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Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra
Bernstein Conducts Bernstein - Serenade • Songfest
Compil. on Deutsche Grammophon label
Classical (Contemporary)
Recorded: J.F. Kennedy Center, Washington,11 & 12/1977 (Songfest); Frederic R Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, 10/1979 (Serenade). Previously released separately. ℗ 1978 (Songfest) / 1979 (Serenade) Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg Includes 28 page booklet with all texts Made and printed in Germany [Total time:] 71'58.
Musicians
 | Leonard Bernstein p, 1918-1990 US composed by, conductor, album by |
 | Israel Philharmonic Orchestra , orchestra, album by |
 | National Symphony Orchestra , orchestra, album by |
 | Gidon Kremer vn, *1947 LV violin |
 | Nancy Williams voc, 1932-2006 US mezzo-soprano vocals |
 | John Reardon voc, 1930-1988 US baritone vocals |
 | Donald Gramm voc, 1927-1983 US bass vocals |
 | Rosalind Elias voc, *1929 US mezzo-soprano vocals |
 | Clamma Dale voc, *1947 US soprano vocals |
 | Neil Rosenshein , 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 |
 | June Jordan , 1936-2002 US text by |
 | Langston Hughes voc, 1902-1967 US text by |
 | 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 |
Producers
| Hartmut Pfeiffer art direction |
| Barbara Hanke design |
| Karl-August Naegler engineer |
| Klaus Scheibe engineer |
| Günther Breest executive-producer |
| Hanno Rinke executive-producer |
| Jack Gottlieb liner notes |
| Hans Weber producer |
Composers
| Leonard Bernstein |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serenade (1954) After Plato's "Symposium" For Solo Violin, String Orchestra, Harp And Percussion | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 29:23 | |
| 2 | I. Phaedrus - Pausanias: Lento - Allegro Marcato | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 6:44 | |
| 3 | II. Aristophanes: Allegretto | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 4:11 | |
| 4 | III. Erixymachus: Presto | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 1:30 | |
| 5 | IV. Agathon: Adagio | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 6:31 | |
| 6 | V. Socrates - Alcibiades: Molto Tenuto - Allegro Molto Vivace | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 10:27 | |
| 7 | Songfest (1977): A Cycle Of American Poems For Six Singers And Orchestra | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 42:28 | |
| 8 | I. Opening Hymn: To The Poem | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 3:25 | |
| 9 | II. Three Solos: 1. The Pennycandystore Beyond The El | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 1:56 | |
| 10 | II. Three Solos: 2. A Julia de Burgos | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 3:34 | |
| 11 | II. Three Solos: 3. To What You Said | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 5:29 | |
| 12 | III. Three Ensembles: 1. Duet: I, Too, Sing America / Okay "Negroes" | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 3:51 | |
| 13 | III. Three Ensembles: Trio: 2. To My Dear And Loving Husband | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 3:59 | |
| 14 | III. Three Ensembles: 3. Duet: Storyette H. M. | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 1:55 | |
| 15 | IV. Sextet: "If You Can't Eat You Got To" | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 2:24 | |
| 16 | V. Three Solos: 1. Music I Heard With You | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 3:31 | |
| 17 | V. Three Solos: 2. Zizi's Lament | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 2:32 | |
| 18 | V. Three Solos: 3. Sonnet: What Lips My Lips Have Kissed... | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 5:26 | |
| 19 | VI. Closing Hymn: Israfel | Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra | 4:26 |
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