Leonard Bernstein (Suite for Orchestra from Candide)

This excellent arrangement of selections from Bernstein's operetta Candide (1956) was assembled by Mr. Charlie Harmon, a personal assistant to the maestro during the 1980s. There are some minor adjustments to the orchestration, but all in all, the work stands as is. Here is a list of selections included: You Were Dead, You Know Paris Waltz (2:16) Bon Voyage (4:10) Drowning Music (5:58) The Kings' Barcarolle (6:25) Ballad of El Dorado (7:03) I Am Easily Assimilated (9:58) Entr'Acte (12:26) The Best of All Possible Worlds (12:53) Make Our Garden Grow (14:16) Performed by the Minnesota Orchestra Conducted by Eiji Oue The recording is available through Reference Recordings: