Candide

Description

Marin Alsop conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and the Chorus in a new recording of Bernstein's satirical operetta, "Candide." Made nearly thirty years after the composer's iconic recording with the Orchestra, Marin Alsop's new version was recorded during the celebration concerts marking Bernstein's centenary and features an exceptional ensemble of soloists, including Leonardo Capalbo (Candide), Jane Archibald (Cunégonde), Anne Sofie von Otter (The Old Lady), and Sir Thomas Allen (Dr. Pangloss, Narrator). With the lyrical contributions from sharp-witted writers Richard Wilbur and Dorothy Parker, as well as young Stephen Sondheim, "Candide" combines biting humor with Leonard Bernstein's extraordinary genius.