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Bernstein: On the Town / Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, Samuel Ramey, Cleo Laine, David Garrison. Michael Tilson Thomas

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Works: Leonard Bernstein: On the Town
Performers: Barrett, Michael; Benson, Lindsay; Collins, Stewart; Garrison, David; Harrison, Thomas; Ollmann, Kurt; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

First choice, Deutsche Grammophon's new original album series, continues and offers 10 appealing new titles. This is the third batch of 10. Earlier releases have...continue...
Recording information: Barbican Centre, London (06/1992)....continue...

Amore: The Opera Album

1 CD / Universal Import / 2013-02-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Nabucco; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Les Pecheurs de Perles; Jules Massenet: Werther; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Um...
Performers: Cottle, Lawrence; Jason, Neil; Johnson, Bashiri [Percussion]; Watson, Russell
Conductors: Ingman, Nick; Hayward, William; Dodd, Nicholas; Lubbock, John

Personnel: Russell Watson (tenor)....continue...

Musicals: The Premier Collection

3 CD / USM Media / 2012-11-06

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Music of the Night, song (for the musical The Phantom of the Opera); Jesus Christ Superstar; Another Suitcase in Another Hall, song (for the musical Evita); Don't Cry for Me ...
Performers: Ahmad, Irfan; Ampil, Joanna; Andrews, Julie; Astaire, Fred; Atkinson, Aimie; Ball, Michael; Barrowman, John; Bickley, Graham; Bo, Alfie; Bonney, Barbara; Bowman, Simon; Brightman, Sarah; Clark, Petul...
Conductors: Yates, Martin; Edwards, John O.; Barna, Craig; McLeod, Callum; Brooker, Stephen; Kelly, Julian; Greenwood, Andrew; Firman, David
Ensemble: ; NSO Ensemble

Rare London Musicals of the '50s

1 CD / Acrobat / 2012-11-06

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Wonderful Town; Laurie Johnson: Lock Up Your Daughters; Sandro Giovannini: When in Rome; Richard Rodgers: All at Once, song (from "Babes in Arms"); Cole Porter: Brush up your Shake...
Performers: Barry, Brendan; Bowen, Dennis; Cole, Andy; Cooper, Terence; Elliott, Peter; Green, Danny [Vocals]; Hazell, Hy; Henderson, Dickie; Jaeger, Frederick; James, Sidney; Kirkwood, Pat; Laverick, June [Voca...

Celebrating American Spirit / Kelli O'Hara, Ron Raines. Essential Voices USA

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 2012-10-30

Works: Laurie Hochman: The Pledge of Allegiance, for orchestra; David Ludwig: The New Colossus, for chorus; Truman, for chorus (part of collaborative work "Sing out Mr. President"); Larry Hochman: Reason to...
Performers: O'Hara, Kelli; Raines, Ron
Conductors: Clurman, Judith
Ensemble: ; Essential Voices USA

Sono Luminus proudly presents Celebrating the American Spirit, performed by Essential Voices USA and directed by Judith Clurman, which reconfigures musical expressions of nationhood. EVUSA...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City (07/11/2012); DiMenna Center for Classical Music (07/11/2012); American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City (2011-01-1...continue...

American Classics - works by Bernstein, Gershwin, Mancini et al. / Ines Agnes Krautwurst, voice

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-07-31

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; West Side Story; Slava! A Political Overture, for orchestra; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; George Gershwin: Strike up the Band; Work(s); Henry Mancini: Breakfast ...
Performers: Krautwurst, Ines
Conductors: Clamor, Thomas
Ensemble: Saxon Wind Philharmonic

Genuin presents the second release of the Saxon Wind Philharmonic, this time featuring for the first time, festive wind music. Director and conductor Thomas Clamor...continue...
Recording information: Deutsche Bläserakademie, Bad Lausick, Germany (10/07/2011-10/09/2011)....continue...

Leonard Bernstein: Mass / Jerry Hadley, tenor; Kent Nagano

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Alleluia
Performers: Albert, Adreinne [Vocals]; Allen, Betty; Altman, Karen; Brauns, Sigurd; Cossa, Dominic; DeVoll, Raymond; Elliott, William; Lehmann, Tobias; Magruder, Charles; Magruder, June; Manno, John; Modersohn, ...
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Woodstock, Nixon and the Vietnam War were undoubtedly underlying influences on the increasingly oppressive dramaturgy of this incredible 'Theatre Piece' composed in memory of J....continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (11/2003).

