Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

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NYO-USA performs Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story in the orchestra’s Carnegie Hall debut on July 22, 2014, under the direction of David Robertson. Watch additional highlights from this concert at: bit.ly/1nCz8oF
West Side Story, first produced on Broadway in 1957, is universally recognized as a landmark in the history of American musical theater. After an initial run of 732 performances, it returned to the Great White Way for the first of many revivals in 1960, the same year in which Leonard Bernstein invited the show’s orchestrators to extract a concert suite from his score.
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Each summer, Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute brings together the brightest young musicians from across the country (ages 16-19) to form the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA). In 2014, following a two-week training residency with leading professional orchestra musicians, these remarkable teenagers were joined by conductor David Robertson and violinist Gil Shaham for an eight-city coast-to-coast US tour. To learn more about NYO-USA, visit www.carnegiehall.org/nyousa.
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Video
Director: Habib Azar
Associate Director: Jay Millard
Stage Manager: Carole Shure
Technical Director: James Sapione
Score Reader: Nicholas DeMaison
Cameras: Matt Bockelman, Hiram Becker, and Andrew Trost
Video Engineer: Steve Robinson
Audio
Courtesy of WQXR
Listen to the full broadcast archived on the WQXR website at www.wqxr.org/#!/story/national...
Music
Symphonic Dances - West Side Story
Composed by Leonard Bernstein
Published by Universal - PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. on behalf of Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co. Llc. (ASCAP)

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@jwd0808 6 жыл бұрын

Love how the conductor is wearing matching sneakers.

@phillipsolomon860 9 жыл бұрын

I remember this performance like it was yesterday! #nyousa

@elfinowl 9 жыл бұрын

Makes me hope for the future in spite of the present. Young people with dedication, diligence and the ability to hear. What more can we ask? Amazing music played faultlessly.

@RyderSpearmann 6 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness... I was prepared to be a bit reserved in my judgement given how young these players are. No need. This was a no-apologies kick butt performance. Amazing power and beauty. Bravo!

@muzicboy99 9 жыл бұрын

Dat Bass Section

@innovative_violinist 9 жыл бұрын

This is by far the best performance of Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story I have EVER heard. Everything is just right - the character, the emotions, the everything! And so inspiring! Bravo!

@billwest9590 6 жыл бұрын

You may or may not know that the the National Youth Orchestra of the USA post dated and was inspired by the creation of Doctor Jose Antonio Abreu, the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. Check out this version of Bernstein's West Side Story for comparison purposes. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9B-nJSV0Ny4k6s.html The search for the documentary video of the orchestra, Tocar y Luchar. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pa93iLuS1dmtXX0.html. You will be amazed. Sadly the tyrant Maduro has cancelled the program, probably Venezuela's best ambassadorial program. More sadly, Doctor Abreu died this past month (March 2018).

@tomstevens2242 6 жыл бұрын

@MincraftMinute 7 жыл бұрын

5:29-- lovely!! So much emotion + flawless execution!

@SteveRice-zz8ld 3 ай бұрын

Love how the conductor, David Robertson, is having such a blast leading his young musicians through this amazing score! Just beautiful!

@saleconomos473 5 жыл бұрын

Congrats to each and every one of them. Stunning playing of a timeless masterpiece of musical theater. Ah...youth.

@alexism.1701 7 жыл бұрын

I'll be playing at Carnegie hall next year I'm so excited

@danieldavis2049 3 жыл бұрын

how’d it go?

@alexism.1701 3 жыл бұрын

@@danieldavis2049 it got canceled. 🙃 the school refused to pay for it because the conductor said he wanted everyone to go.

