Symphonic Dances From West Side Story Program Notes For Band

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Symphonic Dances From West Side Story / Arrangement For Two Pianos by John Musto. Bernstein, Leonard. Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes. This arrangement was first performed in 1998 at the Murray Dranoff International Piano Competition in Miami. With a program note and synopsis by Jack.

In 1957 Leonard Bernstein, together with choreographer Jerome Robbins and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, created the work which was to assure his reputation as a composer: West Side Story. Autodesk inventor professional 2014 64 bit download. A modern-day, big-city adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, this 'social music drama' moves the tragic tale of the lovers of Verona to the once-impoverished west side of Manhattan. West Side Story was premiered in Washington DC in August 1957 and repeated the following month in New York, where its success ensured a run of almost two years (772 performances) and a national tour. In 1960, Bernstein drew from it an orchestral suite of Symphonic Dances which follows the principal episodes of the drama.

The score brings together the musical's most famous songs ('Somewhere,' 'Maria'), dances ('Mambo,' 'Cha-cha,' 'Rumba') and orchestral sections ('Meeting Scene'), from the opening confrontation of the Jets and Sharks ('Prologue') to the recapitulation of the 'Finale.' With a kaleidoscopic range of moods and emotions, the suite is a marvel of stylistic diversity and compositional skill. Especially notable are the score's rhythmic intricacies, as classical techniques (i.e. fugue) blend with dance rhythms and jazz syncopations. Yet the most prominent ingredient appears in the opening melodic figure of 'Maria' (C-F sharp-G) with its characteristic tritone interval. Bernstein pinpointed this as the kernel of the entire score: '..The three notes pervade the whole piece, inverted, done backwards. I didn't do all this on purpose. It seemed to come out in 'Cool' and as the gang whistle [in 'Prologue']. The same three notes.' Indeed, like the musical, the suite ends on a tense, unresolved, and haunting chord containing the same interval.

The Symphonic Dances were premiered at a 'Valentine for Leonard Bernstein' gala concert by the New York Philharmonic (a fund-raiser for the orchestra's pension fund) under the direction of Lukas Foss on February 13, 1961. The suite remains one of Bernstein's most popular works.

Parts/Movements

Symphonic dances from west side story program notes for bands
  1. Prologue
  2. Somewhere
  3. Scherzo
  4. Mambo
  5. Cha-Cha (Maria)
  6. Meeting Scene
  7. Fugue (Cool)
  8. Rumble
  9. Finale

