Leonard Bernstein - A Total Embrace: The Conductor (2003)
BAND/ARTIST: Leonard Bernstein
- Title: A Total Embrace: The Conductor
- Year Of Release: 2003
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: FLAC (tracks) / MP3 320 Kbps
- Total Time: 03:49:39
- Total Size: 1.2 Gb / 585 Mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
CD 1
1. IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco from Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 (Instrumental) 09:26
2. Finale from Suite from "The Firebird" (1919 version) 03:27
3. Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen Victim) from Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) (1913 Version) 04:29
4. Shéhérazade: II. La Flûte enchantée (Three Songs for Voice and Orchestra) 02:56
5. III. Presto from Concerto In G Major for Piano and Orchestra 03:42
6. I. Allegro from Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 08:33
7. V. (Finale). Pesante - Presto from Concerto for Orchestra (Instrumental) 09:19
8. IV. Allegro non troppo from Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 (Instrumental) 08:54
9. I. Nuages. Modiri - Un peu animi from Nocturnes (Instrumental) 08:12
10. Rhapsody in Blue 16:23
CD 2
1. IV. Finale. Allegro from Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, KV 543 (Instrumental) 07:15
2. El Salón México 10:56
3. IV. Finale. Vivace from Symphony in C Major, Hob. I: 82, The Bear (Instrumental) 05:36
4. Batuque (Finale from "Reisado do pastoreio") (Instrumental) 03:44
5. IV. Allegro molto from Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82 09:38
6. I. Allegro con brio from Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" 16:53
7. The Unanswered Question for Trumpet, Flute Quartet and Strings 05:29
8. Symphony No. 2 in C Minor "Resurrection": V. Im Tempo des Scherzos 16:42
CD 3
1. Dona nobis pacem. Allegro con spirito - Più presto from Missa in tempore belli in C Major, Hob.XXII: 9 03:04
2. Tutto nel mondo é burla...from Falstaff (Vocal) 03:14
3. Semper Fidelis 02:26
4. Tuba Mirum. Andante maestoso - Piu largo from Requiem, Op. 5 (Vocal) 07:11
5. III. Allegretto grazioso; Presto ma non assai from Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 (Instrumental) 05:15
6. IV. Molto deliberato from Symphony No. 3 13:23
7. Act II - "Divum Jocastae caput motuum!" from Oedipus Rex 06:07
8. Mouvement de Valse viennoise - Un peu plus modéré - Premier mouvement - Assez animé from La Valse 13:11
9. Le Cercle Magique. Recit du Pecheur./ El Circulo Magico. Romance del Pescador Andante molto tranquillo from El Amor Brujo 03:02
10. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11: Molto adagio (Arr. of the 2nd movement of String Quartet, Op. 11) 09:54
11. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto - Sehr langsam (Instrumental) 11:18
Performers:
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Jenny Tourel (mezzo-soprano), Leonard Bernstein (piano), Glenn Gould (piano), William Vacchiano (trumpet), Collegiate Chorale, Lee Venora (soprano), Alan Titus (baritone), Norman Scribner Choir, Michael Devlin (tenor), Patricia Wells (soprano), Gwendolyn Killebrew (mezzo-soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Murray Dickie (tenor), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Erich Kunz (bass vocal), Wiener Philharmoniker, Roberto Benaglio (chorus master), Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Gerhard Stolze (tenor), Juan Oncina (tenor), Ilva Ligabue (soprano), Graziella Sciutti (soprano), Regina Resnik (mezzo-soprano), Hilde Rosseltmajdan (mezzo-soprano), L'Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeurs de Radio France, Stuart Burrows (tenor), Harvard Glee Club, Boston Symphony Orchestra, David Evitts (bass vocal), Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano), Members Of The New York Philharmonic
CD 1
1. IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco from Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 (Instrumental) 09:26
2. Finale from Suite from "The Firebird" (1919 version) 03:27
3. Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen Victim) from Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) (1913 Version) 04:29
4. Shéhérazade: II. La Flûte enchantée (Three Songs for Voice and Orchestra) 02:56
5. III. Presto from Concerto In G Major for Piano and Orchestra 03:42
6. I. Allegro from Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 08:33
7. V. (Finale). Pesante - Presto from Concerto for Orchestra (Instrumental) 09:19
8. IV. Allegro non troppo from Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 (Instrumental) 08:54
9. I. Nuages. Modiri - Un peu animi from Nocturnes (Instrumental) 08:12
10. Rhapsody in Blue 16:23
CD 2
