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Last broadcast on Sun, 13 Nov 2011, 19:00 on BBC Radio 2 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Barry Manilow turns his attention to the composer Leonard Bernstein, who was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on 25 August 1918.
Bernstein is particularly unusual - whereas Gershwin was a popular composer who aspired to write classical music - Bernstein was a classical musician who wrote popular music. Through musical successes such as On The Town, Candide and West Side Story he brought a complexity of arranging styles and musicianship that was unrivalled amongst Broadway composers.
Barry shows how Bernstein's ability to orchestrate his own melodies had such a great impact on musical theatre and defined Bernstein as a composer. As he deconstructs West Side Story's Officer Krupke, Barry illustrates Bernstein's expert use of dissonant chords and rhythm structures.
Music played
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Green, Adolph With John Reardon & Cris Alexander — New York, New York
On The Town (Concert Version), SONY CLASSICAL/COLUMBIA/LEGACY -
Blossom Dearie — Some Other Time
Blossom Dearie Sings Comden And Green, VERVE -
Rosalind Russell — One Hundred Easy Ways
Wonderful Town, SONY BROADWAY -
Richard Beymer — Something's Coming
West Side Story, CBS -
Johnny Mathis
— MariaThe Very Best Of, SONY BMG -
Broadway Cast Of West Side Story — America
West Side Story (Broadway Cast), COLUMBIA -
Carol Lawrence — I Feel Pretty
Marilyn Cooper;, CARMEN GUITERREZ; -
Barbra Streisand
— SomewhereThe Broadway Album, COLUMBIA -
Calin, Mickey & The Jets — Gee Officer Krupke
West Side Story, (BROADWAY CAST) -
Original Broadway Cast — Candide Overture
Candide, CBS -
Barbara Cook — Glitter And Be Gay
Candide, CBS -
Barbara Cook — Make Our Garden Grow
Candide, CBS
Broadcasts
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Tue 12 Apr 201122:00
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Sun 13 Nov 201119:00
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