Beethoven / Bernstein This Is Leonard Bernstein CD

In this year of Leonard Bernstein's centenary, Sony Classical is pleased to present a special edition of his American Columbia recordings from the 1950s and 60s. Many of the conductor-composer's most celebrated interpretations and works are collected here on these 15 carefully chosen original albums. There is, of course, the still-astonishing album that launched Leonard Bernstein's international reputation as the most dynamic and charismatic conductor of his era, Stravinsky's Rite of Spring recorded in January 1958 - two months after his appointment as the youngest music director in the New York Philharmonic's history. Reviewing a 2013 reissue, ClassicsToday. Com declared: "It has an excitement, spontaneity, and primal fury that no other version quite matches. " The Bernstein recording that launched the "Mahler Renaissance" in the 1960s is also here: his Third Symphony with the New York Philharmonic, which has arguably never been surpassed. Ditto for Carl Nielsen, whose great symphonies Bernstein brought to a wide new public with interpretations like his NYP recording of the Fifth, perhaps the most thrilling account of this 20th-century masterpiece ever committed to disc. His magnificent recording of Nielsen's Third with the Royal Danish Orchestra is also included. And while we're talking about Third Symphonies, Bernstein's "Eroica" still sounds "wonderfully vibrant" (Gramophone) a half century after it's first release. There are also his Beethoven overtures ("marvelous" - ClassicsToday. Com) as well as Dvork's most popular symphony, and two from Haydn's magnificent "Paris" set: "It's debatable whether there have been better performances" (ClassicalNet). The great concerto recordings here include Beethoven's Third and "Emperor" with Rudolf Serkin. Bernstein himself conducts and plays Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Bernstein the pianist also accompanies Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, at the peak of his matchless career, in an acclaimed album of Mahler lieder. Bernstein the composer is also generously represented. The original Broadway cast recording of Candide from 1956 is included, as is the definitive version of his most famous work: the original Broadway cast recording of West Side Story from 1957. And there are two classic mono record premieres from the 50s, Bernstein conducting his Second Symphony, "The Age of Anxiety", with fellow composer Lukas Foss as piano soloist, and the Serenade, with violinist Isaac Stern.

1. I. Allegro Con Brio 16:55 2. II. Marcia Funebre. Adagio Assai 15:15 3. III. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace 6:08 4. IV. Finale. Allegro Molto 11:23 5. Die Weihe Des Hauses Overture, Op. 124 - Remastered 9:54 6. King Stephen Overture, Op. 117 - Remastered 6:29 7. Fidelio Overture, Op. 72B - Remastered 6:42 8. Egmont Overture, Op. 84 - Remastered 8:55 9. Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72A - Remastered 13:12 10. I. Allegro 19:33 11. II. Adagio Un Poco Mosso 8:45 12. III. Rondo. Allegro 9:59 13. I. Allegro Con Brio 15:32 14. II. Largo 10:54 15. III. Rondo. Allegro 9:27 16. Part Ia) the Prologue. Lento Moderato 2:21 17. Part Ib) the Seven Ages. Variations I-VII 8:22 18. Part Ic) the Seven Stages. Variations Viii-XIV 5:51 19. Part Iia) the Dirge. Largo 5:38 20. Part Iib) the Masque. Extremely Fast 4:26 21. Part Iic) the Epilogue. L'istesso Tempo - Adagio - Con Moto 5:22 22. I. Phaedrus - Pausanias. Lento - Allegro Marcato 7:01 23. II. Aristophanes. Allegretto 4:18 24. III. Eryximachus. Presto 1:28 25. IV. Agathon. Adagio 7:34 26. V. Socrates - Alcibiades. Molto Tenuto - Adagio - Allegro Molto Vivace - Molto Giocoso 10:33 27. Act I: Prologue 3:52 28. Act I: Jet Song 2:07 29. Act I: Something's Coming 2:38 30. Act I: The Dance at the Gym 3:04 31. Act I: Maria 2:39 