The Sound Of Leonard Bernstein

2018 brings the 100th anniversary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein (born on August 25th, 1918),
one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century.

Few personalities of our time unite so many diverse talents with such passion, generosity and charisma as the immensely gifted American composer, pianist, conductor and music communicator Leonard Bernstein, world citizen and all-round star. His death in October 1990 did nothing to diminish his legacy, still deeply felt to this day, 100 years after his birth.

He was the epitome of a universal musical genius: Leonard Bernstein – conductor, composer, pianist and music educator, a crossover artist in the purest sense of the word. Maestro of a vast repertoire from classical to jazz, from songs to symphonies, he gave America its musical voice. With the global success of West Side Story and many other works he tore down genre barriers, and with his books and legendary televised appearances opened people’s ears and hearts to music from Bach and Beethoven to modern times. Featuring performances by great international classical musicians, ‘The Sound of Bernstein’ brings together his most famous works to commemorate 100 years since his birth on 25 August 2018.

The collection

This 3-CD set gathers together Bernstein’s best-loved masterpieces: West Side Story, the Candide and Wonderful Town overtures, the 2nd “The Age of Anxiety” & 3rd “Kaddish” Symphonies, the Chichester Palms or the Divertimento for Orchestra.

The works included in the set are performed by top-class musicians: Sir Simon Rattle, André Previn, Paavo Järvi, John McGlinn, Yutaka Sado, Wayne Marshall, Sabine Meyer…

CD 1:

1. Candide - Overture
2. Facsimile
3. Symphonic Dances From West Side Story: Prologue
4. Symphonic Dances From West Side Story: Somewhere
5. Symphonic Dances From West Side Story: Scherzo
6. Symphonic Dances From West Side Story: Mambo
7. Symphonic Dances From West Side Story: Cha-Cha
8. Symphonic Dances From West Side Story: Meeting Scene-Cool-Fugue
9. Symphonic Dances From West Side Story: Rumble
10. Symphonic Dances From West Side Story: Finale
11. Divertimento For Orchestra: Sennets And Tuckets
12. Divertimento For Orchestra: Waltz
13. Divertimento For Orchestra: Mazurka
14. Divertimento For Orchestra: Samba
15. Divertimento For Orchestra: Turkey Trot
16. Divertimento For Orchestra: Sphinxes
17. Divertimento For Orchestra: Blues
18. Divertimento For Orchestra: In Memoriam - March The BSO Forever
19. Wonderful Town
20. Prelude, Fugue And Riffs

CD 2:

1. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: The President Jefferson March
2. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: Duet For One
3. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": The Prologue-The Seven Ages
4. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": Variation I
5. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": Variation II
6. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": Variation III
7. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": Variation IV
8. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": Variation V
9. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": Variation VI
10. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": Variation VII
11. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": Variation VIII
12. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": Variation IX
13. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": Variation X
14. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": Variation XI
15. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": Variation XII
16. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": Variation XIII
17. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": Variation XIV
18. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": The Dirge
19. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": The Masque
20. Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety": The Epilogue
21. Ballet "Fancy Free"Enter Three Sailors
22. Ballet "Fancy Free": Scene At The Bar
23. Ballet "Fancy Free": Enter Two Girls
24. Ballet "Fancy Free": Pas De Deux
25. Ballet "Fancy Free": Competition Scene Three Dance Variations
26. Ballet "Fancy Free": Galop
27. Ballet "Fancy Free": Waltz
28. Ballet "Fancy Free": Danzon
29. Ballet "Fancy Free": Finale

CD 3:

1. Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish": I. Invocation. Adagio
2. Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish": Kaddish I. L'Istesso Tempo-Allegro Molto
3. Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish": II - Din Torah. Di Nuovo Adagio
4. Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish": Kaddish II. Andante
5. Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish": III-Scherzo
6. Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish": Kaddish III
7. Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish": Finale. Adagio
8. Chichester Psalms: Psalm 108-Psalm 100
9. Chichester Psalms: Psalm 23-Psalm 2
10. Chichester Psalms: III Psalm 131-Psalm 133