Status
Available
Call number
DDC/MDS
| 782.1 |
Genres
Collection
Publication
Sony Classical / Legacy (2004)
Description
(Instrumental). These solo instrumental arrangements are faithful to Bernstein's score, and have been idiomatically adapted to the instruments for these editions. Intermediate to Advanced Level. CONTENTS: Jet Song * Something's Coming * Mambo * Maria * Tonight (Balcony Scene) * America * Cool * One Hand, One Heart * I Feel Pretty * Somewhere. The enhanced CD includes recordings of piano accompaniments for each piece along with tempo adjustment software for CD-ROM computer use.
Media reviews
The soundtrack of the West Side Story film is deservedly one of the most popular soundtrack recordings of all time, and one of the relatively few to have attained long-term popularity beyond a specialized soundtrack/theatrical musical audience. (It is an entirely different recording, it should be
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emphasized, from the original Broadway cast recording, which was also a massive-selling album.) Its widespread impact could be attributed to a few factors: the wide range of compositional and orchestral styles, from cool swing jazz and shades of Latin pop to classical; the universality of the storyline, pitting underdog lovers against the world; and an assortment of songs that goes well beyond the sentimental love odes that are the staples of musicals (though it has some of those, too), including some downright tough posturing and sardonic social commentary. "Jet Song," "America," "Gee, Officer Krupke," "Tonight," "Cool," "Maria," "I Feel Pretty," and "Something's Coming" are all among the most famous and oft-sung soundtrack numbers ever. Why might you want to upgrade if your familiar old album has been moldering in the collection for decades, or if you got it passed down for free from older relatives? Well, aside from the excellent remastered sound and historical liner notes about the film and soundtrack production, it has four tracks designated as previously unreleased. One of those, "Intermission Music," is pretty dispensable, as it's simply a 90-second instrumental version of "I Feel Pretty." But "Overture" is a worthy instrumental fanfare, and the "Finale" and "End Credits" that close the release have some supremely booming funereal tones, in keeping with the downbeat end of the film. Show Less
Awards
Grammy Award (Winner — 1962)
Language
Original language
Spanish
Physical description
5.62 inches
UPC
696998922624
Local notes
Overture
Prologue
Jet Song
Something's Coming
Dance At The Gym
Maria
America
Tonight
Gee, Officer Krupke
Intermission Music
I Feel Pretty
One Hand, One Heart
Quintet
The Rumble
Somewhere
Cool
A Boy Like That/ I Have A Love
Finale
End Credits
Prologue
Jet Song
Something's Coming
Dance At The Gym
Maria
America
Tonight
Gee, Officer Krupke
Intermission Music
I Feel Pretty
One Hand, One Heart
Quintet
The Rumble
Somewhere
Cool
A Boy Like That/ I Have A Love
Finale
End Credits
Other editions
West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein (Phono record sound recording)