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[ DG The Leonard Bernstein Collector's Edition / 6 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Monday 1 September 2008
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"If I don't feel I'm Beethoven, I'm not doing it well" Leonard Bernstein
This companion volume to the successful Symphonies in the Bernstein Collectors Edition (474 924-2) brings together a truly remarkable group of recordings:
The 1976 amnesty international Concert on CD for the first time.
Acclaimed Missa solemnis and String Quartets op. 131 & 135 arrangements (restored to the catalogue).
The 1989 9th Symphony from Berlin ("Ode to Freedom") - a celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification.
The 7th Symphony from Tanglewood, 1990 - Bernstein's last recording.
Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
(Claudio Arrau)
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43
Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
König Stephan Overture, Op. 117
Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Fidelio Overture Op. 72c
String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131
arranged for string orchestra
String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
arranged for string orchestra
Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123
(Anderson, Walker, König & Rootering)
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'