The American composer, conductor, pianist and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) was one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history. He was music director of the New York Philharmonic for many years and was a guest conductor with many of the world’s greatest orchestras. He composed music in many genres, from choral and symphonic to Broadway musicals and ballets, but his greatest success was the ground-breaking musical West Side Story, based on the story of Romeo and Juliet. A wide range of Bernstein’s compositions are represented in this collection.

Artists

Paul Searle-Barnes (piano), Paul Turner (drums), Dennis Lotis (vocals), Lionel Blair (vocals), Shane Rimmer (vocals), Lambert Wilson (vocals), Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Sabine Meyer (clarinet), Wayne Marshall (piano), Natalie Dessay (soprano), David Corkhill (percussion), Peter Barley (organ), Rachel Masters (harp), Bruce Hubbard (vocals, baritone), Jeffrey Kahane (piano), Lynda Richardson, Davis Gaines, Tracey Miller (soprano), David Gaines (vocals), Judy Kaye (soprano), Kevin Colson (vocals), Linda Richardson (soprano), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Geoff Love & His Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Choir of King's College Cambridge, Ambrosian Singers, London Sinfonietta, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Swedish Symphonic Radio Orchestra, André Previn, Andrew Litton, Leonard Slatkin, John McGlinn, Richard Armstrong, Paavo Järvi, Sir Andrew Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, Stephen Cleobury, Eric Ericson