Leonard Bernstein: The Symphonies

Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990)

CD1

Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" (1942)
01 - 1. Prophecy (Largamente)
02 - 2. Profanation (Vivace Con Brio)
03 - 3. Lamentation (Lento)

Christa Ludwig - Mezzo-Soprano

Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety"
For Piano And Orchestra
After The Poem By W. H. Auden (1947-49, Revised 1965)
Part I
04 - The Prologue (Lento Moderato)
05 - The Seven Ages (Variations 1-7)
06 - The Seven Stages (Variations 8-14)
Part II
07 - The Dirge (Largo)
08 - The Masque (Extremely Fast)
09 - The Epilogue (L'Istesso Tempo - Adagio - Andante - Con Moto)

Lukas Foss - Piano

CD2

Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
For Orchestra, Mixed Chorus, Boys' Choir, Speaker And Soprano Solo (1963, Revised 1977)
01 - 1. Invocation (Adagio)
02 - Kaddish 1 (L'Istesso Tempo - Allegro Molto)
03 - 2. Din-Torah (Di Nuovo Adagio)
04 - Kaddish 2 (Andante Con Tenerezza)
05 - 3. Scherzo (Presto Scherzando, Sempre Pianissimo)
06 - Finale (Adagio Come Nel Din-Torah) -
07 - Allegro Vivo, Con Gioia

Montserrat Caballé - Soprano
Michael Wagner - Speaker
Wiener Jeunesse-Chor
Günther Theuring
Wiener Sängerknaben
Uwe Christian Harrer

Serenade
After Plato's "Symposium"
For Solo Violin, String Orchestra, Harp And Percussion
08 - 1. Phaedrus - Pausanias (Allegro Marcato)
09 - 2. Aristophanes (Allegretto)
10 - 3. Erixymachus (Presto)
11 - 4. Agathon (Adagio)
12 - 5. Socrates - Alcibiades (Molto Tenuto - Allegro Molto Vivace)

Gidon Kremer - Violin

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein

Recording Dates
Symphonies - 8/1977
Serenade - 10/1978