
The Ballet Suite from The Incredible Flutist became Walter Piston’s most famous and best-loved work. Full of good tunes, clever rhythmic figures, and bubbling over
Although Leonard Bernstein had a reputation as a heavy-duty interventionist in music of the late romantic period, even in his late phase he never lost
As time goes on, Leonard Bernstein’s New York recording of Petrushka only gains in stature. There are two ways to perform this music: as a
What’s not to like? Bernstein’s Milhaud interpretations are lively, intelligent, fun performances that have been in the catalog continuously since the late 1970s, and deservedly
This documentary takes us behind-the-scenes during the production of Deutsche Grammophon’s wildly successful 1984 audio recording of West Side Story. It was Leonard Bernstein’s first
This is Leonard Bernstein’s later version of Shostakovich’s Fifth, captured live while the New York Philharmonic was on tour in Tokyo. It’s an excellent performance,
This disc offers Leonard Bernstein in some quite rare (at least for him, on disc) operatic repertoire. Given his flair for the dramatic, it’s not
The Masterworks Expanded Edition transfers of these oft- reissued performances are the most vivid and detailed I’ve heard, on par with their French Sony Rudolf
What can you say? It’s Bernstein does Bernstein, and it’s still terrific, both the music and the performances, and this time you get a bonus
There’s some weird stuff going on here. Symphony No. 1, though dryly recorded (the horns buzz like they are using stopped tones almost throughout), is