Remembering JFK - 50th Anniversay Concert

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Label
Ondine
Release Date
May 31, 2011
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BERNSTEIN LIEBERSON GERSHWIN
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      National Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Eschenbach, Mitchell, Dreyfuss, Barto, Wild
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 31, 2011
    • UPC
      761195119020
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ODE 1190-2D
    • LABEL
      Ondine
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Wind Ensemble/Band Music
    Works ⌄

    1. Fanfare No. 1 for the Inauguration of John F. Kennedy (orch. S. Ramin)

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach

    2. Remembering JFK, "An American Elegy"

      Composer: Peter Lieberson

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Richard Dreyfuss

      Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach

    3. I. Prologue

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach

    4. II. Somewhere

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach

    5. III. Scherzo

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach

    6. IV. Mambo

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach

    7. V. Cha-cha

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach

    8. VI. Meeting Scene

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach

    9. VII. Cool - VIII. Fugue

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach

    10. IX. Rumble

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach

    11. X. Finale

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach

    12. I. Allegro moderato - Cantabile - Poco meno scherzando

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Tzimon Barto

      Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach

    13. II. Andante con moto

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Tzimon Barto

      Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach

    14. III. Allegro con brio

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Tzimon Barto

      Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach

    15. Inaugural Concert Radio Commentary

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Tony Marvin

    16. The Star Spangled Banner

      Composer: John Stafford Smith

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Howard Mitchell

    17. Inaugural Concert Radio Commentary

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Tony Marvin

    18. From Sea to Shining Sea

      Composer: John La Montaine

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Howard Mitchell

    19. Inaugural Concert Radio Commentary

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Tony Marvin

    20. The Testament of Freedom: The God Who Gave Us Life

      Composer: Randall Thompson

      Ensemble: Georgetown University Glee Club, National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Howard Mitchell

    21. Inaugural Concert Radio Commentary

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Tony Marvin

    22. Rhapsody in Blue

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Earl Wild

      Conductor: Howard Mitchell

    23. Inaugural Concert Radio Commentary

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Tony Marvin


To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy the National Symphony Orchestra presented a new work by Peter Lieberson called "Remembering JFK," an orchestral piece with movie star Richard Dreyfuss narrating excerpts from Kennedy's speeches. This CD includes that and previously unreleased pieces from Kennedy's 1961 Inaugural Concert. That concert includes Leonard Bernstein's "Fanfare for the Inauguration of John F. Kennedy" and "Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story.' " Also included is George Gershwin's "Concerto in F."