@Sonia-mh9eh 2 жыл бұрын

roughly half an hour ago, I've been to a place where this was performed live by the Halle orchestra. I will truly never forget tonight, and I of course had to go right to youtube to listen to this phenomenal piece again. Blew my mind completelt, I loved every single second of it, at the edge of my seat i could not contain myself from grinning wildly, every crescendo lifting my soul to the very ceiling

@sarah-fu1it 9 жыл бұрын

I'm in tears. They are so talented, and they all look so happy :)

@lightningboltfiresnake4952 9 жыл бұрын

Sarah Files sorry to break the news to you but they were deprived of proper nutritious meals for 3 months before this performance and forced to smile or they will have to sleep on the floor and suck the moisture from the floorboards to survive

@SooziinCa 9 жыл бұрын

Sarah Files In the TRUE definition of the word.........awesome!

@maggiefogarty-harnish9667 8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Santiago Zanker Ovalle so true :D

@ayokay123 10 ай бұрын

Exquisitely performed!...by kids!!! Best musical of all time.

@carminedestefano289 5 жыл бұрын

Truly amazing!! Just beautiful, and thank you for sharing this video. :-)

@marlindavis6704 9 жыл бұрын

absolutely wonderful !!

@markdezii 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning. Gave me tears.

@Videographic69 5 жыл бұрын

Got chills!

@777MusicLVR 6 жыл бұрын

WOW. Superb performance.

@zs1968 Жыл бұрын

Very nice! Thank you kindly for this great moment.

@Organgrinder1010 6 жыл бұрын

So glad to have discovered this! The communication between conductor and instrumentalists is palpable and so exciting! I've lost track of how many times I've watched this! Amazing!

@32497 7 ай бұрын

Bravo! Wonderful young musicians!

@steveburrus9347 5 жыл бұрын

Happy 100th year birthday "Lennie"! You certainly earned yoiur wa y into the Pantheon of Musical Greats/Geniuses a long time ago. And you were certainly a brilliant conductor of the NY Philharmonic and that Vienna orchestra.

@charliebird5299 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, brilliant work. Love the original Soundtrack, but this is wonderful as well. Thanks for sharing! 😚 😚 😚

@kuabci 2 жыл бұрын

Masterful composition masterfully executed. The concert black/red is 🔥

@renzoscialino1961 9 жыл бұрын

Stupenda orchestra, ottimi esecutori e musica celestiale

@eduardokugler1251 9 жыл бұрын

Sempre me emociono ao ouvir essa sinfonia de Leonard Bernstein...Genial! Essa interpretação em especial, pelo fato de ser executada por jovens talentosos.

@lynlyn050550 8 жыл бұрын

You guys play music with all your heart, bravo :) i'm a fan of yours :) we also have that piece but unfortunately after so many years i didn't have the chance to play it again,

@kerbal29anen 8 жыл бұрын

WOW! Such talented players.All of them with their long playing lives ahead of them. Thank you. (By the way, this is STILL my favourite musical of all time!)

@ualflygal 6 жыл бұрын

FANTASTIC!!

@sagandyk 8 жыл бұрын

very nice beautiful play !

@Monstersuple2 9 жыл бұрын

Se Leonard Bernestein estivesse vivo, ficaria muito contente de ver sua obra sendo executada com tanta originalidade e capricho. Parabéns pela brilhante regência, parabéns pela belíssima execução dos músicos.

@muhannadhomsi3889 7 жыл бұрын

What a masterpiece :"""")

@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930 7 жыл бұрын

MAGNIFICA

@cmichan 8 жыл бұрын

WOW! que HERMOSURA!!!

@rnbrineg Жыл бұрын

This looks like massive fun to play and a massive headache to keep together

@maxreger100 5 жыл бұрын

Lots of criticism but nobody has mentioned conductor David Robertson. HE stirs the pot. If you don't care for the styling of this performance, lay it on him. The kids are terrific and, for me, so is he. These are high school kids together for 2 weeks only.

@kathybell5598 9 жыл бұрын

Wow! Super!

@Cristina4175 8 жыл бұрын

Creo que Lenny estaría super contento. Bravo!

@Grisostomo06 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, me too.

