WEB FLAC (tracks) – 251 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps – 125 Mb | Digital booklet | 00:54:43Classical | Label: Naxos RecordsThis recording brings together music from some of Leonard Bernstein’s best-loved scores with seldom heard occasional works and premiere recordings.

From the iconic musical West Side Story, the hot-blooded dance number Mambo embodies the show’s dramatic tensions.

Slava! celebrates Bernstein’s friend and colleague, the cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, in music reworked from the daring show 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, from which the Suite rescues further highlights.

CBS Music has not been heard since the broadcasting giant’s 50th birthday celebrations in 1978, while the Birthday Bouquet takes the for of affectionate musical tributes from eight composer colleagues to one of the 20th century’s greatest musicians.

Marin Alsop’s long association with Bernstein gives her unique insights into his music.

Tracklist:1. Mambo (From “West Side Story”) [With Concert Ending]2. Slava!3. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Suite (Arr. C. Harmon for Orchestra)4. CBS Music: I. Fanfare & Titles (Arr. S. Ramin for Orchestra)5. CBS Music: II. Quiet Music (Arr. J. Gottlieb for Orchestra)6. CBS Music: III. Blues (Arr. G.E. Sunderland for Orchestra)7. CBS Music: IV. Waltz (Arr. G.E. Sunderland for Orchestra)8. CBS Music: V. Chorale (Arr. G.E. Sunderland for Orchestra)9. Time Square Ballet (From “On the Town”)10. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny (LB.AM.LB.M.W.D.IS.LB)11. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: N.Y. Connotations12. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: Variations on Leonard Bernstein’s New York, New York13. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny (Version for Piano & Orchestra)14. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny, with Love and Candor15. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: To Lenny! To Lenny!16. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny’s Birthday17. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: Let’s Hear It For Lenny!