A Total Embrace: The Conductor
Leonard Bernstein - CD
- Artist: Leonard Bernstein
- Format: CD
- Year: 2003
- Number of Discs: 3
- UPC: 827969057827
- Item Number: SNY05782
- Release date: 09/09/2003
- 1. IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
- 2. Finale [1919 Version: Finale]
- 3. Part 2. The Sacrifice "Sacrificial Dance" (The Chosen Victim) [1913 Ver
- 4. II. La Flute enchantee
- 5. III. Presto
- 6. I. Allegro
- 7. V. Finale. Pesante-Presto
- 8. IV. Allegro non troppo
- 9. Nuages, for orchestra (Nocturne No. 1), L. 91/1
- 10. Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofe)
- 1. IV. Finale. Allegro
- 2. El Salon Mexico, for orchestra
- 3. IV. Finale. Vivace
- 4. Finale. Batuque
- 5. IV. Allegro molto
- 6. I. Allegro con brio
- 7. The Unanswered Question (I & II), for trumpet, winds & string orchestra, S.
- 8. (from V. Im Tempo des Scherzos) "Sehr langsam und gedehnt" to end
- 1. VI. Agnus Dei. Dona nobis pacem
- 2. Act 3. Part 2. Facciamo il parentado... Tutto nel mondo e burla
- 3. Semper Fidelis, march for band
- 4. Dies Irae. Tuba mirum
- 5. III. Allegretto grazioso
- 6. IV. Molto deliberato
- 7. Act 2. Divum Jocastae caput motuum!
- 8. La valse, poeme choreographique for orchestra
- 9. The Magic Circle. Song of the Fisherman
- 10. Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Qua
- 11. Adagietto, for orchestra (from the Symphony No. 5) [Live]
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A Total Embrace: The Conductor by Leonard Bernstein on CD
In addition to being one of America's most lauded composers, Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) conducted the New York Philharmonic from 1943 through 1969. His no-nonsense approach to classical music was considered controversial, if not somewhat radical, yet his contributions are immeasurable, especially as he crossed cultural lines, exposing the masses to luminous works of symphonic art, many for the first time. He went so far as to demystify the masters, making them palatable for the common listener as well as the studious enthusiast. Since the maestro's copious catalog is undeniably daunting and to honor what would have been his 85th birthday, in 2003 Sony Music created anthologies titled A Total Embrace: The Conductor and A Total Embrace: The Composer. The three-volume mid-price Conductor set contains nearly four hours of Bernstein's offerings from behind the podium. While not presented chronologically, the tracks span nearly a quarter-century, from the Columbia Symphony Orchestra's 1950 rendition of Maurice Ravel's Sheherazade: II. La Flute Enchantee through to a 1975 recording of Hector Berlioz's Requiem, Op. 5 from Dies Irae: "Tuba Mirum." In between, Bernstein's repertoire is thoroughly embodied with arguably definitive recitals ranging from the finale of Mozart's Symphony No. 39 in E flat Major, KV 543 to Charles Ives' The Unanswered Question. The latter is just one of several complete compositions; others of note are an unequaled interpretation of Aaron Copland's El Salon Mexico and the legendary reading of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" from the St. George Hotel in Brooklyn, NY, where Bernstein not only leads the Columbia Symphony Orchestra but also plays the piano. The only thing that could have improved on the package would be more specific and detailed annotations, as interested parties are presumably novices. Otherwise, A Total Embrace: The Conductor and A Total Embrace: The Composer are highly recommended entrees and sizable career overviews. ~ Lindsay Planer, Rovi
- Artist: Leonard Bernstein
- Format: CD
- Year: 2003
- Number of Discs: 3
- UPC: 827969057827
- Item Number: SNY05782
- Release date: 09/09/2003
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
- Style: Symphony, Concerto, Orchestral, Modern
- Album Time: 231:39
- A Total Embrace: The Composer
- American Masters: Harris, Thompson, Diamond
- Bach: Saint Matthew Passion
- Barber's Adagio & Other Romantic Favorites for Strings
- Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta
- Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"; Bernstein: How a Great Symphony Was Written
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Leonore Overture No. 3
- Bernstein Century: Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and Other Works
- Bernstein Century: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 and "Egmont" Overture
- Bernstein Century: Holst - The Planets; Elgar - Military March
- Bernstein Century: Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition/Other Works
- Bernstein Conducts Gershwin [Bonus Tracks]
- Bernstein Favorites: Children's Classics
- Bernstein Favorites: Twentieth Century
- Bernstein on Jazz
- Bernstein: Arias and Barcarolles; Songs and Duets
- Bernstein: Candide Overture; Symphonic Dances from Westside Story; Etc.
