Bernstein's Symphonic Dances From West Side Story has been skilfully arranged for Four Hands at Two Pianos by John Musto. This exciting arrangement will provide an enjoyable challenge to advancing and accomplished pianists alike.Two copies of the score are enclosed providing each pianist with his or her own score to play from.
SKU: BT.BHI6101620
SKU: BT.BHI6101621
SKU: CF.CY305
ISBN 9780825898709. UPC: 798408098704.
When you are a prodigy, you should study with the best. For Lukas Foss (born Lukas Fuchs), this meant studying orchestration with Felix Wolfes, composition with Noel Gallon, and even flute with Louis Moyse. In 1937, his family moved to the United States, the family name became Foss, and young Lukas would attend the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he would meet fellow classmate Leonard Bernstein. This led to a lifelong friendship of mutual admiration-Bernstein would conduct the world premiere of Time Cycle, and Foss would conduct the premiere of Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. Time Cycle would garner the New York Music Critics Circle Award for 1961 and be hailed as a true masterpiece of American music. Sony Classical has included the premiere recording by Leonard Bernstein and the Columbia Symphony Orchestra with soloist Adele Addison in their remastered series Bernstein Century.
