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Opinion divides sharply on Leonard Bernstein's abilities as a conductor of European art music, but much less so on his qualities as a conductor of American music. In fact, some of the qualities that made him less universally persuasive in Beethoven, Mahler, or Tchaikovsky -- particularly his tendency to go straight over the top with expressivity, work supremely well in Gershwin, Barber, and Copland. In these live 1982 recordings, Bernstein takes the Los Angeles Philharmonic through Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Barber's Adagio for Strings and Copland's Appalachian Spring. Performing as both pianist and conductor, Bernstein's take on the Rhapsody is big, bold, and lush with gaudy colors, insinuating rhythms, and an interpretation that's way over the top. Bernstein's Adagio is intensely expressive and extended -- the tempo is more Largo than Adagio and the closing bars seem to last an eternity. Appalachian Spring is all heart with warm tones, rich textures, infectious tempos, and deeply sentimental melodies. The Los Angeles Philharmonic -- then under the somewhat stolid musical directorship of Carlo Maria Giulini -- plays with brilliant virtuosity and immense enthusiasm, and DG captures the sound of the orchestra and soloist going full tilt in San Francisco's acoustically superb Davies Hall.
© TiVo
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Leonard Bernstein, Conductor, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Gershwin, Composer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist - FERDE GROFE, Arranger, Work Arranger - Jobst Eberhardt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hanno Rinke, Producer - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg ℗ 1983 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Leonard Bernstein, Conductor, MainArtist - Samuel Barber, Composer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jobst Eberhardt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hanno Rinke, Producer - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg ℗ 1983 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Appalachian Spring (Aaron Copland)
Leonard Bernstein, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Aaron Copland, Composer - Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jobst Eberhardt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hanno Rinke, Producer - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg ℗ 1983 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
Opinion divides sharply on Leonard Bernstein's abilities as a conductor of European art music, but much less so on his qualities as a conductor of American music. In fact, some of the qualities that made him less universally persuasive in Beethoven, Mahler, or Tchaikovsky -- particularly his tendency to go straight over the top with expressivity, work supremely well in Gershwin, Barber, and Copland. In these live 1982 recordings, Bernstein takes the Los Angeles Philharmonic through Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Barber's Adagio for Strings and Copland's Appalachian Spring. Performing as both pianist and conductor, Bernstein's take on the Rhapsody is big, bold, and lush with gaudy colors, insinuating rhythms, and an interpretation that's way over the top. Bernstein's Adagio is intensely expressive and extended -- the tempo is more Largo than Adagio and the closing bars seem to last an eternity. Appalachian Spring is all heart with warm tones, rich textures, infectious tempos, and deeply sentimental melodies. The Los Angeles Philharmonic -- then under the somewhat stolid musical directorship of Carlo Maria Giulini -- plays with brilliant virtuosity and immense enthusiasm, and DG captures the sound of the orchestra and soloist going full tilt in San Francisco's acoustically superb Davies Hall.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 3 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:28
- Main artists: Los Angeles Philharmonic Leonard Bernstein
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
- Collection: Grand Prix
© 2007 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin This Compilation ℗ 2007 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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