A wide-ranging look at some of the finest NY Phil performances conducted and composed by Leonard Bernstein.
Lenny’s Playlist, Part II
Leonard Bernstein (Photo: Jim Steere, 1988)
Playlist
Unless otherwise noted, all music conducted by Leonard Bernstein
New York Phil: Four Improvisations for Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute, K. 620
Aaron Copland: Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp, & Piano
Stanley Drucker, clarinet
Gustav Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
Barber: Second Essay for Orchestra
Rodion Shchedrin: Mischievous Folk Ditties
Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Gloria from Mass in D, op. 123, “Missa solemnis”
Eileen Farrell, soprano; Shirley Verrett, mezzo-soprano; Jon Vickers, tenor; Donald Bell, baritone; Schola Cantorum: Hugh Ross, director
Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
