West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Somewhere (Consuelo and Company)

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Annotation

this song is part 4 of the 5-part "Ballet Sequence":
a. "Ballet Sequence" (Tony and Maria)
b. "Transition to Scherzo" (instrumental)
c. "Scherzo" (instrumental)
d. "Somewhere" (song and dance, Consuelo and Company)
e. "Procession and Nightmare" (Jets and Sharks)

Annotation last modified on 2012-07-11 06:52 UTC.

Relationships

lyricist:Stephen Sondheim
composer:Leonard Bernstein
publisher:Amberson Enterprises, Inc.
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Chappell & Co Ltd.
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
G. Schirmer
G. Schirmer Inc.
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
Universal - Polygram
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/30246 [info]
Wikidata:Q2231931 [info]
referred to in medleys:West Side Story Suite (order: 7)
later translated versions:Un pays pour nous
part of:West Side Story: Ballet Sequence (order: 4)
is the basis for:散‧聚
arrangements:Rhywle (Welsh version) (translated)
music quoted in:West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Procession and Nightmare (Jets, Sharks)
West Side Story: End Credits (2021 motion picture)
West Side Story: Finale
West Side Story: Finale (2021 motion picture version)
lyrics quoted in:West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Procession and Nightmare (Jets, Sharks)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1957-09-29Somewhere (Ballet) (1957 original Broadway cast)Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, Reri Grist7:35
1957-10-10Finale Medley, Part 2: One Hand, One Heart / Somewhere / Cool / I Feel Prettycover and instrumentalManny Albam & His Jazz Greats2:40
1957-10-10Somewherecover and instrumentalManny Albam & His Jazz Greats2:27
1957SomewhereLeonard Bernstein2:01
1957SomewhereThe New York Theater Orchestra with The Broadway Choir1:57
1957West Side Story: SomewhereLeonard Bernstein2:19
1960-02-14Somewherecover and instrumentalThe Dave Brubeck Quartet4:16
1961-04-11Somewhere (Finale)instrumentalStan Kenton3:14
1961End Credits (West Side Story, 1961 film cast, remastered 1992)medleyJohnny Green & Orchestra5:06
1961Somewhere (Finale) (West Side Story, 1961 film cast)Jimmy Bryant, Marni Nixon2:04
1962-01-24 – 1962-01-25Somewherecover and instrumentalThe Oscar Peterson Trio5:36
1962-07-02SomewhereStan Kenton Orchestra3:48
1962West Side StorymedleyLondon Festival Orchestra, London Festival Chorus, Stanley Black10:06
1964-06West Side Story (medley)instrumental, live and medleyRamsey Lewis Trio11:38
1965-08Somewhere (From "West Side Story") (live, The Supremes at the Copa)cover and liveThe Supremes3:50
1965Somewhere (live at the Copa/1965 - alternate stereo mix)cover and liveThe Supremes3:54
1965Somewhere (live at the Copa/1965)cover and liveThe Supremes3:48
1966-04-06SomewhereinstrumentalThe Cannonball Adderley Quintet with Strings2:50
1966-08-25Somewherecover and liveVince Hill?:??
1966-09-26Somewhere (live) (live, 1966-09-26: Roostertail, Detroit, MI, USA)cover and liveThe Supremes4:02
1966-10-10West Side Story Medleyinstrumental, live and medleyBuddy Rich10:49
1967-01-13SomewhereinstrumentalLee Morgan5:51
1970-09Somewhere (live, 1970-09)liveAndy Williams2:40
1972-04SomewherecoverAretha Franklin6:17
1978-07 – 1978-08Somewhere (from “West Side Story”)coverTom Waits3:53
1978-10West Side Story Medleyinstrumental and medleyEddie Higgins13:03
1984-09-07West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: SomewhereMarilyn Horne2:37
1984-09-07West Side Story: SomewhereJessye Norman2:57
1984West Side Story: SomewhereDeborah Sasson, Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Michael Tilson Thomas5:19
1985SomewherecoverBarbra Streisand4:56
1986-09-06Somewhere (live, 1986-09-06: Malibu, CA, USA)cover and liveBarbra Streisand5:24
1987-09SomewhereNancy Kelly5:29
1987-11-08"Somewhere" from West Side StoryliveLeontyne Price, Leonard Bernstein4:50
1988-03-14 – 1988-03-15Somewhere (live, 1988-03-14/15: Ahoy Arena, Rotterdam, Netherlands)cover and liveAnita Meyer2:50
1988-12Somewhere (from West Side Story)Colm Wilkinson2:42
1989-02-12 – 1989-02-28West Side Story: SomewhereDorothy Benham, Christophe Caballero, Paul Gemignani7:05
1990-09-29 – 1990-09-30SomewhereinstrumentalDave Liebman | Gil Goldstein5:17
1992-11Somewherecover29th Street Saxophone Quartet3:01
1993-02West Side Story: SomewhereJessye Norman2:57
1993Ballet Sequence: Somewhere (West Side Story, 1993 London studio cast)Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth2:35
1993Ballet Sequence: SomewhereSally Burgess, National Symphony Orchestra, John Owen Edwards2:32
1993Ballet: Intro to Ballet / Transition to Scherzo / Scherzo / Somewhere / Procession and NightmareSally Burgess, Paul Manuel, Tinuke Olafimihan, National Symphony Orchestra, John Owen Edwards9:34
