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Leonard Bernstein’s New York Philharmonic recordings offer an irresistible energy and rhythmic “swing”. On the other hand, these remakes have a lot going for them:
Buy this disc now! Until these performances came along I thought that the future of reviewing new Bernstein releases would consist of the existential nightmare
These are performances of proven pedigree, the only reservations being Bernstein’s heavily cut and somewhat ponderous (at least in the closing pages) version of Rhapsody
André Previn is a talented composer, so it’s no surprise that his new violin concerto, a musical love letter written with obvious affection specifically for
Marin Alsop follows up her excellent Samuel Barber series for Naxos with works by her one-time mentor, Leonard Bernstein. For the most part, she and
James Judd and the Florida Philharmonic offer angular, taut readings of these Bernstein favorites. These somewhat refined interpretations sacrifice some of the “swing” element, particularly
Leaving aside the artistic merits of these arrangements (type Q3607 in Search Reviews), this multi-channel SACD version of the Bell/Brohn homage to Bernstein reveals both
As might be expected, Leonard Slatkin turns in stylish and idiomatic performances of these established Bernstein classics. He hasn’t quite Lenny’s manic energy in such
Most musicals today are subjected to endless rewrites, tryouts, and more rewrites. When Leonard Bernstein and his lyricist cohorts Betty Comden and Adolph Green were
Robert Irving and the Concert Arts Orchestra deliver taut performances of the two Copland works featured here. At less than 22 minutes this Appalachian Spring
