Leonard Bernstein: A Tribute

Leonard Bernstein (Composer), George Gershwin (Composer), Charles Ives (Composer), Gustav Mahler (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Conductor, Performer), Columbia Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), New York Philharmonic (Orchestra), William Vacchiano (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Leonard Bernstein, William Vacchiano
• Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic
• Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
• Composer: Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Charles Ives, Gustav Mahler
• Audio CD (December 27, 1990)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000027CE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,000 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fitting 'Tribute', November 9, 1999

By	Jonathan Blumhofer (Chicago) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a beautiful memorial to a great musician, containing some of his greatest, most inspired performances. The "Symphonic Dances" never sounded better, and his "Chichester Psalms" is as energetic as ever. Gershwin's "Rhapsody" is taken at a fine speed (even though they cut one section of the orchestral playing) and Bernstein's playing represents him extremely honorably as a performer. But he is best known as a conductor and particularly as a champion of Mahler and Ives, which makes the final two tracks the most touching. The Adagietto from Mahler 5 was the piece he owned; he conducted it at RFK's televised funeral (Solti led the CSO in it at the concert immediately proceeding LB's death) and it's quite fitting that his first recording of it with the NYPO is given hear. It's such a beautiful reading. And Ives' "Unanswered Question" was the great American piece Bernstein adopted, even conducting it on his tour of the Soviet Union in 1959. A haunting piece to close out the disc with, but a very appropriate one no less.