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Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin
Songfest • Symphony No.1 "Jeremiah"
Album US 1993 on RCA Victor Red Seal label
Classical (Modern)
Total Playing Time -- 66:25 © 1993, BMG Music • ℗ 1993, BMG Music Manufactured and distributed by BMG Music ℗ 1993, BMG Music TMK(s) ® G.E. Co., USA & BMG Music. Made in U.S.A. Recorded April 20 & 21, 1992 (Songfest) and September 17, 1992 (In Memoriam), at Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis. Symphony recorded February 14, 1945, at Kiel Opera House, St. Louis.
Musicians
 | Leonard Bernstein p, 1918-1990 US composed by, conductor, album by |
 | Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra , US orchestra, album by |
 | Leonard Slatkin p, *1944 US conductor, album by, piano |
 | Carol Weinberg bvoc, photography by, of leonard slatkin |
 | Patricia Spence , *1961 US alto vocals |
 | Vernon Hartman , baritone vocals |
 | John Cheek voc, *1948 US bass vocals |
 | Wendy White voc, *1953 US mezzo-soprano vocals |
 | Linda Hohenfeld , soprano vocals |
 | Walter Planté voc, US tenor vocals |
 | Frank O'Hara , 1926-1966 US text by |
 | Lawrence Ferlinghetti , *1919 US text by |
| Julia de Burgos , text by |
 | Walt Whitman , 1819-1892 US text by |
 | Langston Hughes voc, 1902-1967 US text by, "i, too, sing... |
 | June Jordan , 1936-2002 US text by, "okay..." |
 | Anne Bradstreet , 1612-1672 GB text by |
 | Gertrude Stein , 1874-1946 US text by |
 | E. E. Cummings , 1894-1962 US text by |
 | Conrad Aiken , 1889-1973 US text by |
 | Gregory Corso p, *1930 text by |
 | Edna St. Vincent Millay , 1892-1950 US text by |
 | Edgar Allan Poe , 1809-1849 US text by |
 | Nan Merriman voc, 1920-2012 US soprano vocals |
Producers
| J. J. Stelmach art direction |
| Gina Bello design |
| Lawrence Rock engineer |
| William Hoekstra engineer |
| Joanna Nickrenz producer |
| Barry Hufker technician, technical assistance |
Composers
| Leonard Bernstein |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Songfest (A Cycle Of American Poems For Six Singers & Orchestra) | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 39:44 | |
| 2 | __ I. Opening Hymn - "To The Poem" | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 2:49 | |
| 3 | __ II. Three Solos - 1. "The Pennycandy Store Beyond The El" | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 1:36 | |
| 4 | __ II. Three Solos - 2. "A Julia De Burgos" | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 3:30 | |
| 5 | __ II. Three Solos - 3. "To What You Said" | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 5:33 | |
| 6 | __ III. Three Ensembles - 1. Duet: "I, Too, Sing America", "Okay 'Negroes'" | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 3:33 | |
| 7 | __ III. Three Ensembles - 2. Trio: "To My Dear And Loving Husband" | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 3:27 | |
| 8 | __ III. Three Ensembles - 3. Duet: "Storyette H.M." | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 1:50 | |
| 9 | __ IV. Sextet: "If You Can't Eat You Have To" | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 2:07 | |
| 10 | __ V. Three Solos - 1. "Music I Heard With You" | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 3:41 | |
| 11 | __ V. Three Solos - 2. "Zizi's Lament" | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 2:23 | |
| 12 | __ V. Three Solos - 3. Sonnet: "What Lips My Lips Have Kissed" | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 4:30 | |
| 13 | __ VI. Closing Hymn - "Israfel" | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 3:57 | |
| 14 | In Memoriam: Nathalie Koussevitzky (No.5 From "Seven Anniversaries") | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 2:18 | |
| 15 | Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 24:02 | |
| 16 | __ Ⅰ. Prophecy / Weissagung / Prophétie: Largamente | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 6:57 | |
| 17 | __ Ⅱ. Profanation / Entweihung: Vivace Con Brio | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 6:44 | |
| 18 | __ ⅡⅠ. Lamentation / Klage: Lento | Leonard Bernstein • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin | 10:12 |
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