CHESS makes it's long-awaited return with a new Broadway cast recording that captures the electrifying 2025 revival of the beloved musical by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Tim Rice. Featuring standout performances from Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher, this recording brings new life to some of musical theatre's most iconic songs, including "One Night in Bangkok," "Anthem," "I Know Him So Well," and "Nobody's Side." Complete with soaring melodies, political intrigue, and emotional drama, CHESS is a singular work, now preserved in a new recording for longtime fans and first-time listeners alike.
Track list: Disc 1: 1. Overture - By Chess 2025 Broadway Orchestra, 2. Difficult and Dangerous Times - By Bryce Pinkham, Chess 2025 Broadway Company, 3. Where I Want to Be - By Nicholas Christopher, Chess 2025 Broadway Company, 4. Pity the Child #1 - By Aaron Tveit, 5. Merano - By Bryce Pinkham, Chess 2025 Broadway Company, 6. What a Scene/What a Joy - By Aaron Tveit, Chess 2025 Broadway Company, 7. Press Conference - By Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, Chess 2025 Broadway Company, 8. The Arbiter - By Bryce Pinkham, Chess 2025 Broadway Company, 9. Chess Match #1 - By Chess 2025 Broadway Orchestra, 10. Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility) - By Bradley Dean, Lea Michele, Bryce Pinkham, Nicholas Christopher, 11. 1956, Budapest Is Rising - By Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, Chess 2025 Broadway Company, 12. Nobody's Side - By Lea Michele, Chess 2025 Broadway Company, 13. Mountain Duet - By Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher, Aaron Tveit, 14. Florence Quits - By Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, 15. Pity the Child #2 - By Aaron Tveit, 16. Heaven Help My Heart - By Lea Michele, 17. Anatoly & the Press - By Chess 2025 Broadway Company, 18. Anthem - By Nicholas Christopher, Chess 2025 Broadway Company
Disc 2: 1. Golden Bangkok - By Chess 2025 Broadway Orchestra, 2. One Night in Bangkok - By Aaron Tveit, Chess 2025 Broadway Company, 3. He Is a Man, He Is a Child - By Hannah Cruz, 4. The Soviet Machine - By Bradley Dean, Chess 2025 Broadway Company, 5. The Interview - By Aaron Tveit, Nicholas Christopher, 6. You and I - By Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher, 7. The Deal (Pt. 1) - By Bryce Pinkham, Chess 2025 Broadway Company, Hannah Cruz, Nicholas Christopher, 8. The Deal (Pt. 2) - By Aaron Tveit, Sean Allan Krill, Bradley Dean, Nicholas Christopher, Lea Michele, Hannah Cruz, Chess 2025 Broadway Company, 9. Pity the Child - By Aaron Tveit, Chess 2025 Broadway Company, 10. I Know Him So Well - By Lea Michele, Hannah Cruz, 11. Endgame (Pt. 1) - By Chess 2025 Broadway Company, 12. Endgame (Pt. 2) - By Bradley Dean, Sean Allan Krill, Lea Michele, Hannah Cruz, Nicholas Christopher, Aaron Tveit, Bryce Pinkham, Chess 2025 Broadway Company, 13. Someone Else's Story - By Lea Michele, 14. You and I (Reprise) - By Nicholas Christopher, Lea Michele, 15. Epilogue - By Bryce Pinkham