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Leonard Bernstein's New York | 
 enlarge | Artists: Leonard Bernstein, Dawn Upshaw, Judy Blazer, Mandy Patinkin, Audra Mcdonald, Donna Murphy, Richard Muenz, Eric Stern, Orchestra Of St. Luke's
Label: Nonesuch
Category: Music
Buy New: $18.98
New (20) Used (33) Collectible (1) from $2.38
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 57970
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 075597940022
EAN: 0075597940022
ASIN: B000005J40
Release Date: August 20, 1996
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| Tracks:
| • | Lonely Town | | • | Come up to My Place | | • | What a Waste | | • | A Little Bit in Love | | • | Danzon Variation | | • | Ain't Got No Tears Left | | • | Ballet at the Village Vortex | | • | Wrong Note Rag | | • | Story of My Life | | • | Cab and Bedroom | | • | One Hand, One Heart | | • | Ya Got Me | | • | A Quiet Girl | | • | Balcony Scene (Tonight) | | • | Lonely Town Pas de Deux | | • | Somewhere | | • | Ballet Sequence | | • | Some Other Time | | • | New York, New York (Finale, Act 2) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Leonard Bernstein's New York is a cornucopia of tongue-in-cheek wit, unabashed romanticism, big-city loneliness, and intellectual irony. His well-known orchestral brilliance is beautifully represented under the stellar conducting of Eric Stern, but his underappreciated talents as a songwriter are what shine, elevating this recording to magic. The cast of American theater's best includes Mandy Patinkin wonderfully indulging his comic side; Judy Blazer and Donna Murphy, the shiniest lights on Broadway, demonstrating their extensive range as singing actresses; Audra McDonald making the difficult sound easy; and Richard Muenz and Dawn Upshaw singing elegantly. Most unforgettably pleasing are the trios "Ya Got Me" and "What A Waste." A great tribute to Bernstein's theater works. --Barbara Eisner Bayer
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Disappointing March 13, 2007
I agree that this is a great collection. But I have to wonder: Am I the only one who got a bum copy of the CD? The songs are all mixed up on my copy, as in, most of the tracks are mislabeled: "A Quiet Girl" is really "Tonight", The Balcony Scene, printed as "Tonight" is really "Somewhere". The list goes on.
So, who do I kvetch to? I'd like a copy that isn't a complete mishmash.
 The Feel of New York January 9, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having spent most of my working years in NYC, I felt this CD brought the city to me. Bernstein has allways been a favorite.
 The next stop once you've heard the originals January 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a tribute to Bernstein on Broadway, this CD is hard to beat. All the singers are stars but of a generation, ro two, beyond the originals. Naturally here's been a change of style, and these renditions are more knowing, sophisticated, and at times ironic than the originals. On their own, Donna Murphy, Dawn Upshaw, and Mandy Patinkin, among others, are masters of their craft, but I hope anyone who loves LB will also seek out the original cast albums for all of his musicals, or the clesest one can get (On the Town was remade in the Fifties). Those recordings cast a unique spel, but the next stop is this marvelous CD.
Bernstein's New York, it's a wonderful town! January 15, 2002
And speaking of "Wonderful Town," it's so nice to hear music from this least appreciated of Bernstein's musicals. "What a Waste," "A Quiet Girl" and Audra McDonald's enchanting "A Little Bit in Love" have never sounded better. Donna Murphy burns the house down with the torchy "Ain't Got No Tears Left," and has fun with Patinkin and Blazer on the raucous "Ya Got Me." "One Hand, One Heart" sung by Dawn Upshaw and Richard Muenz is movingly rendered, as is Patinkin's wonderful delivery of an all-time Bernstein favorite, "Some Other Time." My only comlaint? Where is "I Can Cook Too?" A terrific recording.
 Great CD BUT... July 2, 2000
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I loved this CD, but there was some things that kept it fromgetting four stars. First Mandy Patkin, I loved him in Sunday in The Park With George, also I have a CD of him singing yiddish songs all good, but in this CD I just don't like him. Like in the song "Come Up To My Place" I didn't like his voice and I never could quite see him as the character for that song. Also I would have liked to see (well actually "hear") some more of the dance numbers or overtures, I realize the main point of the CD was all the singers they put together, but the real highlight of the CD for me was the sections from Fancy Free, and Ballet At The Village Vortex from Wonderful Town. Also I liked "One Hand One Heart" a lot. Overall I would get this CD if you like Bernstein or any of these musicals, it is good listen, just not outstanding.
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