@judetoda 8 жыл бұрын

I played this piece with the U.K. NYO and to be honest I prefer your arrangement

@nickfrancoeur9909 7 жыл бұрын

lit

@sillygirlcentral 3 жыл бұрын

Great :)

@katking9974 9 жыл бұрын

Woah

@lynlyn050550 8 жыл бұрын

Wishing to see you soon :) even though i'm not that too great in playing instruments

@davem2792 4 жыл бұрын

19:48 unbelievable!

@brendanlucas4316 5 жыл бұрын

5:17 finally a viola player got a solo

@RyderSpearmann 6 жыл бұрын

I wish they had included America though... a fun departure with a very powerful finish...

@user-uf6hu6bn5s 3 жыл бұрын

good

@roiiluz6620 5 жыл бұрын

his face is killing me XD 5:40 but still he is a great oboe player

@gabel.g7812 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, now he’s principal English horn of the New York philharmonic!!!

@roiiluz6620 3 жыл бұрын

@@gabel.g7812 oh wowww!

@user-bi6fg9iy6o 6 жыл бұрын

Shapo to next generatio !!!

@quintonschauer2360 4 жыл бұрын

Mambo Trumpet Solo 12:07

@andromeda3093 4 жыл бұрын

12:08 for reference

@shonnyno 8 жыл бұрын

Hi, what means choke cymb (warning: not chokeD cymb) at the beginnig of Symphonic Dances? I guess a SPLASH cymbal. Not a normal muffled suspended cymbal (the note is different on the five lines system; in addition on the same score we see a "choke cymbal" with legatura meaning "let it vibrate"!!) nor a Hi-hat (when Lennie want an hi-hat he simply write hi-hat). Thanks

@aequationum 4 жыл бұрын

10:22 Mambo

@gabrielbustos2706 6 жыл бұрын

11:18 lmao first trombone didn’t have enough balls to yell “mambo” and come back in on the high b natural

@jenniferbenson7782 3 жыл бұрын

He did yell “MAMBO.”

@gabrielbustos2706 3 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Benson whoops, I meant the first trombone

@kuabci 2 жыл бұрын

How about who cares?

@gabrielbustos2706 2 жыл бұрын

@@kuabci 33 people

@kuabci 2 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielbustos2706 LOLOL okay bro, you're so cool.

@moikey1613 8 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know they song they played from 2:00 to 5:00?

@jacobserdula6952 8 жыл бұрын

It's known as 'Prologue'

@alexism.1701 7 жыл бұрын

Biggest bass section I've ever seen

@judigunn5384 6 жыл бұрын

Looking at the basses ... any bass players on here to talk German grip v. French grip?

@FaraFellow 4 жыл бұрын

Judi Gunn Personally I prefer German because of the stress it takes off your wrist. I suffered from awful carpal tunnel for over a year before switching from French, there's just something so natural about German grip that makes it almost effortless.

@coldsession 2 жыл бұрын

4:33

@sillygirlcentral 17 күн бұрын

15:34

@TU84Glue 7 жыл бұрын

16:40

@theotherdude3436 6 жыл бұрын

Here, at Carnegie Hall, we specialize in professional musicians who play prof- 1:37 , uhm, scratch that off the list

@theotherdude3436 6 жыл бұрын

Alright alright, start over, Here, at Carnegie Hall, we specialize in discipline and- 2:29 , god fucking dammet ROBERT STOP PUSHING HIM!

@theotherdude3436 6 жыл бұрын

ALRIGHT, ONE LAST TIME! Here, at Carnegie Hall, we are about professional looks- 20:20 *narrator quits*

@sum7242 Жыл бұрын

What’s so bad?

