West Side Story: Prologue

~ Work

Relationships

composer:Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
referred to in medleys:Gutter Cat vs. The Jets
part of:West Side Story (Swedish version) (order: 1)
West Side Story (order: 2)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1957-09-29Prologue (West Side Story, 1957 original Broadway cast)Orchestra3:50
1957-09-29Prologue and Jet Song (1957 original Broadway cast)Orchestra, The Jets5:58
1957-10-10Prologue / Jet SongManny Albam & His Jazz Greats4:48
1961-03-15PrologueStan Kenton4:05
1961Prologue (West Side Story, 1961 film cast)Johnny Green5:38
1962West Side StorymedleyLondon Festival Orchestra, London Festival Chorus, Stanley Black10:06
1967Prolog (West Side Story, 1967 German studio cast)Großes Unterhaltungsorchester, Heinz Geese0:43
1984-06-20 – 1984-06-21West Side Story: PrologueMembers of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Michael Tilson Thomas3:59
1984-09-07West Side Story: No. 1: PrologueLeonard Bernstein4:07
1989-02-12 – 1989-02-28West Side Story: ProloguePaul Gemignani4:11
1993Prologue (West Side Story, 1993 Leicester Haymarket Theatre cast)National Symphony Orchestra, John Owen Edwards4:13
1993Prologue (West Side Story, 1993 London studio cast)Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth4:39
1993Prologue and Jet SongLeonard Bernstein7:13
1998-01-26West Side Story: PrologueChicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim4:31
2003-04-12Prologue From the West Side StoryHarmonieorkest Auletes4:12
2009-04-06Prologue (West Side Story, 2009 Broadway revival cast)Orchestra4:09
2013-06-27 – 2013-07-02West Side Story: PrologueliveSan Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas3:56
2023-04-15 – 2023-04-16West Side Story: ProloguepartialLondon Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet‐Séguin1:25
PrologLeonard Bernstein3:48
PrologueThe West End Orchestra & Singers4:37
Prologue (West Side Story, 2007 studio cast)Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra4:15
Prologue[theatre]4:36
Prologue (West Side Story, 1961 film cast, remastered 1992)Johnny Green & Orchestra6:38
PrologueGustavo Dudamel5:54
Prologue/Jet SongmedleyJoerg Kaufmann feat. Bobby Shew6:41
West Side Story '09: Conflict and Resolution: Selections From "West Side Story" (Rumble, Prologue, A Boy Like That, I Have a Love, Cool, Tonight)medleyHoly Name Cadets12:43
West Side Story, PrologueThe Oom Maw Maw4:08
West Side Story: Act I, PrologueGerman Brass2:21
West Side Story: Prologuecover and instrumentalPhilip Jones Brass Ensemble4:04
West Side Story: PrologueLad Busby and His Orchestra4:25
West Side Story: PrologueThe Amsterdam Saxophone Quartet, Jaap van Zweden4:43
West Side Story: PrologueNashville Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Schermerhorn4:16