The Best of All Possible Worlds

by Leonard Bernstein

Tracklist

CD 1

  1. Candide: Overture4:33
  2. Arias and Barcarolles: Mr. and Mrs. Webb Say Goodnight8:32
  3. West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: II. Somewhere4:03
  4. Prelude, Fugue and Riffs: I. Prelude (for the Brass). Fast and exact1:52
  5. Prelude, Fugue and Riffs: II. Fugue (for the Saxes). Exactly the same beat1:50
  6. Prelude, Fugue and Riffs: III. Riffs (for Everyone)4:33
  7. On the Town: Three Dance Episodes: I. The Great Lover. Allegro pesante1:49
  8. On the Town: Three Dance Episodes: II. Lonely Town: Pas de deux. Andante - Sostenuto3:40
  9. On the Town: Three Dance Episodes: III. Times Square: 1944. Allegro4:55
  10. A Quiet Place: You're Late4:52
  11. Mass: Three Meditations for Cello and Orchestra: I. Lento assai, molto sostenuto4:34
  12. Mass: Three Meditations for Cello and Orchestra: II. Andante sostenuto - Variations I-IV-Coda4:08
  13. Mass: Three Meditations for Cello and Orchestra: III. Preso - Fast and primitive - Molto adagio8:16
  14. Candide: Make Our Garden Grow5:41

CD 2

  1. Fanfare for the Common Man2:19
  2. Symphony in G major, Hob. I:94 "Surprise": II. Andante6:36
  3. Symphony no. 7 in A major: IV. Allegro con brio7:08
  4. Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso5:42
  5. Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy Overture after Shakespeare22:42
  6. Symphony no. 3 in D minor: IIIa. Comodo. Scherzando. Ohne Hast2:42
  7. Symphony no. 3 in D minor: IIIb. Wieder sehr gemächlich, wie zu Anfang2:57
  8. Symphony no. 3 in D minor: IIIc. Etwas zurückhaltend5:33
  9. Symphony no. 3 in D minor: IIId. Schnell und schmetternd wie eine Fanfare - Tempo I. Mit geheimnisvoller Hast2:47
  10. Symphony no. 3 in D minor: IIIe. Wieder sehr gemächlich, beinahe langsam4:35
  11. Adagio for Strings, op. 1110:07
  12. Ave verum corpus, KV 6183:55