The Sound of Leonard Bernstein | Warner 9029568790

The Sound of Leonard Bernstein

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Label: Warner

Cat No: 9029568790

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 3

Release Date: 29th March 2018

Contents

Artists

Wayne Marshall piano)
Sabine Meyer (clarinet)
Jeffrey Kahane (piano)
Paul Searle-Barnes (piano)
Paul Turner (drums)
Judy Kaye
Kevin Colson
David Gaines
Tracey Miller
Lynda Richardson
Joseph Mills (treble)
Michelle Norman-Web (soprano)
Soazig Gregoire (contralto)
Masao Takeda (tenor)
Patrick Ivorra (bass)
Karita Mattila (soprano)
Yehudi Menuhin (speaker)
Ambrosian Chorus
Maitrise de Radio France
Choeur de Radio France
London Symphony Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Conductors

Andre Previn
Paavo Jarvi
Simon Rattle
Andrew Litton
Yutaka Sato

Works

Bernstein, Leonard

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
» Duet for one
» President Jefferson March
Candide
» Overture
Chichester Psalms
Divertimento for Orchestra
Facsimile: Choreographic essay for orchestra
Fancy Free
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Symphony no.2 'The Age of Anxiety'
Symphony no.3 'Kaddish'
West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
Wonderful Town
» Overture

Artists

Wayne Marshall piano)
Sabine Meyer (clarinet)
Jeffrey Kahane (piano)
Paul Searle-Barnes (piano)
Paul Turner (drums)
Judy Kaye
Kevin Colson
David Gaines
Tracey Miller
Lynda Richardson
Joseph Mills (treble)
Michelle Norman-Web (soprano)
Soazig Gregoire (contralto)
Masao Takeda (tenor)
Patrick Ivorra (bass)
Karita Mattila (soprano)
Yehudi Menuhin (speaker)
Ambrosian Chorus
Maitrise de Radio France
Choeur de Radio France
London Symphony Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Conductors

Andre Previn
Paavo Jarvi
Simon Rattle
Andrew Litton
Yutaka Sato

About

2018 brings the 100th anniversary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein (born on 25 August 1918), one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century.

Few personalities of our time unite so many diverse talents with such passion, generosity and charisma as the immensely gifted American composer, pianist, conductor and music communicator Leonard Bernstein, world citizen and all-round star. His death in October 1990 did nothing to diminish his legacy, still deeply felt to this day, 100 years after his birth.

He was the epitome of a universal musical genius: Leonard Bernstein – conductor, composer, pianist and music educator, a crossover artist in the purest sense of the word. Maestro of a vast repertoire from classical to jazz, from songs to symphonies, he gave America its musical voice. With the global success of West Side Story and many other works he tore down genre barriers, and with his books and legendary televised appearances opened people’s ears and hearts to music from Bach and Beethoven to modern times. Featuring performances by great international classical musicians, ‘The Sound of Bernstein’ brings together his most famous works to commemorate 100 years since his birth on 25 August 2018.

This 3-CD set gathers together Bernstein’s best-loved masterpieces: West Side Story, the Candide and Wonderful Town overtures, the Second “The Age of Anxiety” and Third “Kaddish” Symphonies, the Chichester Psalms or the Divertimento for Orchestra.

The works included in the set are performed by top-class musicians: Sir Simon Rattle, André Previn, Paavo Järvi, John McGlinn, Yutaka Sado, Wayne Marshall, Sabine Meyer

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