Leonard Bernstein conducts West Side Story

Description

Controversial as an essential Carreras recording, West Side Story
isn’t an opera, and neither is the tenor, operatic star José Carreras, an
American-born Broadway singer. But the music is operatic in quality–let’s say
in durability. It is Bernstein’s most established masterpiece, his surest
claim to be remembered as a composer a century from now; the source is
Shakespeare and the music has a seriousness, color, and intensity worthy of
its subject. And this recording represents the way the composer wanted it to
sound, with his choice of the best available voices. Carreras sounds like he
was born to sing “Something’s Coming,” “Maria,” and “Tonight.” Perhaps he was
born to sing them in Spanish, but opera lovers regularly take bigger language
problems than that in stride for the sake of vocal quality. –Joe McLellan

Features:

Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 4.94 x 0.45 inches; 9.12 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Deutsche Grammophon
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 21, 2007
• Label ‏ : ‎ Deutsche Grammophon
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
• Best Sellers Rank: #73,719 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl) #772 in Musical Soundtracks & Scores #2,599 in Opera & Vocal (CDs & Vinyl) #4,557 in Vocal Pop (CDs & Vinyl)
• #772 in Musical Soundtracks & Scores
• #2,599 in Opera & Vocal (CDs & Vinyl)