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The Bernstein Beat

Jamie Bernstein joins Charles Hazlewood and the Ulster Orchestra for an introduction to the music Leonard Bernstein. They focus on the rhythmic vitality of Bernstein's dance-based theatre music.

Charles Hazlewood and the Ulster Orchestra are joined by guest Jamie Bernstein for a special edition designed to introduce younger listeners to the music of her father Leonard Bernstein. This workshop, recorded in Belfast, focuses on the rhythmic vitality and the energy of some of Bernstein's dance-based theatre music, with extracts from On the Town, Candide, Mass and West Side Story.

1 hour

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Music Played

  • Leonard Bernstein

    On the Town: "Times Square"

    Performers: The Ulster Orchestra

  • Leonard Bernstein

    MASS: Meditation #3

    Performers: The Ulster Orchestra

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Jeremiah: Profanation

    Performers: The Ulster Orchestra

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Candide: Paris Waltz

    Performers: The Ulster Orchestra

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Fancy Free: Danzon

    Performers: The Ulster Orchestra

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Candide: excerpt from "Easily Assimilated"

    Performers: The Ulster Orchestra

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Prologue, Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"

    Performers: The Ulster Orchestra

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Mambo & Cha-Cha, Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"

    Performers: The Ulster Orchestra

  • Leonard Bernstein

    "Cool," Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"

    Performers: The Ulster Orchestra

  • Leonard Bernstein

    "America" (instrumental version) from "West Side Story"

    Performers: The Ulster Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Sat 12 Nov 2005 14:00