Bernstein Century - Jeremiah, The Age Of Anxiety, Etc

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Label
Sony Masterworks
Release Date
February 16, 1999
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BERNSTEIN, LEONARD
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Ny Philharmonic
    • PERFORMER
      Bernstein
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 16, 1999
    • UPC
      074646069721
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SMK60697
    • LABEL
      Sony Masterworks
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Vocal
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Prophecy

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

      Performer: Jennie Tourel

      Conductor: Leonard Bernstein

    2. II. Profanation

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

      Performer: Jennie Tourel

      Conductor: Leonard Bernstein

    3. III. Lamentation

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

      Performer: Jennie Tourel

      Conductor: Leonard Bernstein

    4. Part I: The Prologue: Lento moderato

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

      Performer: Philippe Entremont

      Conductor: Leonard Bernstein

    5. Part I: The Seven Ages: Variation 1 - Variation 7

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

      Performer: Philippe Entremont

      Conductor: Leonard Bernstein

    6. Part I: The Seven Stages: Variation 8 - Variation 14

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

      Performer: Philippe Entremont

      Conductor: Leonard Bernstein

    7. Part II: The Dirge: Largo -

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

      Performer: Philippe Entremont

      Conductor: Leonard Bernstein

    8. Part II: The Masque: Extremely fast -

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

      Performer: Philippe Entremont

      Conductor: Leonard Bernstein

    9. Part II: The Epilogue: L'istesso tempo

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

      Performer: Philippe Entremont

      Conductor: Leonard Bernstein

    10. No. 1. My name is Barbara

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Performer: Jennie Tourel, Leonard Bernstein

    11. No. 2. Jupiter has seven moons

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Performer: Jennie Tourel, Leonard Bernstein

    12. No. 3. I hate music!

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Performer: Jennie Tourel, Leonard Bernstein

    13. No. 4. A big indian and a little Indian (Riddle song)

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Performer: Jennie Tourel, Leonard Bernstein

    14. No. 5. I'm a person too

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Performer: Jennie Tourel, Leonard Bernstein

    15. No. 1. Plum Pudding

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Performer: Jennie Tourel, Leonard Bernstein

    16. No. 2. Queues de Boeuf

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Performer: Jennie Tourel, Leonard Bernstein

    17. No. 3. Tavouk Huenksis

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Performer: Jennie Tourel, Leonard Bernstein

    18. No. 4. Civet a Toute Vitesse

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Performer: Jennie Tourel, Leonard Bernstein


The true personality of American classical music in the 20th century has to be Leonard Bernstein. No one has done so much to spread the joy of music to audiences young and old as the late conductor of the New York Philharmonic.
Though this is the work for which he is best known, Bernstein was an accomplished composer and performer as well as orchestra leader and goodwill ambassador for the arts. His 'Jeremiah' Symphony launched his career in 1942, when Bernstein submitted it to a competition. Although it did not win, it was performed in Pittsburgh, Boston and New York City, where it was voted the outstanding new work of the season by the New York Music Critics Circle.
'The Age of Anxiety' is a tribute to the W.H. Auden poem of the same name, and aims to capture the disjointed, anxious, disaffected spirit of the postwar period. "I Hate Music!" and 'La Bonne Cuisine' are more lighthearted affairs, embodying the spirit that connected Bernstein so well with a children's audience. Performed by Bernstein himself, along with mezzo-soprano Jennie Tourel and the New York Philharmonic, this recording is a beautiful memory.
REVIEWS:
New York Times (Publisher) (7/30/00, p.30) - "...These whimsical song cycles occupy just a small portion of this CD but are its real reward. Previously unissued, the recordings feature Tourel at her most charming, with Bernstein at the piano..."