Appears On

YearTitleLabelCatalog #
2019 Navona Records NV 6230
2018 Orfeo C 932182A
2018 Somm ARIADNE 5002
2018 BIS BIS 2278
2018 Decca / Deutsche Grammophon 4798418
2018 Warner Classics 573599
2018 Pentatone PTC 5186619
2018 ABC Classics 4817378
2018 ABC Classics
2018 Warner Classics 567467
2016 Warner Classics 0190295974930
2014 Sony Classical 88843047122
2014 Decca
2014 Erato / Erato Disques / Warner Classics 2564634485
2014 Gia / GIA Publications GIA 937
2014 Music At Immanuel
2013 Alto 1209
2012 Genuin GEN 12247
2012 Masterworks Broadway 88725416952
2012 Naxos 8572837
2012 EMI Classics / Warner Classics 5099967812325
2012 Masterworks / Masterworks Broadway 88691948412
2011 Warner Classics / Wcj 69816
2011 Ondine ODE11902D
2010 Digital
2010 RPO 19
2010 Decca 4782358
2010 Universal Classics & Jazz
2010 Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / RPO 28780
2010 EMI Classics
2010 Columbia Masterworks / Sony Classical 88697700432
2010 Deutsche Grammophon
2010 Sony Classical 88697757642
2010 Sony Masterworks 8869771772
2009 Denon Records
2009 Deutsche Grammophon
2009 Denon Records
2009 Denon Records
2009 Denon Records
2009 Warner Classics
2009 Denon Records
2009 Documents 232777
2009 Sony Classics / Sony Music Distribution 750534
2008 EMI Classics / Warner Classics 5099921750
2008 Deutsche Grammophon 4717372
2008 Deutsche Grammophon 4717372
2008 EMI Classics / Warner Classics 5099920662
2008 EMI Classics
2008 Sony Music Distribution 727988
2007 Virgin Classics 3913392
2007 Solal 001
2007 Apex
2006 Deutsche Grammophon 577002
2006 Virgin 363301
2006 Erato
2006 Arte Nova 433210
2006 Reference Recordings 105
2005 CPO 777039
2005 Erato / Warner Classics
2005 Apex 4621182
2005 Virgin Classics
2005 Sony Music Distribution 92989
2005 Pavane 7489
2004 Sony Classical 92728
2004 EMI Music Distribution 585627
2004 Deutsche Grammophon 000306402
2004 Universal Classics & Jazz
2003 Deutsche Grammophon 000001402
2003 Deutsche Grammophon 69202
2003 Deutsche Grammophon 474426
2003 Arabesque 6764
2002 Accord 119
2002 Brilliant 6169
2001 Deutsche Grammophon 471518
2001 Deutsche Grammophon 469 277-2GP2
2001 Sony Classical 89750
2000 Sony Music Distribution 89043
2000 Virgin 91194
2000 Deutsche Grammophon 4634852
1999 Penguin Classics 460 656-2DP
1999 Deutsche Grammophon / PolyGram 463465
1999 Intersound 2878
1999 Virgin 61612
1998 Deutsche Grammophon 459147
1998 Virgin 45295
1998 Russian Music Society
1998 EMI Music Distribution 72800
1998 Columbia / Sony Classical 60724
1998 Columbia 60724
1998 Sony Classical / Sony Music Distribution 60724
1997 London 452916
1997 BMG 68695
1997 Arte Nova 74321 43321-2
1997 PopeMusic PM1011-2
1997 Azica Records 71206
1996 Deutsche Grammophon 439926
1995 RCA 68334
1995 WVH 102
1994 BIS 352
1994 Sony Music Distribution 64419
1994 EMI Music Distribution 67487
1993 EBS 6038
1993 Philips / Philips 438663
1993 Philips PH-438-663
1993 Teldec 92143
1993 Collins Records 12882
1993 Deutsche Grammophon 439521
1992 Sony Music Distribution 47529
1990 Sony Classical 46701
1990 London 4301342
1990 CBS Records / Columbia 42263
1989 Sony Music Distribution 45531
1988 Teldec 844146
1983 Deutsche Grammophon 4100252
Symphonic Dances From West Side Story Program Notes For Bands

In 1957 Leonard Bernstein, together with choreographer Jerome Robbins and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, created the work which was to assure his reputation as a composer: West Side Story. A modern-day, big-city adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, this 'social music drama' moves the tragic tale of the lovers of Verona to the once-impoverished west side of Manhattan. West Side Story was premiered in Washington DC in August 1957 and repeated the following month in New York, where its success ensured a run of almost two years (772 performances) and a national tour. In 1960, Bernstein drew from it an orchestral suite of Symphonic Dances which follows the principal episodes of the drama.

The score brings together the musical's most famous songs ('Somewhere,' 'Maria'), dances ('Mambo,' 'Cha-cha,' 'Rumba') and orchestral sections ('Meeting Scene'), from the opening confrontation of the Jets and Sharks ('Prologue') to the recapitulation of the 'Finale.' With a kaleidoscopic range of moods and emotions, the suite is a marvel of stylistic diversity and compositional skill. Especially notable are the score's rhythmic intricacies, as classical techniques (i.e. fugue) blend with dance rhythms and jazz syncopations. Yet the most prominent ingredient appears in the opening melodic figure of 'Maria' (C-F sharp-G) with its characteristic tritone interval. Bernstein pinpointed this as the kernel of the entire score: '..The three notes pervade the whole piece, inverted, done backwards. I didn't do all this on purpose. It seemed to come out in 'Cool' and as the gang whistle [in 'Prologue']. The same three notes.' Indeed, like the musical, the suite ends on a tense, unresolved, and haunting chord containing the same interval.

The Symphonic Dances were premiered at a 'Valentine for Leonard Bernstein' gala concert by the New York Philharmonic (a fund-raiser for the orchestra's pension fund) under the direction of Lukas Foss on February 13, 1961. The suite remains one of Bernstein's most popular works.