Leonard Bernstein's Mass: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers was given a mixed reception upon its premiere as the inaugural ...continue...

50 Best Songs from the Musicals [3 CDs]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Alain Boublil: I Dreamed a Dream, song (for the musical Les Misérables); Bring Him Home, song (for the musical Les Misérables); Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Music of the Night, song (for the mu...
Performers: Anderson, Moira; Barstow, Josephine; Bayless, Jean; Berry, Craig; Burns, Debralee [Vocals]; Burns, Karla; Chapman, Shirley; Cogan, Alma; Criswell, Kim; Dann, Roger; Deleon, Jack; Dent, Rebecca; Garre...
Conductors: Ellis, Philip; Gemignani, Paul; Lee, Simon; Lowe, Robert; Tunick, Jonathan; Love, Geoff; Davies, Gareth; McGlinn, John; Osborne, Tony; Matz, Peter; Fonteyn, Sam; Alwyn, Kenneth; Ainsworth, Alyn; Ratt...
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble

Essential Bernstein / Over 2 hours of dramatic American classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Fancy Free; On the Town; West Side Story; Facsimile; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Wonderful Town; Chichester Psalms; Divertimento for Orchestra; Mass; Symphony no 2 'The Age ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barley, Peter; Blair, Lionel; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Dessay, Natalie; Gaines, Davis; Gheorghiu, Angela; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hubbard, Bruce; Kahane, Jeffrey; Lie...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Litton, Andrew; Love, Geoff; Slatkin, Leonard; McGlinn, John; Armstrong, Richard; Paavo, Järvi; Davis, Andrew; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Davies, Dennis R.; Ericson, E...

The American composer, conductor, pianist and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) was one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history....continue...

Dream With Me In Concert

2 CD / Columbia/Legacy / 2011-09-13

Works: Leigh Harline: Pinocchio; Ennio Morricone: Nella fantasia, for voice & orchestra; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Matthew Evancho: To Believe, song; Lara Fabian: Imaginer, song; Sh...
Performers: Evancho, Jackie; Streisand, Barbra; Tao, Conrad
Conductors: Big Band, Chris W.

Recording information: John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florid.

Dream with Me in Concert is the solo concert debut of Jackie Evancho, the 11-year-old soprano sensation who won t...continue...

Wilhelmina Fernandez: The Diva Live! / Bruno Fontaine

1 CD / Transart Live / 2011-07-12

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; I've Got a Crush on You, song (from Treasure Girl and Strike up the Band, musicals); Goldwyn Follies; Samuel Barber: Songs (4), Op. 13; Songs (3), for voice & piano, ...
Performers: Fernandez, Wilhelmenia Wiggins; Fontaine, Bruno

'The Diva Live' presents Wilhelmina Fernandez with pianist Bruno Fontaine in a program of American music ranging from the art songs of Samuel Barber to...continue...

Dream with Me / Jackie Evancho

1 CD / Columbia/Legacy / 2011-06-14

Works: Leigh Harline: Pinocchio; Ennio Morricone: Nella fantasia, for voice & orchestra; David Foster: A Mother's Prayer, song; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Sarah McLachlan: Angel, son...
Performers: Boddicker, Michael; Boyle, Susan [Vocals]; Cooper, Boh; Dukov, Bruce; Erdody, Stephen; Evancho, Jackie; Foster, David; Levant, Gayle; Porcaro, Steve; Saag, Jochem van der; Streisand, Barbra; Tao, Con...
Conductors: Bill Ross [Flute/Sax]

Recording information: Chartmaker Studio, Malibu, CA; The Newman Scoring Stage.

Dream with Me, the long awaited full-length (non-seasonal) debut from "then" ten-year-old soprano Jackie Evancho,...continue...

