town, Three Dance Episodes: III. Times Square Ballet - By Edo de Waart
13 Fancy Free: I. Enter Three Sailors (Bernstein's 'Big Stuff' Performed By Billie Holliday) - By Andrew Litton
14 Fancy Free: II. Scene at the Bar - By Andrew Litton
15 Fancy Free: III. Enter Two Girls - By Andrew Litton
16 Fancy Free: IV. Pas de Deux - By Andrew Litton
17 Fancy Free: V. Competition Scene - By Andrew Litton
18 Fancy Free, Three Dances Variations: I. Galop - By Andrew Litton
19 Fancy Free, Three Dances Variations: II. Waltz - By Andrew Litton
20 Fancy Free, Three Dance Variations: III. Danzon - By Andrew Litton
21 Fancy Free, Three Dances Variations: IV. Finale - By Andrew Litton
22 Candide: Overture - By Andrew Litton
Everybody's darling, a charismatic universal genius: Whether as pianist, conductor or composer, Leonard Bernstein took the world of music by storm. "Lenny" celebrated his first stunning success on Broadway with On the Town, and his West Side Story became a worldwide hit. A brilliant conductor who burst the bounds of musical convention, he thrilled audiences all over the globe. Wherever he appeared he was welcomed with affection and admiration, peerless in his ability to unite glamour and musical genius.