Schuman, William > Bernstein, Leonard

Bernstein Symphony Edition

60 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-11-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 4 in B flat maj...
Performers: Annear, Gwenyth; Biggs, E. Power; Bressler, Charles; Bushkin, Isser; Chambers, James; Entremont, Philippe; Friend, Rodney [Violin]; Greitzer, Sol; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Guldbaek, Ruth; Jones,...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

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; C...
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...

Bernstein Century - Schuman: Symphonies no 3 & 8, etc

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-10-28

Works: William Schuman: Symphony no 3; Symphony no 5 ("Symphony for Strings"); Symphony no 8
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

"Any list of Great American Symphonists must include William Schuman, who made his first big splash in 1941 with his grand and glorious Third Symphony....continue...