Bernstein: The Complete Naxos Recordings conducted by Marin Alsop
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: The Complete Naxos Recordings conducted by Marin Alsop
Jennifer Johnson Cano, Paulo Mestre, Jubilant Sykes, etc / Baltimore Symphony, Bournemouth Symphony, Sao Paulo Symphony, Marin Alsop
[ Naxos / 8 CD/DVD Box Set ]
Release Date: Friday 23 March 2018
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Leonard Bernstein was without question the greatest musician America ever produced. As an inspirational teacher and renowned conductor he was the nation's musical ambassador to the world, and his work as a composer bridged gaps and broke down barriers, reaching audiences way beyond the normal boundaries of classical music. This celebration of Bernstein's centenary brings together all of the acclaimed Naxos recordings of his music conducted by his protégée Marin Alsop as well as new and world première recordings, and an insightful documentary DVD in which colleagues and family sum up this boundlessly brilliant and charismatic musical giant of the 20th century.
"… Performed in readings of great style and panache - not to mention recorded with the greatest possible fidelity short of the surround sound medium. And what is particularly cherishable are not just the recordings of the major pieces, but the many unusual works (and several premieres); musts for completists." CD Choice
"…is a virtual triumph from beginning to end, and the only recording for me worthy of sitting next to the composer's own" BBC Music [Mass]
"Alsop and her Bournemouth band capture [On the Waterfront] as surely and atmospherically as they do the glitzy exuberance of On the Town...it reeks of adrenaline, and brutal oppression...It may be cheap, it may have been recorded this side of the Atlantic, but it never shows. This really is bargain Bernstein; his pupil's done him proud." BBC [Chicester Psalms]
"The performances are predictably excellent. In No. 1, the imposing first movement is presented with fervour, and the Copland-like central scherzo with lightness and precision; Jennifer Johnson Cano brings sustained intensity to the finale. In No. 2, the orchestra and Jean-Yves Thibaudet negotiate the two opening chains of variations with wide-ranging characterisation" BBC Music [Symphonies 1 & 2]
"[Kaddish is] recorded here in a performance of great conviction from Marin Alsop, with the wonderful Claire Bloom achieving a happy medium between the declamatory and the confidential…there are instances of pure gold - a consoling lullaby at the heart of the piece (featuring limpid soprano Kelley Nassief) which Bernstein called his 'Pietà'" [Symphony No 3]
Tracks:
CD1
Symphony No. 1, "Jeremiah"
1. I. Prophecy 00:07:11
2. II. Profanation 00:06:59
3. III. Lamentation 00:10:04
Symphony No. 2, "The Age of Anxiety"
4. Part I: The Prologue: Lento moderato - 00:02:03
5. Part I: The Seven Ages: Variation 1: L'istesso tempo - 00:00:52
6. Part I: The Seven Ages: Variation 2: Poco più mosso - 00:01:27
7. Part I: The Seven Ages: Variation 3: Largamente, ma mosso - 00:01:19
8. Part I: The Seven Ages: Variation 4: Più mosso - 00:00:55
9. Part I: The Seven Ages: Variation 5 - 00:00:50
10. Part I: The Seven Ages: Variation 6: Poco meno mosso - 00:01:01
11. Part I: The Seven Ages: Variation 7: L'istesso tempo - 00:01:35
12. Part I: The Seven Stages: Variation 8: Molto moderato, ma movendo - 00:01:49
13. Part I: The Seven Stages: Variation 9: Più mosso [tempo di valse] - 00:01:22
14. Part I: The Seven Stages: Variation 10: Più mosso - 00:00:29
15. Part I: The Seven Stages: Variation 11: L'istesso tempo - 00:00:55
16. Part I: The Seven Stages: Variation 12: Poco più vivace - 00:00:14
17. Part I: The Seven Stages: Variation 13: L'istesso tempo - 00:00:45
18. Part I: The Seven Stages: Variation 14: L'istesso tempo [poco più vivace] 00:00:31
19. Part II: The Dirge: Largo - 00:06:28
20. Part II: The Masque: Extremely fast - 00:04:49
21. Part II: The Epilogue: L'istesso tempo 00:07:52
CD2
Missa brevis
1. Kyrie 00:00:54
2. Gloria 00:02:52
3. Sanctus 00:01:17
4. Benedictus 00:01:22
5. Agnus Dei 00:01:57
6. Dona nobis pacem 00:02:09
Symphony No. 3, "Kaddish"
7. Ia. Invocation 00:03:15
8. Ib. Kaddish 1 00:04:58
9. IIa. Din Torah 00:08:15
10. IIb. Kaddish 2 00:08:38
11. IIIa. Scherzo 00:04:33
12. IIIb. Kaddish 3 00:02:47
13. IIIc. Finale 00:05:59
14. IIIc. Fugue 00:04:07