The Magic of the Musicals

2 DVD Video / Metro Music / 2011-05-03

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: All I Ask of You, song (for the musical The Phantom of the Opera); Don't Cry for Me Argentina, song (for the musical Evita); Starlight Express, song (for the musical Starlight Ex...
Performers: Adams, Mark; Ahmad, Irfan; Ampil, Joanna; Barrowman, John; Bowman, Simon; Carter, Clive; Cusack, Carmen; Dickson, Barbara; Dillon, Meshell; Fellows, Susannah; Friar, Poppy Lee; Garrett, Lesley [Sopra...
Conductors: Yates, Martin; Edwards, John O.; Bolton, Ivor; Kelly, Julian; Barna, Craig; Walker, Chris
Ensemble: ; NSO Ensemble

Bernstein: Symphony No. 3; Chichester Psalms / Menuhin, Mills, Mattila, Norman-Webb. Sado

1 CD / Apex / 2011-03-29

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphony no 3 ("Kaddish"), for soprano, speakers, choruses & orchestra; Chichester Psalms
Performers: Ivorra, Patrick; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Norman-Webb, Michelle; Takeda, Masao
Conductors: Sado, Yutaka
Ensemble: French National Radio Orchestra

Recording information: Salle Olivier Messiaen, Radio France, Paris, France....continue...

Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Divertimento; Songs; Symphony No. 3 - Kaddish 2

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-22

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Divertimento for Orchestra; 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue; Elegy for Mippy no 2; Symphony no 3 "Kaddish"; Chichester Psalms; To What You Said, for voice & piano
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bousfield, Ian; Colson, Kevin; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Gaines, Davis; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Kaye, Judy; Masters, Rachel; Miller, Tracey; Richardson,...
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi; McGlinn, John; Ericson, Eric

BBC Music Magazine
An hors d'oeuvre rather than an entree, but a fine introduction to Bernstein's music - original and utterly American
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100 Greatest Musicals

6 CD / Silva America / 2010-11-09

Works: Jerome Kern: Make Believe, song (from "Show Boat"); Show Boat; Cole Porter: Anything Goes, song (for the musical Anything Goes); Where is the life that late I led?, song (from "Kiss Me Kate"); True l...
Performers: Beck, Gina; Berroa, Nico; Braun, Meredith; Bunce, Zak; Burns, Keith; Campbell, Sharon; Carewe, Mary [Soprano Vocal]; Casey, Gerard; Colby, Chuck; Colby, Evan; Corcoran, Chris; Cox, Flora; Davis, Rach...
Conductors: Bateman, Paul; Raine, Nic; Bolton, Ivor; Fitzpatrick, James; Greenwood, Andrew; Jolly, Evan; Arnold, David;
Ensemble: ; London Music Works

The Perfect Evening: Chocolate

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-09-21

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin; Henry Mancini: Breakfast at Tiffany's; Zdenek Fibich: Poem, for orchestra, Op. 41/4; James Scott Skinner: Bovaglie's Plaid, for flute & ensemble; Johannes Brahms:...
Performers: Doherty, Diana; Duncan, Chris; Gilby, Barbara Jane; Harrison, Jack; Kenny, Yvonne; Noonan, Katie; Noonan, Maggie; Strutt, Catherine; Woodward, Roger
Conductors: Dommett, Leonard; Mills, Richard; Williams, Verdon; ; Mann, Paul; Kamirski, Wlodzimierz; Challender, Stuart; Stanhope, David; Summerbell, Mark; Thomas, Patrick; Pikler, Robert; Noble, Guy
Ensemble: ; Carisma

The Music of America: Bernstein

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-06-08

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Serenade for Violin and Orchestra "after Plato's Symposium"; Chichester Psalms; Songfest, song cycle for 6...
Performers: Adrian, Max; Alexander, Cris; Chaplin, Sydney; Chapman, William; Cheek, John; Comden, Betty; Cook, Barbara [pop vcl]; Goodman, Benny; Green, Adolph; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Hahn, Hilary; Hartma...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Zinman, David; Slatkin, Leonard; Goberman, Max; Vaccariello, Patrick; Engel, Lehman

American Classics - Bernstein: Mass / Marin Alsop, Jubilant Sykes, Baltimore SO

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-08-25

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Alleluia
Performers: Berry, Sarah Uriate; Boehler, Matt; Derry, Susan; Finkelshteyn, Ilya; Henderson, Celisse; Horowitz, Len; Justman, Amy; Langel, Jodie; Leung, Telly; McCarthy, Theresa; McGowan, Mike; Micciche, Dan; Mo...
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Morgan State University Choir

When Leonard Bernstein was asked by Jackie O to compose the inaugural work for the opening of the J.F. Kennedy Center for performing arts in...continue...
Leonard Bernstein's Mass: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers was given a mixed reception upon its premiere as the inaugural production at the opera house of the John F. Kennedy Center fo...continue...

