Works conducted and composed by Leonard Bernstein and performed by the orchestra that he served as music director from 1958 to 1969.
Lenny’s Playlist, Part II
Playlist
All works conducted by Leonard Bernstein except as noted.
New York Philharmonic: Four Improvisations for Orchestra
Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute, K. 620
Copland: Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp, & Piano
Stanley Drucker, clarinet
Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
Barber: Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17
Shchedrin: Mischievous Folk Ditties
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Beethoven: Gloria from Mass in D Major, Op. 123, Missa solemnis
Eileen Farrell, soprano; Shirley Verrett, mezzo-soprano; Jon Vickers, tenor; Donald Bell, baritone; Schola Cantorum, dir. Hugh Ross
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man