Bernstein, Leonard: Candide - Suite for orchestra (1998) 18'
8 musical numbers from Candide for large orchestra, arranged by Charlie Harmon
Scoring
2.picc.2.corA.2.bcl.2.dbn-4.3.3.1-timp.perc(3/4):SD/BD/cyms/susp.cym/finger cyms/tgl/tamb/cast/ wdbl/tpl.blks/glsp-harp-strings
World Premiere
1/14/1999
Ordway Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota Orchestra / Eiji Oue
Programme Note
Not only did Bernstein base his comic operetta Candide on Voltaire’s great novel, but he enlisted a veritable “Who’s Who” of American authors to work on the libretto, including Richard Wilbur, Lillian Hellman and Dorothy Parker. The work’s overture is a well-known favorite, of course, but this Suite for Orchestra enables audiences to discover some of the work’s lesser-known music in a program-friendly instrumental version lasting eighteen minutes. The selections include You Were Dead You Know, Paris Waltz, Bon Voyage, Drowning Music/The King’s Barcarolle, Ballad of Eldorado, I Am Easily Assimilated, The Best of All Possible Worlds, and the touching finale, Make Our Garden Grow. The operetta itself is available for concert performance in both a full-length version lasting 110 minutes, and a vocal suite (50 minutes).
Recommended Recording
Minnesota Orchestra/Eiji Oue
Reference Recordings RR-87CD
8 musical numbers from Candide for large orchestra, arranged by Charlie Harmon
Scoring
2.picc.2.corA.2.bcl.2.dbn-4.3.3.1-timp.perc(3/4):SD/BD/cyms/susp.cym/finger cyms/tgl/tamb/cast/ wdbl/tpl.blks/glsp-harp-strings
World Premiere
1/14/1999
Ordway Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota Orchestra / Eiji Oue
Programme Note
Not only did Bernstein base his comic operetta Candide on Voltaire’s great novel, but he enlisted a veritable “Who’s Who” of American authors to work on the libretto, including Richard Wilbur, Lillian Hellman and Dorothy Parker. The work’s overture is a well-known favorite, of course, but this Suite for Orchestra enables audiences to discover some of the work’s lesser-known music in a program-friendly instrumental version lasting eighteen minutes. The selections include You Were Dead You Know, Paris Waltz, Bon Voyage, Drowning Music/The King’s Barcarolle, Ballad of Eldorado, I Am Easily Assimilated, The Best of All Possible Worlds, and the touching finale, Make Our Garden Grow. The operetta itself is available for concert performance in both a full-length version lasting 110 minutes, and a vocal suite (50 minutes).
Recommended Recording
Minnesota Orchestra/Eiji Oue
Reference Recordings RR-87CD
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