The Lark (2012 concert version with narrator by N.G. Lew and M. Alsop)
15. The Lark (2012 concert version with narrator by N.G. Lew and M. Alsop) 00:16:34
CD3
Serenade
1. I. Phaedrus - Pausanias: Lento - Allegro 00:06:56
2. II. Aristophanes: Allegretto 00:04:40
3. III. Erixymachos: Presto 00:01:35
4. IV. Agathon: Adagio 00:06:56
5. V. Socrates - Alcibiades: Molto tenuto - Allegro molto vivace 00:11:11
Show Details Facsimile
6. Facsimile 00:18:38
Divertimento
7. I. Sennets and Tuckets: Allegro non troppo, ma con brio 00:01:40
8. II. Waltz: Allegretto, con grazia 00:01:59
9. III. Mazurka: Mesto 00:01:55
10. IV. Samba: Allegro giusto 00:01:09
11. V: Turkey Trot: Allegretto, ben misurato 00:01:46
12. VI. Sphinxes: Adagio lugubre 00:00:46
13. VII. Blues: Slow blues tempo 00:01:40
14. VIII. In Memoriam: March, "The BSO Forever" 00:04:18
CD4
Mass
1. Devotions before Mass: Antiphon: Kyrie eleison (High Soprano, Bass, Soprano 2, Alto, Tenor, Baritone) 00:02:01
2. Devotions before Mass: Hymn and Psalm, "A Simple Song" (Celebrant) 00:04:11
3. Devotions before Mass: Responsory, "Alleluia" (Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass) 00:01:09
4. First Introit: Prefatory Prayers (Street Chorus, Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Soprano, Celebrant, Boy Soprano, Boys' Choir) 00:05:00
5. First Introit: Thrice - Triple Canon: Dominus vobiscum (Celebrant, Boys' Choir, Street Chorus) 00:00:42
6. Second Introit: In nomine Patris (Boys' Choir, Chorus, Celebrant) 00:01:58
7. Second Introit: Prayer for the Congregation, "Almighty Father" (Chorus) 00:01:22
8. Second Introit: Epiphany (Celebrant) 00:00:55
9. Confession: Confiteor (Chorus) 00:02:10
10. Confession: Trope, "I Don't Know" (First Rock Singer, Descant, Second Rock Singer) 00:01:41
11. Confession: Trope, "Easy" (First Blues Singer, Second Rock Singer, Second Blues Singer, Third Rock Singer, Third Blues Singer, First Rock Singer and Descant, Celebrant, Chorus) 00:04:51
12. Meditation No. 1 00:05:10
13. Gloria: Gloria tibi (Celebrant, Boys' Choir) 00:01:55
14. Gloria: Gloria in Excelsis (Chorus) 00:01:16
15. Gloria: Trope, "Half of the People" (Street Chorus, Chorus) 00:01:00
16. Gloria: Trope, "Thank You" (Soprano Solo, Street Chorus) 00:02:46
17. Meditation No. 2 00:03:39
18. Epistle: "The Word of the Lord" (Celebrant, A Young Man, Another Young Man, Street Chorus, An Older Man, A Young Woman) 00:05:50
19. Gospel - Sermon: "God Said" (Preacher, Street Chorus, 5 Solo Voices) 00:04:22
20. Credo: Credo in unum Deum (Celebrant, Chorus) 00:01:08
21. Credo: Trope: "Non Credo" (Street Chorus Male Group, Baritone Solo) - "Crucifixus" (Chorus) 00:02:17
22. Credo: Trope, "Hurry" (Mezzo - soprano Solo) - Sedet ad dexteram Patris (Chorus) 00:01:20
23. Credo: Trope, "World without End" (Street Chorus, Mezzo - soprano Solo) - Et in Spiritum Sanctum (Chorus, 3 Solo Voices) 00:01:39
24. Credo: Trope, "I Believe in God" (3 Solo Voices, Street Chorus, Rock Singer, Choir) 00:02:07
25. Meditation No. 3 (De profundis, Part 1) (Chorus, Celebrant) 00:02:31
26. Offertory (De profundis, Part 2) (Boys' Choir, Chorus) 00:02:13
CD5
Mass
1. The Lord's Prayer: Our Father … (Celebrant) 00:01:18
2. The Lord's Prayer: Trope, "I Go On" (Celebrant) 00:02:25
3. Sanctus (Celebrant, Boys' Choir, Chorus, Counter - tenors, Street Chorus) 00:05:10
4. Agnus Dei (Soloists of Street Chorus, Street Chorus, Celebrant, Chorus) 00:06:30
5. Fraction: "Things Get Broken" (Celebrant) 00:14:22
6. Pax: Communion, "Secret Songs" (Boy Soprano, Bass Solo, Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Tenor 1, Tenor 2, Street Chorus, Celebrant, Chorus) 00:09:06
CD6
On the Waterfront Suite
1. On the Waterfront Suite 00:19:25
Chichester Psalms
2. I. Psalm 108:2: Urah, hanevel, v'chinor! (Awake, psaltery and harp) - Psalm 100: Hariu l'Adonai kol haarets (Make a joyful noise unto …) 00:03:31
3. II. Psalm 23: Adonai ro - i, lo ehsar (The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want) - Psalm 2:1-4: Lamah rag'shu gayim (Why do the nations rage) 00:05:59
4. III. Psalm 131: Adonai, Adonai (Lord, Lord) - Psalm 133:1: Hineh mah tov (Behold, how good) 00:08:23
On the Town: 3 Dance episodes
5. No. 1. The Great Lover 00:01:56
6. No. 2. Lonely Town 00:03:26
7. No. 3. Times Square 00:05:10
CD7
West Side Story: Mambo (with concert ending)
1. West Side Story: Mambo (with concert ending) 00:02:21
Slava!
