One of the BEST things about the music that has been created in the last 100 years, is the excitement and verve of life that the composer capture.
John Adams - one of the greatest composers of all time - is awesome at capturing energy. If you want a few hours of great listening - check out his stuff!
West Side Story - SOMEWHERE - DAVID HABBIN
Glenn Gould famously pointed out the reference that Berstein makes to Beethoven in the melody of this piece...Sondheim's lyrics still stand as timeless as ever. This prayer for love and peace still holds true more than 50 years after it was written.
West Side Story "America" Karen Olivo on Letterman
The 2009 Broadway revival of West Side was a smash hit success, and Karen Olivo won a Tony for her performance as Anita....well deserved I might add.
L.BERNSTEIN - WEST SIDE STORY - AMERICA (full)
So this is the scene America from the movie version of West Side....notice the changes from the original conception of this piece....
L.BERNSTEIN - WEST SIDE STORY - AMERICA - studio-takes
Fun to watch Bernstein with the original cast and orchestra recording.
Letterman - Will Ferrell Sings "West Side Story"
Well if you can't laugh at the silliness of broadway, what can ya laugh at?
Stravinsky Petrushka - Yuja Wang - medici.tv
Well now here is a pianist who puts the rest of us to shame....
Her Russian Dance from Petrushka is truly memorable!
Her Russian Dance from Petrushka is truly memorable!
Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring
Disney's Fantasias have both used Stravinsky as muses.
These scenes capture incredible imagination at work.
These scenes capture incredible imagination at work.
Stravinsky - The Rake's Progress - "No Word From Tom"
The amazing compositional techniques of Igor Stravinsky are exemplified in his opera The Rake's Progress.
American soprano Dawn Upshaw is maybe the best Anna Trulove ever.
American soprano Dawn Upshaw is maybe the best Anna Trulove ever.
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