A wide-ranging look at some of the finest NY Phil performances conducted by Leonard Bernstein.
Lenny’s Playlist, Part I
Leonard Bernstein in 1973 (Photo: Allan Warren, courtesy the Leonard Bernstein Office, Inc)
Playlist
All works conducted by Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Robert Schumann: Manfred Overture, Op. 115
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1040
John Wummer, flute; Isaac Stern violin
Virgil Thomson: Four Saints in Three Acts: Acts III & IV (abridged)
Betty Allen; mezzo-soprano; McHenry Boatwright, bass; Lee Venora, soprano; Arnold Voketaitis, baritone; Robert Eckert, tenor; Choral Art Society: William Johnson, director
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
John Bogart, boy alto; Camerata Singers: Abraham Kaplan, director
William Russo: Symphony No. 2 in C, Op. 32, “Titans”
Maynard Ferguson, trombone
Claude Debussy: Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra
Sigurd Rascher, saxophone
Howard Brubeck: II: Andante-Ballad from Dialogues for Jazz Combo & Orchestra
Dave Brubeck Quartet