Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story, studio-takes. (8)

[camomile988]

Thank you for posting, I always wanted to see this recording!! Officer Krupky!

[joshpick18]

3 People have social diseases.

[Nanatchka]

This is so wonderful--all of it. Thank you for the time you took to make this available!

[korinaxan]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DJponkthispartay]

i love when the singer on the left is like "i have a social di-SEASE"

so jokes

[mateyboy07]

i wonder if lenny dropped his baton on purpose to get everyone in the funny mood he wanted them to be in?

[drongovids]

Kurt Ollmann's voice acting is brilliant in this

[drongovids]

psychologically distoibed

[claudiah369]

WHAT A HOOT! I love this, hahaha... look at bernstein dance!

[giovannirago]

Bellissimo! Lo avevo in VHS. Me lo aveva prestato un mio carissimo amico direttore (ora, purtroppo scomparso) Domenico Cieri, e mi aveva affascinato per la tenerezza espressa da tutti e per la incomparabile bravura di Bernstein!

[RioandtheDucky]

ahahaha baby john!!! boy soprano at age 30 :)

[wadduz]

take 29 :D

[Entertainmentwriter]

The greatest soundtrack ever. A genius at work. So wonderful.

[maadjuh1900]

Krupke :)

Such a funny number.

[klinsha8]

GOOD REMARK, snardal.

[snarldarl]

from Linda November, that's me, How Dare they Not Discuss Sondheim, the Genius Lyricist in this case?

[singinginachurch]

I never get tired of the songs from Westside story! They`re all so wonderfully witty, and the music is just wonderful.

[LLJtbone]

I totally love this stuff too.

[mwp2paris]

To even hear Lenny think his music won't just go on forever...he was our composer, our artist, our conductor, our "it"...he was all that...and yet more. He left us too frick'n soon and to watch him in action conducting Candide or West Side Story or anything he composed...but it was his moments of just glory between him on the podium and his artists..first violins, singers, actors...it didn't matter...he loved all of them that brought his music to life...he is an amazing miracle that we all miss.

[0090david]

@mwp2paris What a beautiful and, yea, true, sentiment. Thank You writer.

[STILLAVRIL1]

Thank you very much for sharing this series with us.

Very much appreciated.

Love, Avril xx

[TimonyErt03]

LOL Are these guys opera singer, too? They're wonderful voice actors!

[swanningaround]

TimonyEr. You bet these guys are opera singers. They are the very best in this field. That's why Leni chose them.

[msulik]

Carreras is terrible. Listen to him destroy the ending.

[sweetharmonee]

Carreras is not terrible...it's just that he is not suited for playing tony, the jet from the streets. he has an operatic voice and is not in my opinion meant for this.

[mymumisparanoid]

well, actually, bernstein wrote the lead vocal parts for operatic voice. that's why they have such large ranges, and that's why he chose to use opera singers in his recording!

[05anni05]

"it´s not i´m anti-social, i´m only ani-work!" i really love this!

[Olfux]

What a disappointment. Forgive me: nothing substantial. A waste of money to by this Korean? DVD - obviously a copy af the german TV's broadcast, but in a slightly lesser quality than my 20 years old tape.

[Olfux]

Yesterday afternoon I made a playlist over MY West Side Story studio takes. I can't wait to see what differences there will be, because my videos together make up all, what was sent on the german TV. Now We shall see, what they have excluded.

[ajw11141968]

cheers for posting that. YouTube, the best invention since fire.

[sirpickles]

thanks for this, its only a shame that it couldnt be watched in proper order as olfux confused us with a number then a number followed by a letter, and sometimes two letters, we didnt know which one to look at first, its was all a little too messy. whatever happened to simple 1 2 3...? thanks for posting anyway.

[Olfux]

OK Here is the proper order:

1-1a-2-2a-3-4-4a-4ab-5-5a-6-7-­7a-8

But notice: The piece' different sections were'nt taped in the right order, but not put in order until the takings were ended!

The reason for MY numbering is, that when I had posted 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8, I thought that this was it. But then I was requested to post the minutes of the takings, that I had skipped in between these numbers - hence this odd numbering! :o) olfux

[BestArts]

I was about to post some of these videos, but instead have created a "West Side Story" playlist. I will order the videos as they appear on the DVD.

[TachieBillano]

ROTFL. Love these guys doing "Officer Krupke".

[amjhutton]

The piece is titled "Tonight", not "Good Night"

[Olfux]

Of course. Thank you!!

[contranimal]

@amjhutton actually the name of it is not Tonight, The 2nd song in this specific video is called " Balcony Scene " ... " Tonight " is later on in the actual show ( earlier in this recording session )

[balletamie]

true a happy ending, good post