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This recording brings togethermusic from some of LeonardBernstein’s best-loved scores withseldom heard occasional works andpremiere recordings. From theiconic musical West Side Story, thehot-blooded dance number Mamboembodies the show’s dramatictensions. Slava! celebrates Bernstein’sfriend and colleague, the cellist andconductor Mstislav Rostropovich, inmusic reworked from the daringshow 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,from which the Suite rescues furtherhighlights. CBS Music has not beenheard since the broadcasting giant’s50th anniversary celebrations in1978, while the Birthday Bouquettakes the form of affectionatemusical tributes from eightcomposer colleagues to one of the20th century’s greatest musicians.

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1 Mambo from West Side Story (with concert ending) (1957) 2:21 2 Slava! A Political Overture (1977) 4:08 3 Suite for Orchestra from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (1976) (arr. Charlie Harmon) 17:02

4–8 CBS Music (1978)* (orch. Sid Ramin, Jack Gottlieb, Garth Edwin Sunderland) 7:16 9 Times Square Ballet from On the Town (1944) 1:10

0–& A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet (1988)* (eight variations on New York, New York from On the Town by Berio, Corigliano, Druckman, Foss, Kirchner, Schuman, Takemitsu and Williams) 21:28

*WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGSão Paulo Symphony Orchestra • Marin Alsop A detailed track list can be found inside the booklet. Recorded: 8–10 0–&, 10, 12, 16 December 1–9 2016 at Sala São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Producer, engineer and editor: Ulrich SchneiderRecording assistants: Marcio Jesus Torres, Camila BragaMarciano, Fabio Myiahara • Publishers: Boosey & HawkesMusic Publishers, Ltd 1–&, Universal Edition 0,G. Schirmer, Inc. ! $, Carl Fischer Music #, TheodorePresser Company &, Leonard Bernstein Music PublishingCompany LLC. %, Schott Music GmbH ^Cover photo: Walter Scott

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