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GEORGE GERSHWIN / MARK O'CONNOR / LEONARD BERNSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: An American Journey Eroica Trio [ EMI Classics / CD - released 12/Jan/2009 ] "From the opening swoosh of the overture to 'Porgy', played with orchestral finesse and flurry by the Eroicans, this 15 minute fantasy is a wonder of superb taste and remarkably fluent arranging." AudAud.com |
JOSEF HAYDN
Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (Including Symphonien Nos. 88, 92, 94, 102) Leonard Bernstein conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (soloists include Lucia Popp) [ DG The Leonard Bernstein Collector's Edition / 4 CD - released 30/May/2004 ] "Joy is unconfined in Bernstein's view of Haydn" (Bernard Jacobson) |
PROKOFIEV / SAINT-SAENS
Bernstein Favorites: Children's Classics (Includes 'Peter and the Wolf' & 'Carnival of the Animals') Leonard Bernstein (narrator & conductor) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra [ Sony Bernstein Century / CD - released 19/Sep/2006 ] "Leonard Bernstein did a spectacular job in the narration of Peter and the Wolf. I remember when he did Young Peoples' Concerts many years ago and he made classical music come alive for children." |
GERSHWIN / BARBER / BERNSTEIN
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / Barber: Adagio for Strings / Bernstein: Overture to Candide; Symphonic Dances (from West Side Story) Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein [ Deutsche Grammophon Entree / CD - released 11/Oct/2002 ] A superb collection of 20th-century American classics from three different composers - Gershwin's effervescent Rhapsody, Barber's heart-breaking Adagio, and three Bernstein works conducted by the composer. |
REVUELTAS / CARRENO / ESTEVEZ / MARQUEZ / ROMERO / CINASTERA / CASTELLANOS / BERNSTEIN
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra - Fiesta Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 7/Aug/2008 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - Orchestral - "They play as if their hearts are fit to burst with pride as well as passion. And they sound magnificent, textures sharp and clean, driven on with rhythmic momentum...at full-throttle the sound... |