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An American Life: Music from the Radio Documentary
 
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An American Life: Music from the Radio Documentary

Thissy Thiers (Performer), Mstislav Rostropovich (Performer), Peter Schmidl (Performer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Composer), Benjamin Britten (Composer), Aaron Copland (Composer), Paul Hindemith (Composer), Charles Ives (Composer), Gustav Mahler (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Conductor), Michael Tilson Thomas (Conductor), Dicky Tarrach (Performer), Dresden Staatskapelle (Performer), Leningrad Kirov Orchestra (Performer), London Symphony Orchestra [members of] (Performer), New York Philharmonic [Members of] (Performer), Orchestre de Paris [members of] (Performer)
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Disc: 1
1. Somewhere
2. Allegretto
3. Molto deliberato (Fanfare); Allegro risoluto
Disc: 2
1. Dawn
2. Allegro molto
3. "A Julia de Burgos"
4. Presto - Allegro assai

On this CD:
  1. On the Town, musical New York, New York
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    with Thomas Hampson, David Garrison, Kurt Ollmann
    Conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas

  2. Fancy Free, ballet Big Stuff Blues
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Dicky Tarrach, Leonard Bernstein, Mense Ruth, Thissy Thiers

  3. Facsimile, Choreographic Essay, for orchestra (from the ballet) [Excerpt]
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  4. Prelude, Fugue & Riffs, for clarinet & jazz ensemble Riffs (for Everyone)
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Peter Schmidl
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  5. On the Town, musical Pas de deux. Lonely Town
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  6. On the Town, musical Lucky to Be Me
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    with Thomas Hampson, London Voices
    Conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas

  7. Symphony No.1 ("Jeremiah"), for mezzo & orchestra Lento. Lamentation
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Christa Ludwig
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  8. On the Town, musical Some Other Time
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    with David Garrison, Frederica Von Stade, Kurt Ollmann, Tyne Daly
    Conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas

  9. Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion (from Symphony No. 3)
    Composed by Aaron Copland
    Performed by New York Philharmonic
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  10. Serenade (after Plato: Symposium), for violin, harp, percussion & strings; also for violin & piano Aristophanes Allegretto
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Gidon Kremer
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  11. Candide, operetta in 2 acts (original version, withdrawn) The Best of All Possible Worlds
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    with Della Jones, Kurt Ollmann
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  12. Symphony No.2 ("The Age of Anxiety"), for piano & orchestra or 2 pianos The Masque
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Lukas Foss
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  13. Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453 Allegretto
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  14. The Unanswered Question (I & II), for trumpet, winds & string orchestra, S. 50 (K. 1C25)
    Composed by Charles Ives
    Performed by New York Philharmonic
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  15. Symphonic Dances (9) from "West Side Story", for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal) Somewhere
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  16. Symphony No. 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op.74 First Movement (excerpt)
    Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
    Performed by New York Philharmonic
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  17. I Feel Pretty, song (from "West Side Story")
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    with Sarah Vaughan

  18. Mathis der Maler, symphony (from opera) Engelkonzert
    Composed by Paul Hindemith
    Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  19. Dybbuk, Suite No.2 (Eight Dances), for orchestra Kabbalah Variations
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by New York Philharmonic
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  20. West Side Story, musical Something's Coming
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    with Oscar Peterson Trio

  21. Songfest, song cycle for 6 singers & orchestra or piano A Julia de Burgos
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein

  22. Meditations (3) from "Mass", for cello & orchestra; also for cello & piano Andante sostenuto. Var. 1-4 - Coda
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Mstislav Rostropovich
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  23. Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor Adagietto
    Composed by Gustav Mahler
    Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  24. Chichester Psalms, for boy soloist, chorus & orchestra Psalm 108, 2 / 100
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  25. Symphony No. 3 Allegro molto
    Composed by Aaron Copland
    Performed by New York Philharmonic
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  26. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125 Ode to Freedom
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with New York Philharmonic [Members of], Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Leningrad Kirov Orchestra, Sarah Walker, Klaus Konig, June Anderson, London Symphony Orchestra [members of], Paris Orchestra (members of), Dresden Staatskapelle Members
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  27. Candide, operetta in 2 acts (original version, withdrawn) Make Our Garden Grow
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    with Christa Ludwig, Della Jones, Kurt Ollmann, Jerry Hadley
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  28. Sea Interludes (4) from Peter Grimes, for orchestra, Op. 33a Dawn
    Composed by Benjamin Britten
    Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein


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