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Candide: Act I. It Must Be So

Candide's Meditation
First released 1956English9 recordingson 23 releasesISWC T-070.907.136-2

Written by

Leonard BernsteinComposerRichard WilburLyricist

From the films

West Side StoryWest Side Story1961the film on Charmy Movies ↗
CandideCandide1991the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Candide: Act I, No. 5. It Must Be So (Candide’s Meditation)Jerry Hadley, London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein2:15
Candide: Act I. It Must Be So (Candide)Samuel Krachmalnick1:52
It Must Be SoJason Danieley3:04
Candide: It Must Be So[theatre]
It Must Be SoMark Beudert, Scottish Opera Orchestra, Justin Brown2:08
Candide: Act One: It Must Be So (Candide’s Meditation)Leonardo Capalbo, London Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop1:53
Candide: “It Must Be So”Robert Rounseville, Samuel Krachmalnick1:53
It Must Be SoLambert Wilson, Édouard Ferlet, Régis Huby
Candide: It Must Be SoRoberta Alexander & Tan Crone1:38

On these albums

Candide
CandideLeonard Bernstein · 1956Soundtrack
Candide
CandideLeonard Bernstein; Nickolas Grace, Marilyn Hill Smith, Mark Beudert, Ann Howard, Bonaventura Bottone, Gaynor Miles, Leon Greene, Mark Tinkler, Scottish Opera Chorus, Peter Stanger, Scottish Opera Orchestra, Justin Brown · 1990Soundtrack
Candide
CandideBernstein; Jerry Hadley, June Anderson, Christa Ludwig, Adolph Green, Nicolai Gedda, Della Jones, Kurt Ollmann, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Leonard Bernstein · 1991
Candide
CandideLeonard Bernstein · 1997Soundtrack
Nuit américaine
Nuit américaineLambert Wilson · 2005
Candide (1974 Broadway revival cast)
Candide (1974 Broadway revival cast)Leonard Bernstein · 2006Soundtrack
A Tribute to John Cargher
A Tribute to John CargherVarious Artists · 2008
West Side Story / Candide
West Side Story / CandideLeonard Bernstein · 2012Soundtrack
The Leonard Bernstein Collection, Volume One
The Leonard Bernstein Collection, Volume OneLeonard Bernstein · 2014
Leonard Bernstein: The Remastered Edition
Leonard Bernstein: The Remastered EditionLeonard Bernstein · 2017
Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon & Decca
Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon & DeccaLeonard Bernstein · 2018
Candide
CandideLeonard Bernstein; Leonardo Capalbo, Jane Archibald, Anne Sofie von Otter, Sir Thomas Allen, London Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop · 2021
Songs
SongsLeonard Bernstein; Roberta Alexander, Tan Crone

Source: MusicBrainz work 5c46497a-282a-4563-9e77-8363cd20eac7 (CC0).