@sum7242 Жыл бұрын

@@theotherdude3436and he didn’t push him he leaned forward as the other guy was turning the music

@ploy7408 4 жыл бұрын

12:15 18:16

@Someone2464- 11 ай бұрын

10:31

@trumpetlover5022 Жыл бұрын

Principal oboist of the New York philharmonic Ryan roberts

@user-zs7on1cg5h Жыл бұрын

2:29...did I see a viola player fooling around with a 😡 face?? #mightbewrong🤷🏻‍♂️

@glenkuenzi4302 9 ай бұрын

1st Trumpet having some difficulties

@MarshallArtz007 Жыл бұрын

Nice performance, but mono sound. ☹️

@raenastra 8 жыл бұрын

20:20 TAKE OFF THOSE BRACELETS DUDE YOU'RE PERFORMING AT CARNEGIE HALL

@alexism.1701 7 жыл бұрын

Debashis Biswas could be his luck bracelets

@sagahammer 6 жыл бұрын

Dude? DUDE??????? You silly fucker!

@billyboultonmusic2171 4 жыл бұрын

Really rude of the violinist to shove that guy in front of her at 2:28

@theghattlings8995 3 жыл бұрын

1. Im pretty sure that was a guy (notice the uniform) 2. Im also pretty sure he was turning the page.

@BostonBum15 5 жыл бұрын

Is this really the best trumpet section the USA can produce??

@aidanolesen381 5 жыл бұрын

apparently.........

@StephenPBrownConductor 9 жыл бұрын

Clearly I'm out of place here compared the the comments so far, but this performance comes across as way too technically clean. If anyone, it's teenagers who know how to party and are full of unexpressed passion but I don't feel/ hear/ see any of that (except, possibly, the flute player in "Cool"). Such a pity. My heart sinks if this represents the kind of live music societies in the USA can expect in years to come. C'mon guys - let go! Be passionate! Show the love and hurt you can't express with words! Party! Being technically brilliant is only the beginning of music.

@billsullivan3920 9 жыл бұрын

Sorry! The playing is conducted by the guy on the podium. These players can make music anyway they are directed. Clearly you are out of place, and playing out of tune.

@StephenPBrownConductor 9 жыл бұрын

Bill Sullivan Thanks for the enlightenment, Bill. As a Conductor myself for 25+ years on four continents, I'm aware of everyone's roles, thanks. But I'll keep quiet now - obviously no-one is allowed an alternative perspective/ opinion here.

@Sam6284 9 жыл бұрын

Stephen P Brown

@StephenPBrownConductor 9 жыл бұрын

***** Fair point! Actually, I am more disappointed with the overly gushing and somewhat artificial praise of the commentators below rather than the performers. This may be the "Best performance... I have EVER heard" for some, but then I guess that doesn't say much for the performances that have been heard to date. And, not to be too contrary, there are a vast number of orchestras made up of teenagers throughout the world who do let go, are far more passionate, and less clinical than this orchestra - particularly in the UK and South America. I see no reason to give this bunch of talented young folk a false impression that they are the absolute best, when they are clearly not by global standards.

@Chad.Lilley 9 жыл бұрын

+Stephen P Brown Which youth Orchestras do you speak of? I believe all are entitled to opinions but if you speak of say, Dudamel's Simón Bolívar Orchestra from the El Systema Program, many of the artists that make up this orchestra are no longer youth musicians, contrary to popular belief. I believe the average age of that group is now somewhere around 24. I digress, I think the point here is that CH has created a spectacular program for our Nation's young musicians, and they perform as well as anyone else, objectively speaking. I may be biased, but I think Maestro Robertson did a spectacular job leading this Orchestra; he did just win a Grammy, so he must be doing something right...

@herol64700 7 жыл бұрын

not so good for me. lifeless. try Dudamel venezuela youth symphony

@theotherdude3436 6 жыл бұрын

Ed Herold agreed man

@LeeGeorge08 6 жыл бұрын

Listen to Britain and Australia's youth orchestras. This is low quality rubbish and it really tells the standard of music education in the US if those are the "best."

@aubrey4577 6 жыл бұрын

George Lee You know, this is a real masterpiece and takes a long time to learn. And if you can’t appreciate it, then why are you here?

@LeeGeorge08 6 жыл бұрын

Nonsense. Americans are incapable of composing "masterpieces."

@salamander26671 Ай бұрын

australia youth orchestra is for up to like 25 years old though...