Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story, studio-takes. (1a) 

Something’s coming, nothing good

@@DavidTheRoss lol

Yeah......

Not a good idea! Leave the original alone!

Poor man 😅

Peter and the Wolf is by Benjamin Britten

@@rachelkingsley668 I know.. But I had Bernstein directing it on an album.

​@@rachelkingsley668 Prokofiev not Britten

I loved him doing that piece too when I was a youngster!

Many of us codgers were lucky enough to see a number of Bernstein’s Sunday afternoon shows on CBS of great Classical music programs.

you....are out of your mind

I mean, he was a very talented conductor. I don't know if that puts him up there with the original creators of much of the classical musicians you mentioned. But hey, you do you.

Wow, what an experience!

Wow how fortunate -- mind sharing in what capacity?

Who do you know that was part of the Studios at RCA?

I didnt know anyone at RCA studios. I knew exec at the label Deutche Gramaphone who released this recording when it was done

@@elisem8084 Thanks for the reply.

Right...but they have the two tall guys.

Thanks, I was about to ask.

Alexa Croft I’m curious if he still teaches, and where!

If you have asked him about the work with Bernstein, please write here!

Both suck ass.

@@craigresnianky6909 WSS?

Who ever made that comparison?

I don’t think anyone was comparing them.

Now a year later, truer than ever!! How about his Mass, which I am currently singing- "Half of the people are stoned and the other half are waiting for the next election!" Oh my....

Trump--"But if they start a rumble, We'll rumble 'em right. We're gonna hand 'em a surprise. Tonight."Heh heh.

This comment didn’t age well. How is Bidenomics treating you?

@@dr.philmcbill3931 Great, considering the alternative which would be a recession. Unless you're a millionaire it's not like Trump ever did anything for you economically lmao.

People have replaced their ubiquitous cigarettes with cell phones. Both are an addiction. One destroys the lungs and heart and the other have turned people into robotic non-thinking androids.

@@pianoman551000 Did you use your cell phone to make that reply?

@@samuelseager6785 One does not need a cell phone to make a RU-vid reply. I don't have a "smart" phone and my life is fine without it. Now, go help your mom with the household chores.

@@pianoman551000 Yes sir. 😔

I think it’s him that it killed.

Absolutely correct about Maurice André!

Wilmer Wise is playing 1st here

I read somewhere that Bernstein did not want Carreras for the role and had chosen Jerry Hadley but was overruled by the record label because they thought having Carreras on the recording would sell more records. They were so wrong.

It may have been the intonation, that's what I'd think if a conductor made that gesture to me

It was a recording for Deutsche Grammophon which was filmed by the BBC in New York in 1984. I was on the sound crew and spent the whole time in the studio to the left of Leonard Bernstein keeping an eye on what was going on. It was my first trip to the USA and as good if not better than all my other trips there.

I had not noticed that.

"Cool" comes before the knife fight in the original musical. The movie switched the places of serious song "Cool" and humorous song "Gee Officer Krupke" because the filmmakers wanted the overall tone to get progressively darker as the movie went on.

I read somewhere that Bernstein did not want Carreras for the role and had chosen Jerry Hadley but was overruled by the record label because they thought having Carreras on the recording would sell more records. He was completely wrong for that role.

I agree with your comment. Operatic voices are not appropriate for these roles. This is street music.

Only the Jets gang male singers were amazingly good

@@smurf902 "When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way... from your first cigarette, 'til your LAST DYING DAY...."

1984

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Jorge David Thanks)

Jorge David He is amazing!!!

" Tonight ( Nov. 3rd, 2020 ) " , Remix " Tonight Quintet and Chorus " - West Side Story - words and music by Stephen Sondheim & Leonard Bernstein . ( Biden , Kamala , Obama , Hillary , The DNC , MSM Et Al. ) Joe Biden's going to have his day , tonight The Neoliberal's are going to have their way , tonight Donald Trump is gonna stumble , fair fight But if he calls a recount , we'll recount him so right We're going to hand him a surprise , Tonight We're going to cut him down to size , Tonight We ' said ' ok , no mail-in ballot stuffing , no tricks But just in case He Wins It , We're ready to Fix It , Tonight ! We're getting to rock it tonight , we're going to jazz it for the Inaugural ball Trump's going to get it , tonight , the more he'll turn it on , the harder he'll fall Well He began it ! Well He began it ! And we're the ones to stop Him once and for all , Tonight ! ( CNN , MSNBC & MSM ) News Media going to get their kicks , tonight They'll get to say their favorite riffs , tonight The people are broke and tired , poor sheep Don't matter if they're tired , as long as they believe us , Tonight ! ( Kamala & MSM ) Tonight , tonight , won't be just any night Tonight there will be no morning star Tonight ,tonight , Deep State comes out tonight And for us , stars will stop where they are Today , the minutes seem like hours The hours go so slowly , And still the sky is light Oh , moon grow bright And make this endless day , 'endless night' ( Biden , Kamala , Obama , MSM & DNC ) Joe Biden's coming out on top tonight We're going to make The Donald Flop tonight That Deplorable MAGA punk , will go down And when he's hollered uncle , we'll tear up Georgetown We own that Black vote boy, right We're gonna flatten him good, right 2 , 7 , 0 , 2 , 7 , 0 I'll bet we'll have us a ball, tonight We're gonna rock it tonight, we're going to jazz it tonight We're gonna fix it tonight ( Kamala , Biden , Obama , MSM & The Neoliberal / Neoconservative league of ubiquity ) Today the minutes seem like hours The hours go so slowly And still the sky is light ( We'll stop Him once and for all ! We'll stop Him once and for all ! ) Joe Biden's gonna rule this day The Neoliberal's always get their way So now moon grow bright And make this endless day , 'endless night' We're gonna win it tonight , TONIGHT !

@@GLORYNEVADASMITH yoooo the dedication! Thanks!

@@the0val " West Side Story " When you're a Cop, You're a Cop all the way From your first Busted skull To your last full days pay . If you're a Cop, When the shit hits the fan, You got bangers around, You're a Klan kinda man . You're never alone, You're never unprotected. You only fight for your own- When empathy's expected, Humanity gets disrespected! Then you are set With a capital $, Which you'll never forget Your the first to get paid When you're a Cop, You stay A Cop ! When you're a Cop, You're the top Dog around , You're the gold-medal kid With the heavyweight crown! When you're a Cop, You swing at the littlest thing. Little boy, you're a man; Little man, you're a king! The Cops are in gear, Our Steroids are a tickin' ! The Blacks'll steer clear, They know ev'ry Civilian could be Our next victim . Here come the Cops Like a bat out of hell- Someone gets in our way, Someone gets sent to hell ! Here come the Cops , Little world, step aside, Better go Quarantine , Better run, better hide! We're drawin' the line, So keep your opinions hidden! We're hangin' a sign Says "Freedom is Forbidden," And we ain't kiddin'! Here come the Cops- Yeah! And we're gonna beat Every last Fuckin' mutt On the whole Fuckin' street! On the whole-! Ever-! Mother-! Lovin'-! Street!

Daniel Tripp drummer is Nicholas Cerrato. He was my professor and was the timpanist on Cats. Great musician and person!