Best of Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein

• Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 "Italian":
• 1 Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 "Italian": I. Allegro vivace 10:21
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453:
• 2 Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453: III. Allegretto - Presto 07:55
• Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911): Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor:
• 3 Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam 11:02
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica":
• 4 Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro molto 11:23
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98:
• 5 Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto 05:55
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19:
• 6 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: III. Rondo - Molto allegro (Remastered) 05:31
• Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990): Appalachian Spring:
• 7 Appalachian Spring: Doppio movimento 03:03
• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47:
• 8 Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: IV. Allegro non troppo 08:59
• George Gershwin (1898 - 1937): Rhapsody in Blue:
• 9 Rhapsody in Blue (Remastered) 16:26
• Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990): Candide Overture:
• 10 Candide Overture (Remastered) 04:11
• Three Dance Episodes (From "On the Town"):
• 11 Three Dance Episodes (From "On the Town"): III. Times Square: 1944 04:40
• West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast):
• 12 West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast): Act I: Maria 02:39
• 13 West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast): Act I: Tonight 03:53
• 14 West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast): Act I: America 04:34
• Make Our Garden Grow (From "Candide"):
• 15 Make Our Garden Grow (From "Candide") 03:46
• Serenade after Plato's "Symposium" for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion:
• 16 Serenade after Plato's "Symposium" for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion: IV. Agathon (Adagio) 06:58
• Mass A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers I:
• 17 Mass A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers I: I. Devotions before Mass: 2. Hymn and Psalm: "A Simple Song" 04:43
• 18 Mass A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers I: V. Meditation No. 1 05:09
• The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra (after W. H. Auden):
• 19 The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra (after W. H. Auden): c. The Seven Stages: Variations 8-14 06:15
• Trouble in Tahiti - An Opera in Seven Scenes:
• 20 Trouble in Tahiti - An Opera in Seven Scenes: Prelude 03:11
• Fancy Free Ballet:
• 21 Fancy Free Ballet: VI. Three Dance Variations: Variation I (Galop) 01:22
• 22 Fancy Free Ballet: Variation II (Waltz) 02:24
• 23 Fancy Free Ballet: Variation III (Danzon) 02:36
• Prelude, Fugue & Riffs:
• 24 Prelude, Fugue & Riffs: III. Riffs 04:11
• Symphonic Dances (From "West Side Story"):
• 25 Symphonic Dances (From "West Side Story"): I. Prologue - Allegro moderato 04:07
• 26 Symphonic Dances (From "West Side Story"): II. Somewhere - Adagio 03:51
• 27 Symphonic Dances (From "West Side Story"): III. Scherzo - Vivace leggiero 01:17
• 28 Symphonic Dances (From "West Side Story"): IV. Mambo - Meno presto 02:14
• Lonely Town (From "On the Town"):
• 29 Lonely Town (From "On the Town") [Arr. for Violin & Orchestra] 04:07
• Take Care of This House (From "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue"):
• 30 Take Care of This House (From "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue") 03:06
• Total Runtime 02:39:49

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Das Genie Leonard Bernstein zum Kennenlernen: Das Doppelalbum "Best of Leonard Bernstein" bietet den perfekten Einstieg, um den herausragenden Dirigenten, Komponisten und Pianisten kennenzulernen. Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) war ein musikalisches Genie, ein Jahrhunderttalent, er war nicht nur ein begnadeter Dirigent, auch ein herausragender Pianist und ein großartiger Komponist. Mit seinen Aufsehen erregenden Konzerten mit den Spitzen-Orchestern der damaligen Zeit, seinen TV-Sendungen über Musik, den großartigen eigenen Werken wie der "West Side Story" erreicht er er ein Millionenpublikum und wurde zu einem der bekanntesten Künstler des letzten Jahrhunderts. Zahlreiche seiner Aufnahmen für CBS/Columbia Records genießen immer noch Referenz-Status. Dieses Doppel-Album ist ideal, um den Dirigenten großartiger Orchester wie der New Yorker Philharmoniker, des Columbia Symphony Orchestra, aber auch den Meisterpianisten Bernstein, den Partner anderer großartiger Solisten wie Glenn Gould oder Isaac Stern und den Komponisten weltbewegender Hits wie "Maria" auf einem Doppel-Album kennenzulernen. "The Best of Bernstein" enthält Highlights aus Mahlers fünfter und Beethovens dritter Symphonie, Mozarts Klavierkonzert Nr.17 (mit Bernstein selbst als Pianist), Gershwins Rhapsody in Blue, Hits aus den Bernstein Musicals wie "Maria", "Tonight" und "America" und weitere Auszüge seiner besten Aufnahmen.

Leonard Bernstein
was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He took piano lessons as a boy and attended the Garrison and Boston Latin Schools. At Harvard University, he studied with Walter Piston, Edward Burlingame-Hill, and A. Tillman Merritt, among others. Before graduating in 1939, he made an unofficial conducting debut with his own incidental music to 'The Birds,' and directed and performed in Marc Blitzstein's 'The Cradle Will Rock.' Then at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, he studied piano with Isabella Vengerova, conducting with Fritz Reiner, and orchestration with Randall Thompson.

In 1940, he studied at the Boston Symphony Orchestra's newly created summer institute, Tanglewood, with the orchestra's conductor, Serge Koussevitzky. Bernstein later became Koussevitzky's conducting assistant.

Bernstein was appointed to his first permanent conducting post in 1943, as Assistant Conductor of the New York Philharmonic. On November 14, 1943, Bernstein substituted on a few hours notice for the ailing Bruno Walter at a Carnegie Hall concert, which was broadcast nationally on radio, receiving critical acclaim. Soon orchestras worldwide sought him out as a guest conductor.

In 1945 he was appointed Music Director of the New York City Symphony Orchestra, a post he held until 1947. After Serge Koussevitzky died in 1951, Bernstein headed the orchestral and conducting departments at Tanglewood, teaching there for many years. In 1951 he married the Chilean actress and pianist, Felicia Montealegre. He was also visiting music professor, and head of the Creative Arts Festivals at Brandeis University in the early 1950s.

Bernstein became Music Director of the New York Philharmonic in 1958. From then until 1969 he led more concerts with the orchestra than any previous conductor. He subsequently held the lifetime title of Laureate Conductor, making frequent guest appearances with the orchestra. More than half of Bernstein's 400-plus recordings were made with the New York Philharmonic.

Bernstein traveled the world as a conductor. Immediately after World War II, in 1946, he conducted in London and at the International Music Festival in Prague. In 1947 he conducted in Tel Aviv, beginning a relationship with Israel that lasted until his death. In 1953, Bernstein was the first American to conduct opera at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan: Cherubini's 'Medea' with Maria Callas.

Bernstein was a leading advocate of American composers, particularly Aaron Copland. The two remained close friends for life. As a young pianist, Bernstein performed Copland's 'Piano Variations' so often he considered the composition his trademark. Bernstein programmed and recorded nearly all of the Copland orchestral works --many of them twice. He devoted several televised 'Young People's Concerts' to Copland, and gave the premiere of Copland's 'Connotations,' commissioned for the opening of Philharmonic Hall (now Avery Fisher Hall) at Lincoln Center in 1962.

While Bernstein's conducting repertoire encompassed the standard literature, he may be best remembered for his performances and recordings of Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Sibelius and Mahler. Particularly notable were his performances of the Mahler symphonies with the New York Philharmonic in the 1960s, sparking a renewed interest in the works of Mahler. Visit: www.leonardbernstein.com

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