BBC Proms 2018 Prom 39, The John Wilson Orchestra performs Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story (320kbps .mp3)

Live at BBC Proms: John Wilson Orchestra, conductor John Wilson. Mikaela Bennett (Maria), Ross Lekites (Tony), Students from ArtsEd and Mountview.
Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story (concert performance)


01. Leonard Bernstein - West Side Story (concert performance) Part I
01i. Introduction to BBC Proms 2018 Prom 39, West Side Story
02. Leonard Bernstein - West Side Story (concert performance) Part II
02i. Introduction to BBC Proms 2018 Prom 39, West Side Story, Part II
Mikaela Bennett (Maria)
Ross Lekites (Tony)
Students from ArtsEd and Mountview.
John Wilson Orchestra
John Wilson (conductor)

West Side Story bursts with violent, sensual rhythms and big-hearted melodies. The music ranges from the touching innocence of 'I feel pretty' and 'Tonight' to the tension-fuelled 'Dance at the Gym' in conveying the trials of the ill-fated lovers, Tony and Maria, as they attempt to resolve the deep-rooted animosity between two warring communities on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

This rare performance of the theatre score (authorised concert version) features a top-flight cast, joined by an ensemble of students from leading London theatre schools.


BBC Proms 2018 Prom 39, Interval, Proms Plus
Presenter Kate Molleson introduces Bernstein's 'West Side Story' together with critic and broadcaster David Benedict and musicologist Sophie Redfern. Recorded earlier at the Imperial College Union.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Petroc Trelawny
Broadcast: 11 August 2018, BBC Radio 3