Conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada, the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) performs Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”, a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein. Conductor: Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Recorded during an open-air concert at the Weseler shipyard, Frankfurt on August 17, 2016.
West Side Story was inspired by William Shakespeare’s famous play Romeo and Juliet. It is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents (July 14, 1917 – May 5, 2011) the American playwright, stage director and screenwriter. Music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (born March 22, 1930, the American composer and lyricist) and conception and choreography by Jerome Robbins (October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998, then American choreographer, director, dancer, and theater producer who worked in classical ballet, on Broadway, and in films and television).

Programme
- Prologue (Allegro moderato)
- Somewhere (Adagio)
- Scherzo (Vivace leggiero)
- Mambo (Presto)
- Cha-Cha (Andantino con grazia)
- Meeting Szene (Meno mosso)
- Cool – Fugue (Alegretto)
- Rumble (Molto allegro)
- Finale (Adagio)
Sources
- West Side Story on wikipedia
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