- Bernstein: Trouble in Tahiti & Facsimile
- Bizet: Carmen Suites Nos. 1 & 2; L'Arlésienne Suites Nos. 1 & 2
- Bizet: Symphony No. 1; Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne
- Brahms: Sym No 1
- Children's Classics - Prokofiev: Peter & The Wolf
- Copland: Appalachian Spring; Fanfare for the Common Man; El Salon Mexico; Danzon Cubano
- Copland: Appalachian Spring; Rodeo; Billy the Kid; Fanfare for the Common Man
- Copland: Music for the Theater; Concerto for Piano & Orchestra
- Copland: Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes)/Billy the Kid-Ballet Suite
- Copland: Symphony No. 3; Symphony for Organ and Orchestra
- Debussy: La Mer; Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune; etc.
- Dvorak: Symphony No. 7; Smetana: The Bartered Bride; The Moldau
- Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"; Carnival Overture. Slavonic Dances Nos. 1
- Great Marches
- Great Marches [Limited Edition] [Japan]
- Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2; Norwegian Dance; March of the Trolls; Sibelius: Fin
- Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite; Mississippi Suite
- Holst: The Planets; Walton: Facade
- Ives: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
- Leonard Bernstein Conducts West Side Story [CD+DVD]
- Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major "Titan;" "Adagio" from Symphony No. 10
- Mahler: Symphony No. 3; Rucket Lieder; Kindertotenlieder
- Mahler: Symphony No. 4
- Mozart: Overture "Le Nozze Di Figaro," Symphonies No. 39 & 41
- Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; St. John's Night on the Bald Mountain
- Nocturne
- Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
- Piano Concerto No 2
- Pre Fugue & Riffs/on the Town
- Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals
- Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
- Ravel: Bolero; Alborada del Gacioso; La Valse; Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2
- Respighi: Pines Of Rome/Roman Festivals
- Rhaps Blue/Amer Paris
- Rhaps Blue/Grand Canyon
- Selections from Tristan and Isolde, Tannhauser & Gotterdammerung
- Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Dvorak: Piano Concerto
- Tchaikovsky: The Nutracker Suite; Swan Lake
- Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto (First Release); Serenade for Strings (Import)
- The Joy of Christmas [Sony]
- Verdi: Requiem
- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Concertos
- West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Recording
- William Schuman: Symphonies Nos. 3, 5 & 8
- Bernstein Conducts Bernstein: West Side Story; Candide (Import)
- Judaica
- Composers on Broadway: Leonard Bernstein
- Leonard Bernstein Weekend
- Handel: Messiah (Highlights)
- West Side Story/Candide/On the Town (3 Dances)
- Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
- Leonard Bernstein: A Tribute
- Concert of the Century: Celebrating the 85th Anniversary of Carnegie Hall
- Beethoven: Missa Solemnis/Choral Fantasy/Mass No. 12 "Theresien Mass"
- Bizet: Symphony No. 1; Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne
- Brahms: Symphony No. 4; Academic Festival Overture; Tragic Overture
- La Mer/Afternoon of a Faun/Jeux/Two Nocturnes
- The Royal Edition, No. 51 Of 100: Gustav Mahler
- Mozart: Symphony No. 39/Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"
- Opera Overtures
- Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5
- The Royal Edition, No. 73 Of 100: Robert Schumann
- Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos.1 & 6
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique"; Hamlet Fantasy Overture
- Leonard Bernstein Conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 and Talks About "How a Great Symp
- Handel: Messiah
- Mahler: Symphony No. 6
- Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 6 "Pastoral" & 8; King Stephen Overture
- Bernstein Century: Copeland: Second Hurricane / In the Beginning
- Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 7
- Latin American Fiesta
- Bernstein Conducts Bernstein: Kaddish & Chichester Psalms
- Debussy: The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
- Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D major
- Mozart: Piano Concertos K. 365 & 242; Piano Quartet, D. 478
- Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; The Firebird Suite (Import)
- Berlioz: Harold in Italy, Op. 16 & La Mort de Cleopatre
- Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia
- Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 15, K. 450 & No. 17, K. 453
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 & Symphony No. 7 in a Major. Op. 92
- Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 "Emperor"
- Barber: Adagio for Strings/Violin Concerto/Schumann: To Thee Old Cause/In Praise Of Sha
- Bernstein: Dybbuk
- Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"; Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"; Symphon
- New York
- Leonard Bernstein Conducts Music of Our Time (Import)
- West Side Story:50th Anniversary Edition
- Bernstein: Candide Overture; Symphonic Dances from Westside Story; Etc. (Import)
- Barber: Adagio for Strings
- A Total Embrace: The Composer
- Candide [Columbia Bonus Tracks]
- Peter & Wolf
- Handel: Messiah
- Candide
- Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (Import)
- Joy of Christmas (Import)
- Composers:
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Performers:
- Alan Titus - Baritone (Vocal)
- French Radio Choir - Choir, Chorus
- Gwendolyn Killebrew - Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)
- Harvard Glee Club - Choir, Chorus
- Jennie Tourel - Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)
- Lee Venora - Soprano (Vocal)
- Michael Devlin - Tenor (Vocal)
- Norman Scribner Choir - Choir, Chorus
- Patricia Wells - Soprano (Vocal)
- Vienna State Opera Chorus - Choir, Chorus
- Glenn Gould - Piano
- Leonard Bernstein - Piano
- William Vacchiano - Trumpet
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Credits:
- Abe Velez - Packaging Manager
- Abraham Velez - Packaging Manager
- Andy Schwartz - Artist Coordination, A&R
- Darren Salmieri - Artist Coordination, A&R
- Steve Berkowitz - A&R
- Steven Berkowitz - A&R
- David Evitts - Choir Director
- Liz Reilly - Photo Research
- Stephan Moore - Project Director
- Aaron Copland - Composer
- Boston Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra
- Charles Harbutt - Mastering
- Charles Ives - Composer
- Claude Debussy - Composer
- Columbia Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra
- Dmitry Shostakovich - Composer
- Don Hunstein - Photography
- Erich Auerbach - Photography
- Erik Auerbach - Photography
- Franz Joseph Haydn - Composer
- George Gershwin - Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi - Composer
- Grace Rowe - Compilation Producer
- Gustav Mahler - Composer
- Hector Berlioz - Composer
- Herb Snitzer - Photography
- Howard Fritzson - Art Direction
- Ian Showell - Photography
- Igor Stravinsky - Composer
- Jean Sibelius - Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach - Composer
- Johannes Brahms - Composer
- John Philip Sousa - Composer
- Leonard Bernstein - Conductor
- Ludwig van Beethoven - Composer
- Maurice Peress - Liner Notes
- Maurice Ravel - Composer
- Members of the New York Philharmonic - Orchestra
- Nancy Sacks - Design
- New York Philharmonic - Orchestra
- Orchestre National de France - Orchestra
- Radio France Orchestre Philharmonique - Orchestra
- Samuel Barber - Composer
- Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Orchestra
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Composer
- Erik Smith - Producer
- Howard H. Scott - Producer
- Joel Heller - Producer
- John McClure - Producer
- Richard Killough - Producer
- Thomas Z. Shepard - Producer
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