Bernstein, Leonard > Orchestra of St. Luke's

EMI American Classics - Leonard Bernstein / Paävo Jarvi, Sir Simon Rattle, Leonard Slatkin, St. Louis SO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Facsimile; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, musical (withdr...
Performers: Hubbard, Bruce; Liberman, Barbara
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Paavo, Järvi; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Davies, Dennis R.
Ensemble: ; Orchestra of St. Luke's; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Like Gershwin before him, Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) composed music for the concert hall and for musical theatre. Through the Broadway musical 'West Side Story', his...continue...

The World So Wide / Dawn Upshaw

1 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 1998-05-26

Works: Samuel Barber: Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 40; Aaron Copland: The Tender Land; John Adams: Nixon in China; Leonard Bernstein: Trouble in Tahiti; Tania León: Scourge of Hyacinths; Douglas Moore: ...
Performers: Upshaw, Dawn
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's

"...American opera represents a vast repertoire that includes many works of compelling beauty and riveting drama. Most are still largely unknown to the musical public...'The...continue...