Cover Bernstein: On the Waterfront

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Album-Release:
2018

HRA-Release:
02.03.2018

Label: BIS

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Orchestral

Artist: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Christian Lindberg

Composer: Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

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  • Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990):
  • 1Candide: Overture (Live)04:15
  • Symphonic Dances from West Side Story:
  • 2No. 1, Prologue. Allegro moderato (Live)04:19
  • 3No. 2, Somewhere. Adagio (Live)04:01
  • 4No. 3, Scherzo. Vivace leggiero (Live)01:24
  • 5No. 4, Mambo. Meno presto (Live)02:18
  • 6No. 5, Cha-Cha. Andantino con grazia (Live)01:02
  • 7No. 6, Meeting Scene. Meno mosso (Live)00:44
  • 8No. 7, Cool - No. 8, Fugue. Allegretto (Live)03:50
  • 9No. 9, Rumble. Molto allegro (Live)02:03
  • 10No. 10, Finale. Adagio (Live)02:45
  • 3 Dance Variations from Fancy Free:
  • 11No. 1, Galop (Live)01:26
  • 12No. 2, Waltz (Live)02:35
  • 13No. 3, Danzon (Live)02:41
  • On the Waterfront Suite:
  • 14I. Andante (With Dignity) [Live]02:40
  • 15II. Adagio (Live)02:10
  • 16III. Andante largamente (Live)04:11
  • 17IV. Moving Forward, with Warmth (Live)03:59
  • 18V. Allegro non troppo, molto marcato (Live)02:28
  • 19VI. A tempo (Poco più sostenuto) [Live]01:59
  • 3 Dance Episodes from On the Town:
  • 20No. 1, The Great Lover (Live)01:49
  • 21No. 2, Lonely Town. Pas de deux (Live)02:56
  • 22No. 3, Times Square. 1944 (Live)05:01
  • Total Runtime01:00:36

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1944 saw the premiere of the ballet Fancy Free, 25-year old Leonard Bernstein’s 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 Bernstein’s birth in 1918, Christian Lindberg has gathered music from five different productions spanning a period of 13 years – from Fancy Free to the iconic musical West Side Story, premiered in 1957. The disc is bookended by the sparkling and witty Overture to Candide and Three Dance Episodes from the musical On the Town.

Also included is the substantial Symphonic Suite from ‘On the Waterfront’, developed by Bernstein from the score he wrote for Elia Kazan’s classic film. The drama of this tale of love and betrayal set amid the docks of Hoboken in New Jersey is brought out by Bernstein’s music, which seethes with dramatic tension. Making its first appearance on BIS in these flamboyant and life-enhancing scores, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra clearly relishes the opportunity to let its collective hair down. The players are egged on by Lindberg, known for his ability to energize both orchestras and audiences.

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Lindberg, conductor



Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
The award-winning Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is the oldest continuing professional symphony orchestra in Britain, dating from 1840. Vasily Petrenko was appointed principal conductor of the orchestra in September 2006 and in September 2009 became chief conductor. The orchestra gives over sixty concerts each season in Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and tours widely throughout the United Kingdom and internationally, touring to China, Japan, Switzerland, France, Spain, Germany, Romania and the Czech Republic. World première performances have included major works by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Sir John Tavener, Sir James MacMillan, Karl Jenkins, Stewart Copeland, Michael Nyman, Michael Torke, Nico Muhly and James Horner, alongside works by Liverpool-born and North West-based composers. Recent additions with Vasily Petrenko to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s extensive and critically acclaimed recording catalogue include Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony [Naxos 8.570568] (2009 Gramophone Awards Orchestral Recording of the Year), the world première performance of Sir John Tavener’s Requiem, a complete Shostakovich symphony cycle (the recording of Symphony No. 10 [Naxos 8.572461] was the 2011 Gramophone Awards Orchestral Recording of the Year), Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances, Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 and Piano Concertos Nos. 1–4 and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (with Simon Trpčeski), Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 (also with Trpčeski), Elgar’s Symphony No. 1 and Cockaigne Overture; and Tchaikovsky’s Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 and 5.

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