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lyricist:John Latouche
Richard Wilbur
composer:Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
part of:Candide (order: 5)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1956-12-09Candide: Act I. The Best of All Possible Worlds (Pangloss, Cunegonde, Candide, ensemble) (Candide, 1956 original Broadway cast)Barbara Cook, Robert Rounseville, Samuel Krachmalnick3:26
1974Candide: Best of All Possible Worlds[theatre]?:??
1974Candide: Best of All Possible Worlds (reprise)[theatre]?:??
1988-04-16 – 1988-04-20The Best of All Possible WorldsNickolas Grace, Mark Beudert, Marilyn Hill Smith, Mark Tinkler, Gaynor Miles, Scottish Opera Orchestra, Justin Brown2:44
1989-12-15 – 1989-12-18Candide: Act I, No. 3. The Best of All Possible WorldsAdolph Green, Ensemble, June Anderson, London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein2:42
1996Best of All Possible Worldscover and instrumentalCanadian Brass2:40
1997Best of All Possible WorldsEric Stern2:36
1999-10The Best of All Possible WorldsSimon Day, Daniel Evans, Alex Kelly, Elizabeth Renihan, Simon Russell Beale, NT Orchestra, Mark W. Dorrell2:31
2018-12-08 – 2018-12-09Candide: Act One: The Best of All Possible WorldsliveSir Thomas Allen, Leonardo Capalbo, Jane Archibald, Marcus Farnsworth, Carmen Artaza, London Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop2:43
Candide: The Best of All Possible WorldsMax Adrian, Barbara Cook, Robert Rounseville, Chorus3:23
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