I was an English teacher at a secure facility for boys in NYS in the 1980's. I played this documentary for my students after they had completed a creative arts unit. They were enthralled!

Maria

Absolute genius. 😂 Could watch this on a loop for hours. Love, love, love Leonard Bernstein. X

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I decided to watch prior to viewing Bradley Cooper's role as Bernstein in Maestro -- and I can't stop laughing at "Take 74". That's all I needed to know. Wonderful footage, but the musicians seem STRESSED. LOL

"Take 74" 😬

Where are the maracas ?🤌

Dozens and dozens of takes for the same work, that was the perfectionist and brilliant Bernstein, who spoke very highly of The Beatles in a documentary, the Liverpool group was also very demanding with their songs, for example, they did "Not Guilty" 102 takes, obtaining an excellent result and still they did not include it in the white album. Decenas y decenas de tomas para una misma obra, ese era el perfeccionista y genial Bernstein, quien habló muy bien de The Beatles en un documental, el grupo de Liverpool también era muy exigente con sus canciones, por ejemplo, de "Not Guilty" hicieron 102 tomas, obteniendo un excelente resultado y aún así no la incluyeron en el album blanco.

A master at work 🙌

As a 13 yr old I was totally captivated by this documentary. Great to see it here

My goal is to play tenor and soprano saxophone in orchestras which record filmscores. These videos are inspiring and motivating 🙌🏻

Without Bernstein, we wouldn't have one of the greatest Sondheim musicals ever made.

the tamborine man having a Carreras crisis...

It's increadible how being picky at this made a wonderful outcome yes english i am grate at gramm4r

This score gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.

So disappointed with the movie. West Side Story was the highlight of his career and it wasn't mentioned

Bernstein knows what he wants, hears everything and gets what he wants. Who is the bassoonist? -a beautiful sound. The best musicians in the business.

just makes me cry. what an amazing experience to be part of - what incredible musicians

anyone else snap like in the film while watching this

My Tambourine and Maraca guy left that room looking like Bernstein.

The star of the piece...the delicate maracas. So perfect, a tiny detail. Genius. Funny, I always noticed them as a kid years ago, because I thought they drew attention back to the spice in Maria's culture.

Sounds good to me lol

Modern musicals could never

"Conduts"? Hmmm......is that some new musical term I've never heard?

Genius

Amazing

The musicians are anxious in his presence

The percussionist was clearly under stress. LOL. He did well at the end.

It just takes your breath away.

None of what he said was in any way being picky. He was right on.

They gave a ton of camera time to the guy with the tamboreen because they knew he was stressed 😅

I've always thought this track sounded perfect -- such a delicate, beautiful piece. Wonderful to see them working to get it right. Cha Cha was always stood out for me in WSS as one of its best moments.

And elegant it is!

How did Lenny not catch the missing maracas?

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Pure musicality. Delicate yet sharp. Such great, great players. ❤

Percussionist earned his corn.

ORGANIC APPROACH ANY ONE? what a gift!!!❤❤🎉

I'll never forget standing behind the percussion section during a rehersal of his symphonic west side story dances and was amazed that the maracas player(after playing the maracas part) then turned them around a played the tom toms with the butt of the handles! During a break, I asked ther guy about this and he showed me that it said to do that in the score! What vision! What a genius!

Anyone knows the film this was taken from?

It is thrilling to watch this. 😮

Fun!

KZbin. Every time I start getting into something I like, the video ends.

That percussionist was so nervous 😅

Is this from the version with Placido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa as Tony and Maria.

when was this? If it was 50s or early 60s, wouldn't all the guys be wearing suits to work?

This is such good music. And I bet the musicians loved this experience, as stressful as it may have been. (Now some of the singers’ experiences on this recording might not have had such a good time).

I don’t know how anyone can still give a fresh interpretation on Take 74! I would be robotic at that point.

The name is Cha Cha Cha, Americans pull over one Cha, why? Dunno…

Ok. I would be glad to help if I was being paid.