Bernstein, Leonard

Leonard Bernstein - Composer, Conductor, Pianist

1 CD / Symposium / 2008-11-11

Works: Aaron Copland: Sonata for Piano; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Igor Stravinsky: L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), for 3 actors, dancer & 7 instruments; Leonard Bernstein: Ann...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Bernstein excelled as a conductor, but he could have had a major career as a pianist. As a composer he added significantly to the symphonic...continue...

Original Jacket Collection - Bernstein conducts Bernstein

10 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-08-05

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; On the Waterfront; Fancy Free, ballet; Symphony no 1 "Jeremiah"; Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"; I Hate Music, cycle of "5 kid songs...
Performers: Alexander, Cris [Broadway]; Bernstein, Leonard; Brown, Mark [Baritone Vocal]; Butler, Antonia; Clarke, Michael [Drummer]; Comden, Betty; Entremont, Philippe; Foss, Lukas [Composer]; Francescatti, Zin...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Columbia Jazz Combo; Columbia Wind Ensemble

'Bernstein conducts Bernstein' is the ultimate tribute to the legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein - specially created to celebrate the 90th anniversary of his...continue...

Three Tenors in Concert 1994

1 CD / Teldec (USA) Import / 2007-10-23

Works: Jules Massenet: Le Cid; Werther; Federico Moreno Torroba: La maravilla; Richard Rodgers: Spring is Here; Agustín Lara: Granada; Ernesto de Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Tu ca nun chiagne; Torna ...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Brodszky, Nicholas; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Denza, Luigi; Domingo, Placido; Grever, Maria Mendez; Lara, Agustin; Lehar, Franz; Massenet, Jules; Neto, Joaquim Antonio Barroso...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin

Personnel: Plácido Domingo, José Carreras , Luciano Pavarotti (tenor).

Recording information: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA.

This installment of The Three Tenors was recorded...continue...

Bernstein: West Side Story / Bernstein, Te Kanawa, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-18

Works: Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story
Performers: Albert, Adrienne; Bernstein, Leonard; Bogardus, Stephen; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cornier, Carmen; Edeiken, Louise; Gondek, Juliana; Harrell, Richard; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Kueth...
Conductors: Stahl, David; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Orchestra

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the premiere of West Side Story, Deutsche Grammophon has prepared this deluxe version of its memorable 1984 recording under...continue...
Personnel: Darryl Tookes, June Magruder, John Kuether, Richard Harrell, Stella Zambalis, Louise Edeiken, Peter Thom, Stephen Bogardus, Adrienne Albert, Charles Magruder, Angelina Reaux, Tony Wells, Jo...continue...

A Total Embrace: The Composer

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-09-09

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Symphony no 1 "Jeremiah"; Serenade for Violin and Orchestra "after Plato's Symposium"; Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"; I Hate Music, cycle of "5 kid songs" for s...
Performers: Adrian, Max; Alexander, Cris [Broadway]; Bernstein, Leonard; Calin, Mickey; Chaplin, Sydney; Chorus; Comden, Betty; Cook, Barbara [pop vcl]; Cooper, Marilyn; Ensemble; Entremont, Philippe; Girls, Sha...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Chorus; Columbia Jazz Band; Columbia Wind Ensemble; Ensemble; New York City Ballet Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

Personnel: Leonard Bernstein (piano); Nancy Williams (mezzo soprano); Isaac Stern (violin); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Philippe Entremont (piano).

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was not only a br...continue...

Bernstein Conducts Bernstein

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-04-08

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Fancy Free, ballet; Facsimile; Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; On the Waterfront; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Sy...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Chama, Jose Eduardo; Dale, Clamma; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Fifer, Bruce; Foss, Lukas [Composer]; Gramm, Donald; Kremer, Gidon; Ludwig, Christa; Mense, Ruth; Rampal, Jean-...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; National Symphony, Washington, D. C.; New York Philharmonic; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This comprehensive overview of the music of Leonard Bernstein is led by the Maestro himself, all at budget price! The all-star cast of artists include...continue...

Original Jacket Collection - Leonard Bernstein

10 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-12-04

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Leonard Bernstein: How a Great Symphony Was Written (Lecture); Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; On the Waterfront; Leonard ...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Sabinsky, Raymond
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Bernstein Century - Beethoven: Symphony no 3 / New York PO

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-02-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Leonard Bernstein: How a Great Symphony Was Written (Lecture)
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Bernstein Century - Jeremiah, The Age of Anxiety, etc

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-02-16

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphony no 1 "Jeremiah"; Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"; I Hate Music, cycle of "5 kid songs" for soprano & piano; La Bonne Cuisine
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Entremont, Philippe; Tourel, Jennie
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Bernstein Century - Bach: St. Matthew Passion / NYPO, et al

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-02-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Leonard Bernstein: Leonard Bernstein discusses material & structure in Bach's St. Matthew Passion (Lecture)
Performers: Addison, Adele; Allen, Betty; Bell, Donald; Bell, Donaldson; Bernstein, Leonard; Brenner, Engelbert; Bressler, Charles; Corigliano, John, Sr. [Violin]; Goltzer, Albert; Gomberg, Harold; Hambro, Leoni...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Collegiate Chorale; New York Philharmonic; Transfiguration Boys Choir

This abridged version of Bach's St. Matthew Passion originated with some New York Philharmonic subscription concerts at Carnegie Hall in the spring of 1962. Although...continue...
This disc includes a recording of Leonard Bernstein discussing the musical and dramatic structure of the St. Matthew Passion.

The 'Saint Matthew Passion' represents the culmination of Bach's ac...continue...

Three Tenors in Concert 1994 / Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti

1 CD / Atlantic Group / 1994-08-30

Works: Jules Massenet: Le Cid; Werther; Federico Moreno Torroba: La maravilla; Richard Rodgers: Spring is Here; Agustín Lara: Granada; Ernesto de Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Tu ca nun chiagne; Torn...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Brodszky, Nicholas; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Denza, Luigi; Domingo, Placido; Grever, Maria Mendez; Grossman, Henry; Lara, Agustin; Lehar, Franz; Massenet, Jules; Neto, Joaqui...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Los Angeles Music Center Opera Chorus; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

This installment of The Three Tenors was recorded live at Dodgers Stadium in 1994. It is hard to imagine the use of a sports stadium for classical musicians, but given the popularity of these men, th...continue...

Isaac Stern Collection - The Early Concerto Recordings Vol 2

3 CD / Sony Classical / 1990-08-14

Works: Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, for violin & orchestra in D minor, Op. 21; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Jean Sibelius: Concerto for V...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Bruch, Max; Lalo, Edouard; Saint-Saens, Camille; Sibelius, Jean; Stern, Isaac; Wieniawski, Henryk
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Waxman, Franz; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Bernstein, Leonard; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Kurtz, Efrem
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

Personnel: Isaac Stern (violin)....continue...