Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story'

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The sound of drums, blazing brass and unison tunes bring the urgency of New York’s streets immediately to your ears. Bernstein fuses old classical structures (the fugue) with modern dances and techniques to make it cool to love classical music. Check out Mambo and ‘Cool’ to hear what we mean. Composer: Leonard Bernstein Performers: BBC Concert Orchestra Conductor: Keith Lockhart Recording date: 14 October 2018 Date of broadcast: 19 December 2018