32. Act I: Tonight 3:53 33. Act I: America 4:34 34. Act I: Cool 4:00 35. Act I: One Hand, One Heart 3:02 36. Act I: Tonight (Quintet and Chorus) 3:38 37. Act I: The Rumble 2:44 38. Act II: I Feel Pretty 2:47 39. Act II: Somewhere (Ballet) 7:33 40. Act II: Gee, Officer Krupke 4:05 41. Act II: A Boy Like That - I Have a Love 4:18 42. Act II: Finale 2:01 43. Overture 4:04 44. The Best of All Possible Worlds 3:24 45. Oh, Happy We 1:51 46. It Must Be So 1:52 47. Paris Waltz 1:38 48. Glitter and Be Gay 5:43 49. You Were Dead, You Know 2:29 50. My Love 2:02 51. I'm Easily Assimilated 3:32 52. Finale 2:46 53. Quiet 3:48 54. Eldorado 3:15 55. Bon Voyage 2:36 56. What's the Use? 3:40 57. The Venice Gavotte 3:58 58. Finale. Make Our Garden Grow 4:18 59. Buckaroo Holiday. Allegro Con Spirito 7:03 60. Corral Nocturne. Moderato 4:05 61. Saturday Night Waltz. Introduction - Slow Waltz 4:14 62. Hoe-Down. Allegro 3:07 63. Introduction. the Open Prairie 3:15 64. Street in a Frontier Town 3:22 65. Mexican Dance and Finale 3:10 66. Prairie Night (Card Game at Night) 3:12 67. Gun Battle 1:49 68. Celebration (After Billy's Capture) 2:21 69. Billy's Death 1:19 70. The Open Prairie Again 1:48 71. I. Adagio - Allegro Molto 11:05 72. II. Largo 14:43 73. III. Scherzo. Molto Vivace 6:34 74. IV. Allegro Con Fuoco 10:59 75. Rhapsody in Blue - Remastered 16:26 76. An American in Paris (Remastered) 18:24 77. I. Sunrise 5:16 78. II. Painted Desert 5:47 79. III. on the Trail 7:22 80. IV. Sunset 5:26 81. V. Cloudburst 9:00 82. I. Vivace Assai 7:52 83. II. Allegretto 6:09 84. III. Menuetto - Trio 4:43 85. IV. Finale. Vivace 5:37 86. I. Allegro Spiritoso 6:56 87. II. Andante 6:31 88. III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio 4:00 89. IV. Finale. Vivace 3:41 90. Ich Atmet' Einen Linden Duft 3:25 91. Blicke Mir Nicht in Die Lieder! 1:33 92. Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen 8:05 93. Um Mitternacht 7:37 94. Nicht Wiedersehen! 5:16 95. Serenade Aus Don Juan 2:04 96. Zu Strassburg Auf Der Schanz 4:34 97. Scheiden Und Meiden 2:36 98. Selbstgef?hl 2:02 99. Um Schlimme Kinder Artig Zu Machen 1:54 100. Abl÷sung Im Sommer 1:33 101. Phantasie Aus Don Juan (Remastered) 2:34 102. Erinnerung (Remastered) 3:15 103. Ich Ging Mit Lust Durch Einen Gr?nen Wald (Remastered) 5:19 104. Fr?hlingsmorgen (Remastered) 2:21 105. Wenn Mein Schatz Hochzeit Macht 3:54 106. Ging Heut' Morgens bers Feld 3:50 107. Ich Hab' Ein Gl?hend Messer 3:06 108. Die Zwei Blauen Augen 5:08 109. Symphony No. 3 in D minor: I. Kr?ftig, Entschieden - Remastered 33:20:00 110. II. Tempo Di Menuetto 10:10 111. III. Comodo - Scherzando. Ohne Hast 17:59 112. IV. Sehr Langsam - Misterioso 8:48 113. V. Lustig Im Tempo Und Keck Im Ausdruck 4:13 114. VI. Langsam, Ruhevoll. Empfunden 25:09:00 115. I. Allegro 12:44 116. II. Andante 12:16 117. III. Allegretto - Presto 7:55 118. I. Allegro 11:23 119. II. Andante 8:00 120. III. Allegro 8:26 121. I. Allegro Espansivo 11:42 122. II. Andante Pastorale 9:54 123. III. Allegretto Un Poco 6:29 124. IV. Finale. Allegro 9:29 125. I. Tempo Giusto - Adagio Non Troppo 18:39 126. II. Allegro - Andante Un Poco Tranquillo 14:41 127. Pt. 1 'Adoration of the Earth', Introduction - 1913 Version 3:27 128. The Augurs of Spring - Dances of the Young Girls - 1913 Version 3:18 129. Ritual of Abduction - 1913 Version 1:17 130. Spring Rounds - 1913 Version 3:42 131. Ritual of the Rival Tribes - 1913 Version 1:52 132. Procession of the Sage - 1913 Version 0:39 133. The Sage - 1913 Version 0:22 134. Dance of the Earth - 1913 Version 1:10 135. Pt. 2 'The Sacrifice', Introduction - 1913 Version 5:10 136. Mystic Circles of the Young Girls - 1913 Version 3:18 137. Glorification of the Chosen One - 1913 Version 1:31 138. The Summoning of the Ancients - 1913 Version 0:52 139. Ritual of the Ancients - 1913 Version 3:23 140. Sacrificial Dance - 1913 Version 4:29