- Artist:
- Leonard Bernstein
The Maestro – Very Best of Leonard Bernstein
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Release date: 1 December 2023
Article Number: 505375000
Electrifying conductor, brilliant composer, gifted pianist, inspiring teacher: Leonard Bernstein is one of the most famous and influential musicians of all time. Highlights of this two-disc sampling of the Maestro’s legendary recordings for Deutsche Grammophon include his incandescent interpretations of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Mahler, composers for whom he felt a profound affinity. And Bernstein’s lifelong dedication to American music is vividly illustrated with Gershwin, Barber and, of course, his own iconic West Side Story.
This album offers a perfect introduction to Bernstein as conductor. Highlighting some of classical music’s most beloved works and tracks: from Elgar’s "Nimrod" to Mahler’s Adagietto from Symphony No.5, from Barber’s Adagio for Strings to Beethoven finale of the "Choral" Symphony No. 9, from Gerswhin’s "Rhapsody in Blue" to Dvorak’s "From the New World". Enjoy the charismatic music making of Bernstein at its best!
Tracklist:
CD 1
1. BERNSTEIN Candide: Overture
London Symphony Orchestra
BERNSTEIN West Side story
2. Symphonic Dances: Finale
Los Angeles Philharmonic
3. Maria
José Carreras tenor & Orchestra
4. Somewhere
Marilyn Horne mezzo-soprano & Orchestra
ELGAR Enigma Variations op. 46
5. Theme (Enigma)
6. Var. 9 (Nimrod)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
7. BARRBER Adagio for Strings
8. GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
Leonard Bernstein piano
Los Angeles Philharmonic
9. MAHLER Symphony No. 5: Adagietto
Wiener Philharmoniker
MAHLER Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"
10. Urlicht. Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht— "0 Röschen rot!"
11. Mit Aufschwung, aber nicht eilen - "0 Schmerz! Du Alldurchdringer"
Barbara Hendricks soprano • Christa Ludwig alto
The Westminster Choir • New York Philharmonic
CD 2
1. HAYDN Symphony No. 88: Finale. Allegro con spirito Hob. I:88/4
2. MOZART Clarinet Concerto: Adagio K 622/2
Peter Schmidl clarinet
3. MOZART Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": Finale. Presto K 385/4
4. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral":
Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute op. 68/3
5. SCHUMANN Cello Concerto: Langsam op. 129/2
Mischa Maiksy cello
6. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1 "Spring": Scherzo. Molto vivace op. 38/3
Wiener Philharmoniker
7. TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique": Adagio — Allegro non troppo op. 74/1
New York Philharmonic
8. DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": Scherzo. Molto vivace op. 95/3
9. DVOŘÁK Slavonic Dance No. 8 op. 46
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
10. ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance: March op. 39/1
BBC Symphony Orchestra
11. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 "Choral": Allegro energico e ben marcato op. 125/4f
"Seid umschlungen Millionen" / "Freude schöner Götterfunken"
June Anderson soprano • Sarah Walker mezzo-soprano • Klaus König tenor• Jan-Hendrik Rootering bass
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks • Rundfunkchor Berlin • Philharmonischer Kinderchor Dresden
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks • Staatskapelle Dresden • Orchestra of the Kirov Theatre
London Symphony Orchestra • New York Philharmonic • Orchestre de Paris
LEONARD BERNSTEIN conductor