Parts/Movements

  1. Prologue
  2. Somewhere
  3. Scherzo
  4. Mambo
  5. Cha-Cha (Maria)
  6. Meeting Scene
  7. Fugue (Cool)
  8. Rumble
  9. Finale

Appears On

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    YearTitleLabelCatalog #
    2019 Navona Records NV 6230
    2018 Orfeo C 932182A
    2018 Somm ARIADNE 5002
    2018 BIS BIS 2278
    2018 Decca / Deutsche Grammophon 4798418
    2018 Warner Classics 573599
    2018 Pentatone PTC 5186619
    2018 ABC Classics 4817378
    2018 ABC Classics
    2018 Warner Classics 567467
    2016 Warner Classics 0190295974930
    2014 Sony Classical 88843047122
    2014 Decca
    2014 Erato / Erato Disques / Warner Classics 2564634485
    2014 Gia / GIA Publications GIA 937
    2014 Music At Immanuel
    2013 Alto 1209
    2012 Genuin GEN 12247
    2012 Masterworks Broadway 88725416952
    2012 Naxos 8572837
    2012 EMI Classics / Warner Classics 5099967812325
    2012 Masterworks / Masterworks Broadway 88691948412
    2011 Warner Classics / Wcj 69816
    2011 Ondine ODE11902D
    2010 Digital
    2010 RPO 19
    2010 Decca 4782358
    2010 Universal Classics & Jazz
    2010 Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / RPO 28780
    2010 EMI Classics
    2010 Columbia Masterworks / Sony Classical 88697700432
    2010 Deutsche Grammophon
    2010 Sony Classical 88697757642
    2010 Sony Masterworks 8869771772
    2009 Denon Records
    2009 Deutsche Grammophon
    2009 Denon Records
    2009 Denon Records
    2009 Denon Records
    2009 Warner Classics
    2009 Denon Records
    2009 Documents 232777
    2009 Sony Classics / Sony Music Distribution 750534
    2008 EMI Classics / Warner Classics 5099921750
    2008 Deutsche Grammophon 4717372
    2008 Deutsche Grammophon 4717372
    2008 EMI Classics / Warner Classics 5099920662
    2008 EMI Classics
    2008 Sony Music Distribution 727988
    2007 Virgin Classics 3913392
    2007 Solal 001
    2007 Apex
    2006 Deutsche Grammophon 577002
    2006 Virgin 363301
    2006 Erato
    2006 Arte Nova 433210
    2006 Reference Recordings 105
    2005 CPO 777039
    2005 Erato / Warner Classics
    2005 Apex 4621182
    2005 Virgin Classics
    2005 Sony Music Distribution 92989
    2005 Pavane 7489
    2004 Sony Classical 92728
    2004 EMI Music Distribution 585627
    2004 Deutsche Grammophon 000306402
    2004 Universal Classics & Jazz
    2003 Deutsche Grammophon 000001402
    2003 Deutsche Grammophon 69202
    2003 Deutsche Grammophon 474426
    2003 Arabesque 6764
    2002 Accord 119
    2002 Brilliant 6169
    2001 Deutsche Grammophon 471518
    2001 Deutsche Grammophon 469 277-2GP2
    2001 Sony Classical 89750
    2000 Sony Music Distribution 89043
    2000 Virgin 91194
    2000 Deutsche Grammophon 4634852
    1999 Penguin Classics 460 656-2DP
    1999 Deutsche Grammophon / PolyGram 463465
    1999 Intersound 2878
    1999 Virgin 61612
    1998 Deutsche Grammophon 459147
    1998 Virgin 45295
    1998 Russian Music Society
    1998 EMI Music Distribution 72800
    1998 Columbia / Sony Classical 60724
    1998 Columbia 60724
    1998 Sony Classical / Sony Music Distribution 60724
    1997 London 452916
    1997 BMG 68695
    1997 Arte Nova 74321 43321-2
    1997 PopeMusic PM1011-2
    1997 Azica Records 71206
    1996 Deutsche Grammophon 439926
    1995 RCA 68334
    1995 WVH 102
    1994 BIS 352
    1994 Sony Music Distribution 64419
    1994 EMI Music Distribution 67487
    1993 EBS 6038
    1993 Philips / Philips 438663
    1993 Philips PH-438-663
    1993 Teldec 92143
    1993 Collins Records 12882
    1993 Deutsche Grammophon 439521
    1992 Sony Music Distribution 47529
    1990 Sony Classical 46701
    1990 London 4301342
    1990 CBS Records / Columbia 42263
    1989 Sony Music Distribution 45531
    1988 Teldec 844146
    1983 Deutsche Grammophon 4100252