1. IV. Finale. Allegro from Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, KV 543 (Instrumental) 07:15
2. El Salón México 10:56
3. IV. Finale. Vivace from Symphony in C Major, Hob. I: 82, The Bear (Instrumental) 05:36
4. Batuque (Finale from "Reisado do pastoreio") (Instrumental) 03:44
5. IV. Allegro molto from Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82 09:38
6. I. Allegro con brio from Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" 16:53
7. The Unanswered Question for Trumpet, Flute Quartet and Strings 05:29
8. Symphony No. 2 in C Minor "Resurrection": V. Im Tempo des Scherzos 16:42
CD 3
1. Dona nobis pacem. Allegro con spirito - Più presto from Missa in tempore belli in C Major, Hob.XXII: 9 03:04
2. Tutto nel mondo é burla...from Falstaff (Vocal) 03:14
3. Semper Fidelis 02:26
4. Tuba Mirum. Andante maestoso - Piu largo from Requiem, Op. 5 (Vocal) 07:11
5. III. Allegretto grazioso; Presto ma non assai from Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 (Instrumental) 05:15
6. IV. Molto deliberato from Symphony No. 3 13:23
7. Act II - "Divum Jocastae caput motuum!" from Oedipus Rex 06:07
8. Mouvement de Valse viennoise - Un peu plus modéré - Premier mouvement - Assez animé from La Valse 13:11
9. Le Cercle Magique. Recit du Pecheur./ El Circulo Magico. Romance del Pescador Andante molto tranquillo from El Amor Brujo 03:02
10. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11: Molto adagio (Arr. of the 2nd movement of String Quartet, Op. 11) 09:54
11. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto - Sehr langsam (Instrumental) 11:18
Performers:
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Jenny Tourel (mezzo-soprano), Leonard Bernstein (piano), Glenn Gould (piano), William Vacchiano (trumpet), Collegiate Chorale, Lee Venora (soprano), Alan Titus (baritone), Norman Scribner Choir, Michael Devlin (tenor), Patricia Wells (soprano), Gwendolyn Killebrew (mezzo-soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Murray Dickie (tenor), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Erich Kunz (bass vocal), Wiener Philharmoniker, Roberto Benaglio (chorus master), Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Gerhard Stolze (tenor), Juan Oncina (tenor), Ilva Ligabue (soprano), Graziella Sciutti (soprano), Regina Resnik (mezzo-soprano), Hilde Rosseltmajdan (mezzo-soprano), L'Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeurs de Radio France, Stuart Burrows (tenor), Harvard Glee Club, Boston Symphony Orchestra, David Evitts (bass vocal), Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano), Members Of The New York Philharmonic
In addition to being one of America's most lauded composers, Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) conducted the New York Philharmonic from 1943 through 1969. His no-nonsense approach to classical music was considered controversial, if not somewhat radical, yet his contributions are immeasurable, especially as he crossed cultural lines, exposing the masses to luminous works of symphonic art, many for the first time. He went so far as to demystify the masters, making them palatable for the common listener as well as the studious enthusiast. Since the maestro's copious catalog is undeniably daunting and to honor what would have been his 85th birthday, in 2003 Sony Music created anthologies titled A Total Embrace: The Conductor and A Total Embrace: The Composer. The three-volume mid-price Conductor set contains nearly four hours of Bernstein's offerings from behind the podium. While not presented chronologically, the tracks span nearly a quarter-century, from the Columbia Symphony Orchestra's 1950 rendition of Maurice Ravel's Shéhérazade: II. La Flute Enchantée through to a 1975 recording of Hector Berlioz's Requiem, Op. 5 from Dies Irae: "Tuba Mirum." In between, Bernstein's repertoire is thoroughly embodied with arguably definitive recitals ranging from the finale of Mozart's Symphony No. 39 in E flat Major, KV 543 to Charles Ives' The Unanswered Question. The latter is just one of several complete compositions; others of note are an unequaled interpretation of Aaron Copland's El Salón México and the legendary reading of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" from the St. George Hotel in Brooklyn, NY, where Bernstein not only leads the Columbia Symphony Orchestra but also plays the piano. The only thing that could have improved on the package would be more specific and detailed annotations, as interested parties are presumably novices. Otherwise, A Total Embrace: The Conductor and A Total Embrace: The Composer are highly recommended entrées and sizable career overviews.
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