℗ 2022 PENTATONE
| Released | August 12, 2022 |
| Duration | 23m 38s |
| Catalogue No. | PTC5187014 |
| Genre | Classical (Orchestral) |
Bernstein: West Side Story Suite
Houston Symphony Orchestra, Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC and 2.8224 MHz DSD high resolution audio formats
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Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"
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1.1
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I. Prologue
Leonard Bernstein; Houston Symphony Orchestra; Andrés Orozco-Estrada |
4:39 | |||
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1.2
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II. Somewhere
Leonard Bernstein; Houston Symphony Orchestra; Andrés Orozco-Estrada |
4:17 | |||
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1.3
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III. Scherzo
Leonard Bernstein; Houston Symphony Orchestra; Andrés Orozco-Estrada |
1:27 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Mambo
Leonard Bernstein; Houston Symphony Orchestra; Andrés Orozco-Estrada |
2:28 | |||
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1.5
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V. Cha-Cha
Leonard Bernstein; Houston Symphony Orchestra; Andrés Orozco-Estrada |
0:58 | |||
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1.6
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VI. Meeting Scene
Leonard Bernstein; Houston Symphony Orchestra; Andrés Orozco-Estrada |
0:50 | |||
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1.7
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VIIa. Cool Fugue
Leonard Bernstein; Houston Symphony Orchestra; Andrés Orozco-Estrada |
0:41 | |||
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1.8
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VIIb. Cool Fugue
Leonard Bernstein; Houston Symphony Orchestra; Andrés Orozco-Estrada |
3:01 | |||
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1.9
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VIII. Rumble
Leonard Bernstein; Houston Symphony Orchestra; Andrés Orozco-Estrada |
1:57 | |||
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1.10
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IX. Finale
Leonard Bernstein; Houston Symphony Orchestra; Andrés Orozco-Estrada |
3:20 | |||
The Houston Symphony Orchestra is lead by Andrés Orozco-Estrada is this rousing rendition of Leonard Bernstein's legendary music from the American musical, West Side Story. The story is an updated retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, set in the mid-1950s in the slums of New York City's Upper West Side. The Romeo character, Tony, is affiliated with the Jets gang, who are of white Northern European descent. The Juliet character is Maria, who is connected to the Sharks gang, recently arrived immigrants from Puerto Rico.
Bernstein's score for West Side Story blends "jazz, Latin rhythms, symphonic sweep and musical-comedy conventions in groundbreaking ways for Broadway" (The Seattle Times). It was orchestrated by Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal following detailed instructions from Bernstein. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in musical theatre.
In 1960, Bernstein prepared a suite of orchestral music from the show, titled Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, which is featured here.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM and 2.8224 MHz DSD – PENTATONE Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -6.07 -15.99 to -0.30 | -27.68 -38.00 to -16.20 | -24.16 -35.10 to -13.00 | 13 10 to 17 | |
| 1 | I. Prologue | -0.32 | -21.24 | -17.0 | 13 |
| 2 | II. Somewhere | -6.61 | -29.60 | -25.6 | 13 |
| 3 | III. Scherzo | -2.89 | -29.15 | -25.8 | 17 |
| 4 | IV. Mambo | -0.30 | -16.20 | -13.0 | 10 |
| 5 | V. Cha-Cha | -12.78 | -35.10 | -32.7 | 14 |
| 6 | VI. Meeting Scene | -15.99 | -38.00 | -35.1 | 11 |
| 7 | VIIa. Cool Fugue | -8.28 | -30.09 | -27.4 | 11 |
| 8 | VIIb. Cool Fugue | -0.31 | -19.64 | -15.2 | 12 |
| 9 | VIII. Rumble | -0.32 | -20.94 | -16.2 | 13 |
| 10 | IX. Finale | -12.88 | -36.87 | -33.6 | 12 |