Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Lindberg - Bernstein: On the Waterfront (2018)
Classical | WEB FLAC (tracks) & d. booklet | 271 MB
Label: BIS | Tracks: 22 | Time: 62:19 min
1944 saw the premiere of the ballet Fancy Free, 25-year old Leonard Bernsteins first major composition as well as the first in a string of scores for the stage and film. In order to celebrate the centennial of Bernsteins birth in 1918, Christian Lindberghas gathered music from five different productions spanning a period of 13 years from Fancy Freeto the iconic musical West Side Story, premiered in 1957. The disc is bookended by the sparkling and witty Overture to Candideand Three Dance Episodesfrom the musical On the Town.