American Classics
Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Henry Mancini
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Tracklist
- Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
Overture to “Candide” - George Gershwin (1898–1937)
Strike up the Band - Medley of tunes
Liza, s’Wonderful, I Love Porgy, Somebody Loves Me, Summertime, I Got Rhythm - Henry Mancini (1924–1994)
Moon River - Traditional
Go, Tell It on the Mountain - Jef Penders (*1928)
Glenn Meets Wolfgang - Leonard Bernstein
Somewhere from “West Side Story” - Leonard Bernstein
Slava! A Concert Overture - Leonard Bernstein
Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”
Their first GENUIN CD with festive wind music already showed that the Saxon Wind Philharmonic conducted by their director Thomas Clamor can really make some noise. That this noise can also be rhythmically formed, finely syncopated and clothed in a jazzy velvet is proved by this hot follow-up disc by the elite wind orchestra. Bernstein and Gershwin make listeners smile blissfully whilst tapping their feet, with immortal melodies from Candide to Summertime, from Somewhere to Mambo! Ines Agnes Krautwurst's grandiose jazz voice is the icing on this CD – Moon River could hardly flow more gently… And then once again: one, two… Strike up the Band!
Primephonic
"The overture opens up with a joyous burst of energy that intertwines the beautiful melodies later disclosed in this comical operetta."
Review on Primephonic on 16.1.2018 by Carolina Meneses João