West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) is the 1957 recording of a Broadway production of the musical West Side Story. Recorded 3 days after the show opened at the Winter Garden Theatre, the recording was released in October 1957 in both mono and stereo formats. In 1962, the album reached on Billboard's Pop Album chart. It certified gold by the RIAA on January 12, 1962. The album was reissued in 1973 and made its first appearance on CD in 1986

Cut from the original 3-track tapes by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound. Legendary 1957 stereo recording spread across 2LPs for the first time. Produced by Goddard Lieberson and recorded by Fred Plaut and Edward T. Graham at Columbia 30th Street Studio. Stoughton old style tip-on gatefold jacket includes rare photos from the original recording sessions. Matrix, Runout (Side B): 88875104691/B 24370 2 (3) RKS Sterling

West Side Story opened in New York at the Winter Garden Theatre September 26th, 1957, following engagements in Washington and Philadelphia. Two Eye Label Repress with "360 Sound" Stereo (see Images). Matrix, Runout (Side A): XSM 41521. Matrix, Runout (Side B): XSM 41522. Other Versions (5 of 71) View All.

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Album · 1957 · 25 Songs. Prologue (Allegro moderato) . Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic. 18. Somewhere (Adagio) . 19. Scherzo (Vivace leggiero) . 20. Mambo (Meno presto).

West Side Story is one of the greatest musicals of all time, effectively blending Broadway with a symphonic grandeur (courtesy of Leonard Bernstein, who put music to Stephen Sondheim's lyrics), accents from jazz and Latin music, and a rarely heard (in Broadway) toughness on classics like "Jet Song," "America," and "Cool. The 1957 original Broadway cast recording still holds up today, but isn't as good as the movie soundtrack cast recording.

West Side Story: Original Film Soundtrack + Original Broadway Cast: Best 2 songs. Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Леонард Бернстайн - Jet Song 02:10. Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Леонард Бернстайн - Somewhere 07:35. Album: West Side Story: Original Film Soundtrack + Original Broadway Cast. Original Broadway Cast of West Side Story, Леонард Бернстайн: best 2 tracks. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Густав Малер, Леонард Бернстайн - Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grünen Wald Mahler Songs, 1971 05:15.

Original Broadway Cast of West Side Story. Леонард Бернстайн, Original Broadway Cast of West Side Story - Act I: Tonight (Original Broadway Cast). Леонард Бернстайн, Original Broadway Cast of West Side Story. Download MP3. Леонард Бернстайн. Original Broadway Cast of West Side Story. West Side Story: No. 16, Finale. New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, Mickey Calin, Larry Kert, Eddie Roll, Tony Mordente, David Winters, Grover Dale, Hank Brunjes, Carol Lawrenc. West Side Story Suite: No. 10, Tauting Scene.

Powerful as Bernstein's music is, and clever as Sondheim's lyrics are, West Side Story is largely about dancing, which means that only a portion of it can be appreciated on disc. That is enough, however, to mark it as a landmark among Broadway cast albums as well as Broadway musicals.

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