2. Slava! 00:04:07
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Suite (arr. C. Harmon for orchestra)
3. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Suite (arr. C. Harmon for orchestra) 00:17:02
CBS Music
4. I. Fanfare and Titles (arr. S. Ramin for orchestra) 00:02:01
5. II. Quiet Music (arr. J. Gottlieb for orchestra) 00:01:25
6. III. Blues (arr. G.E. Sunderland for orchestra) 00:01:18
7. IV. Waltz (arr. G.E. Sunderland for orchestra) 00:00:29
8. V. Chorale (arr. G.E. Sunderland for orchestra) 00:01:47
On the Town: Time Square Ballet
9. On the Town: Time Square Ballet 00:01:10
Luciano Berio:
A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny (LB.AM.LB.M.W.D.IS.LB)
10. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny (LB.AM.LB.M.W.D.IS.LB) 00:01:49
Leon Kirchner:
A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: N.Y. Connotations
11. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: N.Y. Connotations 00:04:05
Jacob Druckman:
A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: Variations on Leonard Bernstein's New York, New York
12. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: Variations on Leonard Bernstein's New York, New York 00:02:35
Lukas Foss:
A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny (version for piano and orchestra)
13. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny (version for piano and orchestra) 00:04:12
Corigliano Jr., John:
A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny, with love - and candor…
14. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny, with love - and candor… 00:01:57
Williams, John:
A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: To Lenny! To Lenny!
15. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: To Lenny! To Lenny! 00:03:03
Takemitsu, Toru:
A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny's Birthday
16. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny's Birthday 00:01:23
Schuman, William:
A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: Let's Hear It For Lenny!
17. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: Let's Hear It For Lenny! 00:02:13
CD8
Candide: Overture
1. Candide: Overture 00:04:19
Fancy Free Suite
2. I. Enter 3 Sailors 00:03:10
3. II. Scene at the Bar 00:01:45
4. III. Enter 2 Girls 00:02:57
5. IV. Pas de deux 00:03:12
6. V. Competition Scene 00:03:22
7. VI. 3 Variations: Variation 1: Galop 00:01:34
8. VI. 3 Variations: Variation 2: Waltz 00:02:38
9. VI. 3 Variations: Variation 3: Danzon 00:03:02
10. VII. Finale 00:05:10
Bernstein, Leonard
Sunderland, Garth Edwin, arranger(s)
Anniversaries (arr. G.E. Sunderland for orchestra)
11. I. For Helen Coates 00:01:10
12. II. For Paul Bowles 00:01:14
13. III. In Memoriam: William Kapell 00:00:26
14. IV. For Craig Urquhart 00:01:22
15. V. In Memoriam: Alfred Eisner 00:02:13
16. VI. For William Schuman 00:00:44
17. VII. For Stephen Sondheim 00:01:12
18. VIII. For My Daughter, Nina 00:02:02
19. IX. For Leo Smit 00:00:30
20. X. For Felicia Montealegre 00:02:08
21. XI. In Memoriam: Ellen Goetz 00:02:10
Bernstein, Leonard
Harmon, Charlie, arranger(s)
Wonderful Town: Overture (arr. C. Harmon for orchestra)
22. Wonderful Town: Overture (arr. C. Harmon for orchestra) 00:05:21