Bernstein: Mass / Jarvi, Scarlata, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2009-02-24

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Alleluia
Performers: Achammer, Barbara; Bassman, Damien; Bauer, Andreas; Dlouhy, Theresa; Drexel, Georg; Fieldes, Mat; Frolich, Bernd; Gassner, Suzanne; Gellev, Vesselin; Gheorghiu, Alexander; Gruber, Heidemaria; Haumer,...
Conductors: Järvi, Kristjan
Ensemble: Absolute Ensemble

One of Bernstein's most controversial compositions, 'Mass' was written at the request of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis for the opening of the John F. Kennedy Center...continue...

Tilson Thomas / San Francisco SO / A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein - Opening Night at Carnegie Hall, 2008 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / San Francisco Symphony / 2009-01-13

Works: Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; On the Town; Mass; A Quiet Place
Performers: Ebersole, Christine; Hampson, Thomas; Ma, Yo-Yo; Upshaw, Dawn
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Music Director of the New York Philharmonic from 1958 to 1969 and Laureate Conductor from 1969 to 1990, Leonard Bernstein brought his own particular New...continue...
Run Time: 84 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround,
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Counterpoint Premieres - Bernstein, Moyse, Levi, Castelnuovo-Tedesco / DeCormier, Counterpoint

1 CD / Albany Records / 2008-12-09

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Spring Song (from The Lark); Louis Moyse: Solfège à la française, for vocal ensemble; Paul Alan Levi: Bye, Bye Toots; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Romancero gitano, fo...
Performers: Grow, Roger; Hungerford, Claire; Muratore, John; Murphy, Brett; Toner, D. Thomas

A disc of first recordings, the Bernstein is presented in the original narrative context, while the Moyse is a 2002 Counterpoint commission. These two works...continue...

American Music - Adams, Gershwin, Bernstein, Ellington, Ives, Carter, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, London PO, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: John Adams: Harmonielehre; The Chairman Dances; Tromba Lontana, fanfare for orchestra; Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Charles Ives: New England Holidays Symphony; George Gershwi...
Performers: Allen, Geri; Atkinson, Lynton; Baker, Gregg; Barclay, John; Barnell, Andrew; Barrett, Brent; Barrington, Coleman; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Braithwaite, Maureen; Carter, Regina [Violin]; C...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

American classical composers often get unfairly overshadowed by their European counterparts, and a great deal of powerful, groundbreaking new music has passed under the radar...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...

Maestro - Bernstein: Symphony no 3 "Kaddish," Chichester Psalms / Menuhin, Sado, Mattila, French Radio New PO, et al

1 CD / Erato / 2008-04-29

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphony no 3 ("Kaddish"), for soprano, speakers, choruses & orchestra; Chichester Psalms
Performers: Ivorra, Patrick; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Mills, Joseph; Norman-Webb, Michelle; Takeda, Masao
Conductors: Sado, Yutaka
Ensemble: Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra

The Night They Invented Champagne

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-02-19

Works: Sigmund Romberg: The New Moon; The Desert Song, operetta; The Student Prince, operetta; Arthur Sullivan: Mikado; Pirates of Penzance; HMS Pinafore; Victor Herbert: Mademoiselle Modiste; Franz Leh...
Performers: Brussell, Barbara; Bustamante, Mauricio; Lee, Jessica; Meiman, Dominic; Nadler, Mark; Rubano, Craig; Shao, Sophie; Sullivan, KT; Sussmann, Arnaud; Vinocour, Jonathan

Includes entrance medley (the merry widow waltz (lehár) / t by various composers.

Includes medley of marches (stouthearted men (romberg) / so by various composers....continue...

