The 1953 American Decca Recordings

~ Release by Leonard Bernstein (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Works by: Beethoven · Brahms · Dvorák · Schumann · Tchaikovsky
With musical analyses of each symphony spoken and illustrated at the piano by Leonard Bernstein
performed by New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra ("the New York Philharmonic under its summer pseudonym") conducted by Bernstein
source: http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/cat/single?PRODUCT_NR=4770002

Annotation last modified on 2012-04-24 01:51 UTC.

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1Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
orchestra:
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra (on 1953-06-29)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-06-29)
recorded at:
Lewisohn Stadium in New York, New York, United States (on 1953-06-29)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo (on 1953-06-29)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1893-02 until 1893-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”
Пётр Ильич Чайковский18:43
2Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": II. Allegro con grazia
orchestra:
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra (on 1953-06-29)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-06-29)
recorded at:
Lewisohn Stadium in New York, New York, United States (on 1953-06-29)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: II. Allegro con grazia (on 1953-06-29)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1893-02 until 1893-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”
Пётр Ильич Чайковский8:14
3Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": III. Allegro molto vivace
orchestra:
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra (on 1953-06-29)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-06-29)
recorded at:
Lewisohn Stadium in New York, New York, United States (on 1953-06-29)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: III. Allegro molto vivace (on 1953-06-29)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1893-02 until 1893-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”
Пётр Ильич Чайковский9:08
4Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso – Andante
orchestra:
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra (on 1953-06-29)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-06-29)
recorded at:
Lewisohn Stadium in New York, New York, United States (on 1953-06-29)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso (on 1953-06-29)
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (from 1893-02 until 1893-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”
Пётр Ильич Чайковский11:26
5Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6): "Now there is a melody, a pure orchestral song..." (1st movement)
spoken vocals:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
[dialogue]9:18
6Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6): "Now the development section erupts..." (1st movement continued)
spoken vocals:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
[dialogue]1:58
7Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6): "Now one would think that Tchaikovsky had really exploited the device of scales" (2nd movement)
spoken vocals:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
[dialogue]1:56
8Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6): "Jumping now to the famous third movement, the great March..." (3rd movement)
spoken vocals:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
[dialogue]1:50
9Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6): "Perhaps the most admirable example of this is to be found in the wonderful last movement, ..." (4th movement)
spoken vocals:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
[dialogue]3:41
10Musical Analysis (Bernstein on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6): "Now I don't want to give you the impression that scales are the only unifying force in this work"
spoken vocals:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
[dialogue]6:01

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part of:Original Masters (Deutsche Grammophon) (order: 9)
ASIN:US: B00067GKF6 [info]