1993Somewhere (alternative motion picture version)Paul Manuel, Tinuke Olafimihan, National Symphony Orchestra, John Owen Edwards2:55
1994-02-24SomewherecoverMal Waldron & George Haslam5:42
1994-06-20 – 1994-06-30Somewhere (live, 1994-06-20–1994-06-30: Madison Square Garden, NY, USA)cover and liveBarbra Streisand5:16
1994-10-01 – 1994-10-02SomewhereMike Mainieri8:01
1995-11SomewhereDawn Upshaw, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Eric Stern2:18
1996-01-21SomewhereliveFrançoise Pollet, Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, Yutaka Sado3:33
1996Somewherecover and instrumentalCanadian Brass4:28
1997-06Somewherecover and livePet Shop Boys4:49
1997-06Somewhere (Credits)cover and partialPet Shop Boys1:05
1997-06Somewhere (Documentary)cover and partialPet Shop Boys24:34
1997-06Somewhere (Documentary)cover, live and partialPet Shop Boys24:34
1997-06Somewhere (Intro)coverPet Shop Boys1:24
1998-01-26West Side Story: SomewherelivePlácido Domingo, Renée Fleming3:22
1998-01SomewhereinstrumentalGunnar Bergsten7:58
1999-07 – 1999-09SomewherecoverAudra McDonald2:32
1999-12-31Entr’acte (live, 1999-12-31: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA)instrumental, live and medleyMarvin Hamlisch2:09
1999-12-31Entr’acte (live, 1999-12-31: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA)instrumental, live and medleyBarbra Streisand2:22
2000-01-01I Believe / Somewhere (live, 2000-01-01: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA)cover and liveBarbra Streisand / Barbra Streisand with Lauren Frost8:43
2000-01-01I Believe / Somewhere / Credits (live, 2000-01-01: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA)liveBarbra Streisand with Lauren Frost8:19
2000-10-06Somewhere (live, 2000-10-06: Westin Philippine Plaza, Pasay City, Philippines)cover and liveRegine Velasquez3:15
2001West Side Story: SomewhereNashville Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Schermerhorn2:39
2002-02-06West Side Story: SomewhereliveRussell Watson4:50
2002-06SomewhereWinchester College Quiristers2:35
2002-11-04SomewhereinstrumentalMark Isaacs, Jay Anderson, Adam Nussbaum14:25
2003-10-15 – 2003-10-16SomewherecoverBill Charlap Trio2:59
2006Somewhere (live, 2006)cover and liveBarbra Streisand with Il Divo3:34
2007Somewhere (West Side Story, 2007 studio cast)Connie Fisher, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra2:21
2009-04-06Somewhere (West Side Story, 2009 Broadway revival cast)Nicholas Barasch, Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione, Company6:49
2009-07-11Somewhere / Everywherecover, instrumental and liveKeith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette19:37
2011-05-03Somewherecover and liveRussell Watson, Arts Symphonic, Robert Emery5:39
2011SomewherecoverJackie Evancho feat. Barbra Streisand3:51
2012-10-11 – 2012-10-13Make Our Garden Grow / Somewhere (live, 2012‐10‐11–2012‐10‐13: Barclay’s Center, NYC, NY, USA)live and partialBarbra Streisand?:??
2013-01-28SomewhereliveNewtown High School Chamber Choir (2012/2013)3:39
2013-06-27 – 2013-07-02West Side Story: Act II. Ballet Sequence: SomewhereliveJulia Bullock, San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2:27
2014SomewhereBarbra Streisand with Josh Groban4:07
2017-02-20 – 2017-02-22SomewhereinstrumentalThierry Escaich, Romain Leleu2:16
2019-02-24 – 2019-02-27West Side Story: Tonight / I Feel Pretty / Maria / Gee, Officer Krupke / Somewhere (Medley)instrumental and medleyLucienne Renaudin Vary, BBC Concert Orchestra, Bill Elliott12:15
"Somewhere"partialEddie Palmieri0:23
Don't Be Cruel to the Great Balls of Anneliesecover and medleyUnicante6:43
I Feel Pretty - Somewhereinstrumental and medleyCal Tjader6:39
Medley from West Side Story, Part II / The Best of All Possible Worlds / I Am Easily Assimilatedlive and medleyThe San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and Orchestra10:47
Medlicover and medleyCôr Meibion y Brythoniaid8:04
Romance of the Love Theme V: The Exodus Song / Born Free / Somewhere (uncredited instrumentals, from Lover’s Romance, Vol. 11)instrumental and medley[unknown]6:15
SomewherecoverThe Rokes2:26
SomewhereJohn Dulieu2:31
SomewherecoverPhil Collins5:38
SomewherecoverThe Brothers Four2:17
SomewherecoverLee Towers?:??
SomewhereinstrumentalThe Northern Lights Orchestra3:13
SomewherecoverMirja Mäkelä Trio3:07
SomewhereinstrumentalRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2:34
Somewherecover and instrumentalTommy Emmanuel, CGP & John Knowles, CGP3:32
SomewherecoverJack Jones3:11
SomewherecoverEddie Palmieri2:40
SomewherecoverMormon Tabernacle Choir2:36
SomewherecoverThe Tierney Sutton Band3:47
SomewherecoverRowetta2:58
SomewherecoverKatherine Jenkins3:35
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