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Celebrating Bernstein

From The Lighthouse, Poole Martin Yates conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra and singers in a celebration of the music of American composer, pianist and conductor Leonard Bernstein.

Martin Yates conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra and some star singers in a celebration of the music of American composer, pianist and conductor Leonard Bernstein.
Recorded at The Lighthouse, Poole.

Bernstein: On The Town (1944) - Times Square; New York! New York!; Lucky to Be Me; I Can Cook Too
Bernstein: Fancy Free (1944) - Big Stuff
Bernstein: Peter Pan (1950) - Dream With Me; Captain Hook’s Soliloquy
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (1953) - Overture; 100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man; A Little Bit in Love: The Wrong Note Rag

INTERVAL

Bernstein: Candide (1956) - Overture; The Best of All Possible Worlds; I Am Easily Assimilated
Bernstein: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (1976) - Take Care of This House
Bernstein: The Madwoman of Central Park (1979) - My New Friends
Bernstein: West Side Story (1957) - Mambo
West Side Story Suite 2 - I Feel Pretty; Jet Song; America; Tonight

Singers: Sophie Evans, Caroline Sheen, Rob Houchen, Damian Humbley
BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor Martin Yates

Release date:

2 hours, 14 minutes

On radio

Fri 25 Sep 202619:30

Broadcast

  • Fri 25 Sep 202619:30