Track Listings (19) - Disc #1| All Artists: Leonard Bernstein, Dawn Upshaw, Judy Blazer, Mandy Patinkin, Audra McDonald, Donna Murphy, Richard Muenz, Eric Stern, Orchestra of St. Luke's Title: Leonard Bernstein's New York Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Nonesuch Original Release Date: 8/15/1996 Re-Release Date: 8/20/1996 Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Soundtracks, Classical, Broadway & Vocalists Styles: Swing Jazz, Vocal Pop, By Decade, 1990s, Opera & Classical Vocal, Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Musicals, Traditional Vocal Pop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 075597940022 |
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Leonard Bernstein's New York is a cornucopia of tongue-in-cheek wit, unabashed romanticism, big-city loneliness, and intellectual irony. His well-known orchestral brilliance is beautifully represented under the stellar ... more » |
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Amazon.com Leonard Bernstein's New York is a cornucopia of tongue-in-cheek wit, unabashed romanticism, big-city loneliness, and intellectual irony. His well-known orchestral brilliance is beautifully represented under the stellar conducting of Eric Stern, but his underappreciated talents as a songwriter are what shine, elevating this recording to magic. The cast of American theater's best includes Mandy Patinkin wonderfully indulging his comic side; Judy Blazer and Donna Murphy, the shiniest lights on Broadway, demonstrating their extensive range as singing actresses; Audra McDonald making the difficult sound easy; and Richard Muenz and Dawn Upshaw singing elegantly. Most unforgettably pleasing are the trios "Ya Got Me" and "What A Waste." A great tribute to Bernstein's theater works. --Barbara Eisner Bayer Similarly Requested CDs
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Member CD Reviews D. P. (MusicMan) from NEW YORK, NY Reviewed on 5/12/2012... Superb music, marvelous cast and performances! Grab this one!!
CD ReviewsBernstein's New York, it's a wonderful town! ivan1138 | Tallahassee,FL USA | 01/14/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "And speaking of "Wonderful Town," it's so nice to hear music from this least appreciated of Bernstein's musicals. "What a Waste," "A Quiet Girl" and Audra McDonald's enchanting "A Little Bit in Love" have never sounded better. Donna Murphy burns the house down with the torchy "Ain't Got No Tears Left," and has fun with Patinkin and Blazer on the raucous "Ya Got Me." "One Hand, One Heart" sung by Dawn Upshaw and Richard Muenz is movingly rendered, as is Patinkin's wonderful delivery of an all-time Bernstein favorite, "Some Other Time." My only comlaint? Where is "I Can Cook Too?" A terrific recording." The next stop once you've heard the originals Santa Fe Listener | Santa Fe, NM USA | 01/08/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "As a tribute to Bernstein on Broadway, this CD is hard to beat. All the singers are stars but of a generation, ro two, beyond the originals. Naturally here's been a change of style, and these renditions are more knowing, sophisticated, and at times ironic than the originals. On their own, Donna Murphy, Dawn Upshaw, and Mandy Patinkin, among others, are masters of their craft, but I hope anyone who loves LB will also seek out the original cast albums for all of his musicals, or the clesest one can get (On the Town was remade in the Fifties). Those recordings cast a unique spel, but the next stop is this marvelous CD."
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