The Gift of Christmas

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-12-11

Works: Michael Praetorius: Musae Sioniae; Christmas Traditional: Work(s); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Coventry Carol (2); Ave Maria, carol; In the Bleak Midwinter (Welsh); Freder...
Performers: Casale, Maria; Jansson, Pamela; Lin, ChiaHui; Stein-Ross, Nancy; Vinson, Robert; Vries, Doug de

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: Bernstein, Leonard; Stahl, David
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...

The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music [Box Set]

51 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Joseph Achron: Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 60; Golem, suite for chamber orchestra; Belshazzar; Samuel Adler: Sephardic Choruses (5), for chorus (from Ever Since Babylon); Nuptial Scene, for voice &...
Performers: Abelson, Robert; Adler, Bruce; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allardyce, Lauren; Arnold, Hubert; Aslan, Pablo; Avila, Jorge; Barr, Jean; Barrick, Clinton; Ben-Ze'ev, Re'ut; Bermel, Derek; Besley, Megan; B...
Conductors: Silverstein, Joseph; Schwarz, Gerard; Gardner, Patrick; Adler, Samuel; Winther, Rodney; Wilkins, Christopher; Kiesler, Kenneth; Itai, Avner; Marriner, Sir Neville; Corp, Ronald [Composer]; Levin, Nei...
Ensemble: ; Chamber Opera Ensemble; Cincinnati Wind Symphony; Dave Brubeck Trio; Eastman Players; Finchley Children's Music Group; Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble; Schola Hebraeica Chorus; Southern Jazz Ensemble...

Includes ashrei (ashrei yoshvei veitekha (l. glantz) / eine by various composers.

Includes b'motza'ei m'nuha (assembled for "the first s'liho by various composers....continue...

American Classics - Bernstein: Dybbuk, Fancy Free

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Dybbuk, ballet; Fancy Free, ballet
Performers: Bacco, Sam; Burke, Abby; Kummer, Steve; Risinger, Mark; Ulrich, Mel
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew
Ensemble: Nashville Symphony Orchestra

"Yet another superb issue from Naxos. I compared both to Bernstein's own recordings. These are so close in interpretation, orchestral excellence, and sonics, that, in...continue...

Bernstein - Music from the Theatre / Montgomery, Jena PO

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-06-13

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; On the Waterfront; Fancy Free, ballet
Performers: Heath, Dennis; Montgomery, David; Sima, Camelia
Conductors: Montgomery, David
Ensemble: Jena Philharmonic Orchestra

In 1944 the dancer-choreographer Jerome Robbins discovered in the young, still-unknown Leonard Bernstein a partner whose gifts and artistic inclinations made a fortunate match with...continue...

Century Vol 20 - Music of Today

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-02-14

Works: Edgard Varèse: Density 21.5; Olivier Messiaen: Cinq Rechants; Pierre Boulez: Sonatine for Flute and Piano; György Ligeti: Sonata for viola; Maurice Ohana: Etudes d'interprétation for...
Performers: Bernold, Philippe; Bertrand, Emmanuelle; Boyd, Doug [Vocals]; Coryell, Lark; Faust, Isabelle; Jude, Marie-Josephe; Kupiec, Ewa; Lipsitt, Eric; Longinotti, Kathie; Mainetti, Pablo; Power, Lawrence; Ro...
Conductors: Berio, Luciano; Masson, Diego; ; Nagano, Kent; Pons, Josep
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Musique Vivante; Les Percussions de Strasbourg; Pacific Mozart Ensemble

The Story of American Classical Music / Scherer, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-06-21

Works: William Henry Fry: Overture to Macbeth; Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Symphony no 1; Edward MacDowell: Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 23; Arthur Foote: Quartet for Piano and Strings in C major, O...
Performers: Andjaparidze, Eteri; Anthony, Adele; Barbagallo, James; Berman, Boris; Currie, Colin; Eldred, Mike; Feinberg, Alan [Piano]; Gauvin, Karina; Goff, Scott [Flute]; Lewin, Michael; Morrison, Betsi; Peska...
Conductors: Rowe, Tony; Rosenberg, Richard; Fagen, Arthur; ; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Williams, John McLaughlin; Sinclair, James; Brion, Keith; Judd, James; Spalding, Daniel; Schwarz, Gerard; Serebrier, José;...
Ensemble: ; Da Vinci Quartet; Eaken Piano Trio

Think 'American Classical Music and what names spring to mind? Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein? Joplin, Foster Sousa? These great composers are deservedly famous, but from Colonial...continue...

