Bernstein: Symphony No.1 'Jeremiah' / Concerto for Orchestra, "Jubilee Games"
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Symphony No.1 'Jeremiah' / Concerto for Orchestra, "Jubilee Games"
Helyn Medlyn (mezzo-soprano) Nathan Gunn (baritone) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd
[ Naxos American Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 1 January 2004
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Written in the composer's early twenties, Bernstein's Jeremiah Symphony, inspired by the Biblical prophet, is his first large-scale orchestral work. Bernstein himself stated that the symphony was about a crisis in faith, symbolized by the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. Composed for the 50th anniversary of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, in 1986, the Concerto for Orchestra 'Jubilee Games' represents another affirmation of Bernstein's Jewish faith. However, whereas the Jeremiah Symphony exudes youthful passion and intensity, the Concerto for Orchestra involves a greater degree of improvisation and experimentation. As with many of Bernstein's works, it ends with a benediction and a plea for peace
"Judd's interpretations are unforced and exciting, and his fine orchestra of New Zealanders performs the music idiomatically. …Naxos CDs remain an incredible value, and Judd's readings would be at least among the top choices at any price." © 2004 Fanfare
"One must applaud Judd's audacity in taking the work on, and he's more than merely serviceable, sometimes trumping the composer's own wilder performance with his paler, more neutral tone...A genuine bargain...with recorded sound way ahead of the super budget norm." Gramophone
Tracks:
Symphony No. 1, "Jeremiah"
Concerto for Orchestra, "Jubilee Games"
