The Best of All Possible Worlds (BMG club edition)

~ Release by Leonard Bernstein (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1: Bernstein the Composer
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1Candide: Overture
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use "Deutsche Grammophon") (in 1991)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
recording of:
Candide: Overture (on 1989-12-18)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
part of:
Candide
4:33
2Arias and Barcarolles: Mr. and Mrs. Webb Say Goodnight
baritone vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
vocals:
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano) (in 1988)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Arias and Barcarolles: Mr. and Mrs. Webb Say Goodnight
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1988)
part of:
Arias & Barcarolles
8:33
3West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: II. Somewhere
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein
partial recording of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: II. “Somewhere”. Adagio
additional orchestrator:
Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin (in 1960)
orchestrator and composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1960)
part of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
4:03
4Prelude, Fugue and Riffs: I. Prelude (for the Brass). Fast and exact
clarinet:
Peter Schmidl (clarinetist) (on 1988-09-22)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (on 1988-09-22)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1988-09-22)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1988-09-22)
live recording of:
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs: I. Prelude for the Brass (on 1988-09-22)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1949)
part of:
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
1:53
5Prelude, Fugue and Riffs: II. Fugue (for the Saxes). Exactly the same beat
clarinet:
Peter Schmidl (clarinetist) (on 1988-09-22)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (on 1988-09-22)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1988-09-22)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1988-09-22)
live recording of:
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs: II. Fugue for the Saxes (on 1988-09-22)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1949)
part of:
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
1:51
6Prelude, Fugue and Riffs: III. Riffs (for Everyone)
clarinet:
Peter Schmidl (clarinetist) (on 1988-09-22)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (on 1988-09-22)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1988-09-22)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1988-09-22)
live recording of:
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs: III. Riffs for Everyone (on 1988-09-22)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1949)
part of:
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
4:34
7On the Town: Three Dance Episodes: I. The Great Lover. Allegro pesante
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra) (on 1981-05-29)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1981-05-29)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Charles Bronfman Auditorium in Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv (Tel Aviv District), Israel (on 1981-05-29)
recording of:
Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town”: I. The Great Lover (on 1981-05-29)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1945)
part of:
Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town” (symphonic suite for orchestra)
1:50
8On the Town: Three Dance Episodes: II. Lonely Town: Pas de deux. Andante - Sostenuto
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra) (on 1981-05-29)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1981-05-29)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Charles Bronfman Auditorium in Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv (Tel Aviv District), Israel (on 1981-05-29)
recording of:
Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town”: II. Lonely Town: Pas de deux (on 1981-05-29)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1945)
part of:
Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town” (symphonic suite for orchestra)
3:40
9On the Town: Three Dance Episodes: III. Times Square: 1944. Allegro
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra) (on 1981-05-29)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1981-05-29)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner
recorded at:
Charles Bronfman Auditorium in Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv (Tel Aviv District), Israel (on 1981-05-29)
recording of:
Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town”: III. Times Square: 1944 (on 1981-05-29)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1945)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
part of:
Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town” (symphonic suite for orchestra)
4:55
10A Quiet Place: You're Late
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
ORF-Symphonieorchester (previously ORF-Symphonieorchester) (in 1986-04)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1986-04)
balance engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon)
recorded at:
Wiener Staatsoper (The Vienna State Opera) in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1986-04)
partial recording of:
A Quiet Place
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
librettist:
Stephen Wadsworth
4:53
11Mass: Three Meditations for Cello and Orchestra: I. Lento assai, molto sostenuto
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1981-05-29)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra) (on 1981-05-29)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1981-05-29)
recorded at:
Charles Bronfman Auditorium in Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv (Tel Aviv District), Israel (on 1981-05-29)
recording of:
Three Meditations From "Mass" for Cello and Orchestra: I. Lento assai, molto sostenuto (on 1981-05-29)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1971)
arranger:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1977)
arrangement of:
Mass: V. Meditation No. 1
part of:
Three Meditations From "Mass" for Cello and Orchestra
4:34
12Mass: Three Meditations for Cello and Orchestra: II. Andante sostenuto - Variations I-IV-Coda
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1981-05-29)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra) (on 1981-05-29)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1981-05-29)
recorded at:
Charles Bronfman Auditorium in Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv (Tel Aviv District), Israel (on 1981-05-29)
recording of:
Three Meditations From "Mass" for Cello and Orchestra: II. Andante sostenuto - Variations I-IV - Coda (on 1981-05-29)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1971)
arranger:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1977)
arrangement of:
Mass: VII. Meditation No. 2
part of:
Three Meditations From "Mass" for Cello and Orchestra
4:08
13Mass: Three Meditations for Cello and Orchestra: III. Preso - Fast and primitive - Molto adagio
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1981-05-29)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra) (on 1981-05-29)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1981-05-29)
recorded at:
Charles Bronfman Auditorium in Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv (Tel Aviv District), Israel (on 1981-05-29)
recording of:
Three Meditations From "Mass" for Cello and Orchestra: III. Presto - Fast and Primitive - Molto adagio (on 1981-05-29)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1971)
arranger:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1977)
arrangement of:
Mass: XI. Meditation No. 3 (De profundis, Part 1)
part of:
Three Meditations From "Mass" for Cello and Orchestra
8:17
14Candide: Make Our Garden Grow
baritone vocals [Dr. Pangloss]:
Adolph Green (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
baritone vocals [Maximilian]:
Kurt Ollmann (baritone) (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
mezzo-soprano vocals [old lady]:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Paquette]:
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano) (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
soprano vocals [Cunegonde]:
June Anderson (soprano) (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
tenor vocals [Candide]:
Jerry Hadley (tenor) (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
tenor vocals [governor]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use "Deutsche Grammophon") (in 1991)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
recording of:
Candide: Act II. Make Our Garden Grow (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
lyricist:
Richard Wilbur
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
part of:
Candide
5:41
▶ CD 2: Bernstein the Conductor

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