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Leonard Bernstein - Wunderkind


Release Date: 04/21/1998 
Label:  Pearl   Catalog #: 5   Spars Code: ADD 
Composer:  Leonard Bernstein
Performer:  Nan Merriman,  Sydney Foster,  Betty Comden,  Leonard Bernstein,   ... 
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein,  Robert Shaw,  Lyn Murray,  Leonard Joy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  St. Louis Symphony Orchestra,  RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra,  The Revuers,   ... 
Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Mono 
Length: 2 Hours 14 Mins. 

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Includes work(s) by Leonard Bernstein. Ensembles: Orchestra, RCA Victor Chorus, The Revuers. Conductors: Leonard Bernstein, Robert Shaw. Soloists: Betty Comden, Nancy Walker. Includes work(s) by Leonard Bernstein. Ensembles: Orchestra, RCA Victor Chorus, The Revuers. Conductors: Leonard Bernstein, Robert Shaw. Soloists: Betty Comden, Nancy Walker. Read less

Works on This Recording

1. Symphony no 1 "Jeremiah" by Leonard Bernstein
Performer:  Nan Merriman (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1943; USA 
 Date of Recording: 12/01/1945 
Length: 23 Minutes 50 Secs. 
Language: Hebrew 
2. Facsimile by Leonard Bernstein
Performer:  Sydney Foster (Piano)
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1946; USA 
 Date of Recording: 01/24/1947 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 18 Minutes 7 Secs. 
3. The Girl with the Two Left Feet by Leonard Bernstein
Performer:  Betty Comden (Voice), Leonard Bernstein (Piano), Judy Holliday (Voice),
Adolph Green (Voice), Alvin Hammer (Voice), John Frank (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  The Revuers
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1940; New York 
 Date of Recording: 03/1940 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 22 Minutes 15 Secs. 
Language: English 
4. Joan Crawford Fan Club by Leonard Bernstein
Performer:  John Frank (Voice), Alvin Hammer (Voice), Leonard Bernstein (Piano),
Betty Comden (Voice), Judy Holliday (Voice), Adolph Green (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  The Revuers
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1940; New York 
 Date of Recording: 03/1940 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 3 Minutes 19 Secs. 
Language: English 
5. On the Town: New York, New York by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:  Robert Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra,  RCA Victor Chorus
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 02/1945 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 3 Minutes 18 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: This selection begins with "I feel like I'm not out of bed yet." 
6. On the Town: I get carried away by Leonard Bernstein
Performer:  Adolph Green (Voice), Betty Comden (Voice)
Conductor:  Lyn Murray
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Lynn Murray Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 09/14/1945 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs. 
Language: English 
7. On the Town: Lonely town by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:  Robert Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra,  RCA Victor Chorus
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 02/1945 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 3 Minutes 22 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranger: Wilson Sawyer. 
8. On the Town: I can cook too by Leonard Bernstein
Performer:  Nancy Walker (Voice)
Conductor:  Leonard Joy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 02/01/1945 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 2 Minutes 33 Secs. 
Language: English 
9. On the Town: Lucky to be me by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:  Robert Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra,  RCA Victor Chorus
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 02/1945 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 3 Minutes 25 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranger: Wilson Sawyer. 
10. On the Town: Ya got me by Leonard Bernstein
Performer:  Nancy Walker (Voice)
Conductor:  Leonard Joy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 02/01/1945 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 2 Minutes 43 Secs. 
Language: English 
11. On the Town: Three Dance episodes - no 2, Pas de deux "Lonely Town" by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 02/03/1945 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 3 Minutes 3 Secs. 
12. On the Town: Times Square by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 02/03/1945 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 3 Minutes 8 Secs. 
13. On the Town: Some other time by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:  Robert Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra,  RCA Victor Chorus
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 02/1945 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 3 Minutes 18 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranger: Livingston Gearhart. 
14. On the Town: Dances by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 02/03/1945 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 6 Minutes 23 Secs. 
Notes: This selection includes "Dream in the Subway," "Dance of the Great Lover," and "Dream Sequence, Concluded." 
15. Fancy Free: Introduction "Big Stuff" by Leonard Bernstein
Performer:  Billy Taylor (Double Bass), Billie Holiday (Voice), Joe Guy (Trumpet),
Joe Springer (Piano), Kelly Martin (Drums), Tiny Grimes (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 03/13/1946 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 2 Minutes 31 Secs. 
Language: English 
16. Fancy Free: Opening Dance by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ballet Theatre Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 06/02/1944 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 2 Minutes 51 Secs. 
17. Fancy Free: Scene at the bar by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ballet Theatre Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 06/02/1944 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 2 Minutes 57 Secs. 
18. Fancy Free: Pas de deux by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ballet Theatre Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 06/02/1944 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs. 
19. Fancy Free: Competition Scene by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ballet Theatre Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 06/02/1944 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 2 Minutes 59 Secs. 
20. Fancy Free: Galop by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ballet Theatre Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 06/02/1944 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 1 Minutes 25 Secs. 
21. Fancy Free: Waltz by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ballet Theatre Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 06/02/1944 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 2 Minutes 15 Secs. 
22. Fancy Free: Danzon by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ballet Theatre Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 06/02/1944 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 2 Minutes 31 Secs. 
23. Fancy Free: Finale by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ballet Theatre Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944; USA 
 Date of Recording: 06/02/1944 
Venue:  New York 
Length: 1 Minutes 45 Secs. 

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