MusicFactsDB.com (Pre-Beta)
Buy at:
CD + CD + CD + CD + CD
amazon.com

The 1953 American Decca Recordings Leonard Bernstein

Release: Dec 2004 United States, Language: English, Status: Official
Format: CD + CD + CD + CD + CD, Tracks: 52, Length: 6:19:12, Barcode: 028947700029
Release type: Album - Compilation

Contents

CD #1
1 Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio 14:38
2 Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai 17:47
3 Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace 5:38
4 Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro molto 12:21
5 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Beethoven's Symphony No. 3): "Simplicity itself..." (1st movement) 13:24
6 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Beethoven's Symphony No. 3): "I always feel this gigantism..." (2nd movement) 6:07
7 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Beethoven's Symphony No. 3): "We have just been examining..." (3rd movement) 5:25
CD #2
1 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Beethoven's Symphony No. 3): "All that we have said..." (4th movement) 9:12
2 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Beethoven's Symphony No. 3): "The study of Eroica is a lifetime work..." 1:11
3 Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": I. Adagio – Allegro molto 8:51
4 Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo 13:32
5 Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": III. Scherzo. Molto vivace 7:16
6 Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco 11:33
7 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Dvorák's Symphony No.9): "Does this music sound like the New World to you?" (3rd movement, Trio II; 1st movement) 9:51
8 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Dvorák's Symphony No.9): "We come now to the second movement, which has a charming melody, ..." (2nd movement) 3:22
9 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Dvorák's Symphony No.9): "The third movement is a marvel of ingenuity and deftness" (3rd movement) 1:40
10 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Dvorák's Symphony No.9): "And now the last movement. In general I should say that this is the most Slavic of all" (4th movement) 5:00
11 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Dvorák's Symphony No.9): "The final claim of those who argue for the New World Symphony as American music, ..." (4th movement, continued) 1:01
CD #3
1 Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: I. Sostenuto assai - Un poco più vivace - Allegro ma non troppo - Con fuoco 12:27
2 Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 6:58
3 Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: III. Adagio espressivo 11:53
4 Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: IV. Allegro molto vivace 8:14
5 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Schumann's Symphony No. 2): "Robert Schumann has been dead..." (3rd movement, opening theme) 4:22
6 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Schumann's Symphony No. 2): "To my mind, Schumann follows in this tradition..." 1:48
7 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Schumann's Symphony No. 2): "Now let's look at the Symphony itself..." (1st movement) 8:39
8 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Schumann's Symphony No. 2): "And so we have arrived at the allegro section..." (1st movement, continued) 6:51
9 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Schumann's Symphony No. 2): "In the marvelous Scherzo that follows..." (2nd movement) 4:49
10 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Schumann's Symphony No. 2): "But perhaps the greatest beauty...." (3rd movement) 7:31
11 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Schumann's Symphony No. 2): "Even in the final movement...." (4th movement) 5:15
CD #4
1 Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo 11:50
2 Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: II. Andante moderato 11:53
3 Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto - Tempo I 6:07
4 Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro 11:01
5 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Brahms's Symphony No. 4): "Brahms' Fourth Symphony in E minor is today ..." (4th movement., opening theme) 4:44
6 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Brahms's Symphony No. 4): "Our journey begins without introduction..." (1st movement) 5:15
7 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Brahms's Symphony No. 4): "Do you see now what a symphonic theme is?" (1st movement) 3:23
8 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Brahms's Symphony No. 4): "Now, think of it - we have so far only had 44 bars of music" (1st movement) 5:47
9 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Brahms's Symphony No. 4): "Here is that second theme" (1st movement) 2:41
10 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Brahms's Symphony No. 4): "This brings us to the development section proper" (1st movement) 9:34
11 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Brahms's Symphony No. 4): And here we are back home, ready for the rehearing of the exposition,..." (1st movement) 2:16
12 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Brahms's Symphony No. 4): "So we arrive at the coda" (1st movement) 3:18
13 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Brahms's Symphony No. 4): "Well, we have had a microscopic look at symphonic method" (1st movement) 2:11
CD #5
1 Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo 18:43
2 Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": II. Allegro con grazia 8:14
3 Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": III. Allegro molto vivace 9:08
4 Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso – Andante 11:26
5 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6): "Now there is a melody, a pure orchestral song..." (1st movement) 9:18
6 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6): "Now the development section erupts..." (1st movement continued) 1:58
7 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6): "Now one would think that Tchaikovsky had really exploited the device of scales" (2nd movement) 1:56
8 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6): "Jumping now to the famous third movement, the great March..." (3rd movement) 1:50
9 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6): "Perhaps the most admirable example of this is to be found in the wonderful last movement, ..." (4th movement) 3:40
10 Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6): "Now I don't want to give you the impression that scales are the only unifying force in this work" 6:01

Links (1)

ASIN

  1. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00067GKF6