Cinema Classics 2004 - Master and Commander, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-06-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Ludwig van B...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Bolshoi Opera Chorus; Consort, Royal Academy; Halasz, Michael [Conductor]; Istropolitana, Capella; Jando, Jeno; Judd, James [Conductor]; Kohutkova, Adriana; Kopelman, Jozef; Kuchar...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Sebotka, Wolfgang; Summerly, Jeremy; Rahbari, Alexander; Kopelman, Jozef; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Judd, James; McGlinn, John; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Royal Academy Consort

Since the dawn of the Hollywood era, popular film has served as an introduction to classical music for myriad newcomers to the genre. The collection...continue...
Personnel: Jenö Jandó (piano)....continue...

On the Town

2 CD / Jay Records / 2004-05-04

Works: Leonard Bernstein: On the Town
Performers: Bauer, Michael; Colicos, Nicolas; Criswell, Kim; Edelman, Gregg; Fardell, Robert; Flavin, Tim; Freeman, Ethan; Frith, David; Gold, Louise; Green, David; Kaye, Judy; Masterson, Valerie; Masterton-Smit...
Conductors: Edwards, John O.

Music composed by Leonard Bernstein. Lyrics written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green.

Principal cast includes: Kim Criswell, Judy Kaye, Gregg Edelman, Tim Flavin, Ethan Freeman, Valerie Masters...continue...

American Classics - Bernstein-A Jewish Legacy / Adler, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-10-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: The Firstborn, incidental music for voice & chorus (withdrawn); Invocation and Trance, for voice & orchestra (or 2 pianos) (from "Dybbuk"); Psalm 148, for voice & piano; Rinah, Heb...
Performers: Barr, Jean; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Boyd, Bonita; Gnage, Patrick; Gottlieb, Jack; Miller, Aaron; Reaux, Angelina; Smith, Jason; Snyder, Barry [Piano]; Sokol, Michael; St...
Conductors: Adler, Samuel; Itai, Avner
Ensemble: ; BBC Singers; Rochester Singers

"Leonard Bernstein had a deep understanding of the emotional substance of music, and this understanding is present in every piece on this recording. It is...continue...

Expanded Edition - Gershwin, Grofé, etc / Bernstein, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-09-30

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra; Leonard Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Collins, Phil; Columbia Jazz Band; Corigliano, John; Corigliano, John, Sr. [Violin]; Goodman, Benny; New York Philharmonic
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Columbia Jazz Combo; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

"Bernstein's approach is inspirational, exceptionally flexible and completely spontaneous. The performance of 'An American in Paris' is vividly characterized, brash and episodic; an unashamedly Americ...continue...
This selection is a DSD (Direct Stream Digital) recording....continue...

West Side Story [1993 Studio Recording]

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2003-09-23

Works: Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story
Performers: Ball, Michael; Benson, Lindsay; Bonney, Barbara; Busher, Andrew; Carewe, Mary [Soprano Vocal]; Chessor, Derek; Curtis, Nick [Vocals]; Davies, Marian; Dore, Michael; Gibson, Lee; Gilbert, Brenda-Jean;...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry

Recording information: Angel Studios, Islington, London, England (01/1993)....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...

American Classics - Bernstein: Chichester Psalms, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-09-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: On the Waterfront; Chichester Psalms; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra
Performers: Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Charrier, Paul; Franklin-Kitchen, Elisabeth; Kelly, Thomas
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

"Alsop displays a special sympathy for this score's intimate undertow, investing softer music with a tingling atmosphere and lyrical poetry that consistently ignite the imagination,...continue...

Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, etc

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-03-11

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Candide
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Green, Adolph; Hadley, Jerry; Jones, Della; Ludwig, Christa; Ollmann, Kurt
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

American Songfest

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2003-03-11

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Songfest, song cycle for 6 singers & orchestra or piano; Candide; Charles Ives: Hymn, for chorus "Op. 2, no 1", S. 168 (K. 5C1) (incomplete); Peaks, song for voice & piano, S. 325 ...
Performers: Boone, Christopher; Booth, Debra; Grant, Devon; Maliakel, Michael; Potulov, George; Schucker, John Charles; Suhr, Francois; Worf, Colin

American Classics - Bernstein: West Side Story/ Schermerhorn

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-10-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story
Performers: Chozen, Joanna; Cooke, Marianne; Dean, Robert; Eldred, Mike; Morrison, Betsi; Prentice, Michelle; San Giovanni, Michael
Conductors: Schermerhorn, Kenneth
Ensemble: Nashville Symphony Orchestra

"The release of super-budget-price recordings of musicals is rare enough to warrant a welcome. This one of 'West Side Story', not from Broadway but from...continue...

Bernstein, Copland / Litton, de Waart, Hickox, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2000-02-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Fancy Free, ballet; Candide; Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"; Aaron Copland: Appalachian...
Performers: Holiday, Billie; Kahane, Jeffrey; McQueen, Helen; Searle-Barnes, Paul; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]; Turner, Paul
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Chamber Orchestra

Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Liberia

1 CD / Decca / 1998-10-20

Works: Jon Bon Jovi: Let it rain; Spice Girls: Stop; Viva forever; Diane Warren: How do I live without you; Manuel de Falla: I hate you then I love you; Stevie Wonder: Higher Ground; Peace wanted just to be...
Performers: Bon Jovi, Jon; Cole, Natalie; Corrs, The; Cortese, Emanuela; Cortesi, Emanuela; Daniele, Pino; De Maco, Stefano; Dell'Abate, Jill; Dion, Celine; Gadd, Steve [Drums]; Girls, Spice; Guidetti, Claudio; ...
Conductors: Boemi, Marco; ; Molina, Jose; Molina, José
Ensemble: Spice Girls; The Corrs; Turin Philharmonic Orchestra

A video of this program, directed by Spike Lee and including additional songs, is available as London 074 208.

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Bernstein conducts "West Side Story" / Te Kanawa, Carreras

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-08-11

Works: Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Livingston, David [voice]; Ollmann, Kurt; Reaux, Angelina; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Chorus

"...any listener...must recognize this historic set as superb entertainment and great music-making on every level, with an emotional impactclosely akin to that of a Puccin...continue...

Bernstein Century - Bernstein: Mass

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-10-28

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Alleluia
Performers: Anderson, Claudia; Anthony, John D.; Arner, Leonard; Bashor, Phil; Beal, John; Bianchi, Carl; Biddicome, Robert; Bowman, Peter; Breeden, Linda; Busch, David; Carmin, Faith; Chapman, Peter; Cowie, Mar...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Berkshire Boys Choir

"This is certainly the performance to get. The fact that Bernstein is at the helm makes other recording superfluous, and no one could sing 'A...continue...

Bernstein: Fancy Free, The Age of Anxiety, etc / Litton

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 1994-08-16

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"; Fancy Free, ballet
Performers: Holiday, Billie
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Greatest Hits - Bernstein

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-08-09

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; West Side Story; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Mass; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Chichester Psalms; Fancy Free, ballet
Performers: Chakiris, George; Hofmann, Peter [Tenor Vocal]; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]; McGovern, Maureen; Sasson, Deborah
Conductors: Kapp, Richard; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Green, Johnny; Bernstein, Leonard; Lane, Louis; Williams, John
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York

Bernstein: Candide / Mauceri, Eisler, Mills, Langston

2 CD / New World / 1992-12-08

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Performers: Austin, Ivy; Bassett, Ralph; Billings, James; Brubaker, Robert; Butler, Rhoda; Castle, Joyce; Clement, Maris; Donaldi, Maria; Eisler, David; Harrold, Jack; Lankston, John; Ledbetter, William; Mills, ...
Conductors: Mauceri, John
Ensemble: New York City Opera Orchestra

Personnel: Leonard Bernstein (piano); Don Yule, Ralph Bassett, Ivy Austin (vocals); John Lankston (tenor).

Recording information: Manhattan Center, New York, NY.

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