Another showing of the prizewinning story of how a classic recording was made, featuring
In September 1984, in a New York recording studio, composer Leonard Bernstein conducted for the first time anywhere a complete performance of his 1957 musical. Omnibus cameras covered the five hectic and exhilarating days of rehearsing and recording to make this documentary. Reviewing the record in Gramophone,
Edward Greenfield says, 'The speed with which the whole piece moves is astounding, not just as a superb entertainment but as a Shakespearean tragedy modernised and intensified'.
Based on an original concept by JEROME ROBBINS
Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS derived from
Romeo and Juliet
Producer HUMPHREY BURTON
Director CHRISTOPHER SWANN (R)