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Bernstein Conducts Gershwin & Ives / An American in Paris / Symphony No. 2 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-11-25

Works: George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Rhapsody in Blue; Charles Ives: Symphony no 2; The Unanswered Question
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

To celebrate Leonard Bernstein's 90th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon has issued a number of musically and historically important performances on DVD. These DVDs document the astonishing...continue...

Ives: Symphony no 2, etc / Bernstein, Schuller, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-30

Works: Charles Ives: Symphony no 2, for orchestra, S. 2 (K. 1A2); Contemplations (2); Central Park in the Dark, for orchestra, S. 34 (K. 1C27); Tone Roads no 1, for chamber orchestra, S. 49i (K. 1C34/1); Fr...
Performers: Vacchiano, William
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Ozawa, Seiji; Peress, Maurice; Schuller, Gunther
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Orchestra

"The Gunther Schuller-led miniatures are played by an all-star ensemble selected by the conductor. The performances tend towards the virtuoso showpiece rather than the Ivesian...continue...

Expanded Edition - Barber, Schuman, etc / Bernstein, Stern

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-09-30

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Concerto for Violin, Op. 14; William Schuman: To Thee Old Cause, evocation for oboe, brass, timpani, piano & strings; In Praise of Shahn -- Canticle for Orchestra; ...
Performers: Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

"Isaac Stern's 1964 recording of the Barber Violin Concerto with Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic... can stand comparison with any version, easily fluent in...continue...
REVIEWS:

New York Times (Publisher) (7/30/00, p.30) - "...A dry-eyed but emotive account of the Adagio precedes a still-unsurpassed performance of the Violin Concerto, with the violinist Isaac ...continue...

Leonard Bernstein - A Tribute

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1991-01-15

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Charles Ives: Contemplations (2)
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Vacchiano, William
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Recording information: 09/28/1960-06/11/1963.

Sony Classical's 1997 reissue of Leonard Bernstein's own early '60s recordings of his orchestral versions of some of his theater and film music was...continue...