Leonard Bernstein

2-CD SET - INCLUDES 10 BONUS TRACKS

"West Side Story", with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, was one of both Broadway and Hollywood’s greatest hits. The 1957 Broadway show ran for 732 performances before going on tour and the production was nominated for six Tony Awards. The innovative 1961 musical film based on the play was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won ten.

This release presents both the Broadway Cast Recording and the Original Film Soundtrack in a single edition. As a bonus, it also includes a rare version of “One Hand, One Heart” with vocals by Jo Stafford (recorded two days before the opening night of the tryout of West Side Story), as well as a set of symphonic dances composed by Bernstein on the basis of the songs from West Side Story and recorded in 1961 by Bernstein himself along with the New York Philharmonic orchestra.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

CD1: Total Time 76:04 min.

01 OVERTURE
02 PROLOGUE
03 JET SONG
04 SOMETHING’S COMING
05 DANCE AT THE GYM
06 MARIA
07 AMERICA
08 TONIGHT
09 GEE, OFFICER KRUPKE
10 INTERMISSION MUSIC
11 I FEEL PRETTY
12 ONE HAND, ONE HEART
13 QUINTET
14 THE RUMBLE
15 COOL
16 A BOY LIKE THAT / I HAVE A LOVE
17 SOMEWHERE
18 FINALE
19 END CREDITS
20 ONE HAND, ONE HEART [vocals by Jo Stafford] *

CD2: Total Time: 78:20 min.

01 PROLOGUE
02 JET SONG
03 SOMETHING’S COMING
04 DANCE AT THE GYM
05 MARIA
06 TONIGHT
07 AMERICA
08 COOL
09 ONE HAND, ONE HEART
10 TONIGHT [Quintet & Chorus]
11 THE RUMBLE
12 I FEEL PRETTY
13 SOMEWHERE [Ballet]
14 GEE, OFFICER KRUPKE
15 A BOY LIKE THAT / I HAVE A LOVE
16 FINALE
17 PROLOGUE [Allegro moderato] *
18 SOMEWHERE [Adagio] *
19 SCHERZO [Vivace e leggiero] *
20 MAMBO [Meno Presto] *
21 CHA-CHA [Andantino con grazia] *
22 MEETING SCENE [Meno mosso] *
23 COOL FUGUE [Allegretto] *
24 RUMBLE [Molto Allegro] *
25 FINALE [Adagio] *