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Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story'

Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Performers: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Recording date: 14 October 2018
Date of broadcast: 19 December 2018

The sound of drums, blazing brass and unison tunes bring the urgency of New York’s streets immediately to your ears. Bernstein fuses old classical structures (the fugue) with modern dances and techniques to make it cool to love classical music. Check out Mambo and ‘Cool’ to hear what we mean.

Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Performers: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Recording date: 14 October 2018
Date of broadcast: 19 December 2018

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