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COURTESY THE FAMILY OF Some Performances 10 LB, MLK, and American Diplomacy in Berlin In The News 5 6 News for Friends of News for Friends Leonard Bernstein Spring/Summer 2015 Samuel and Leonard Bernstein. Samuel and Leonard Artful Learning Seemingly Bernstein’s Simple Song 3 4 (letter on page 2)

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revealing document. revealing career. It is a most touching and a most touching It is career. to intervene on behalf of Leonard’s on behalf of Leonard’s to intervene son’s mentor, , Serge Koussevitzky, mentor, son’s elegant prose, as he begged his prose, elegant Sam went to, with such excruciatingly excruciatingly with such to, Sam went How astonishing to see the trouble indeed advocate on behalf of his son. on behalf of his son. indeed advocate out to be Leonard Bernstein?” Samuel Bernstein did that in fact, was I supposed to know he’d turn I supposed to know he’d was Sam famously replied: “Well, how “Well, replied: Sam famously to pay for his son’s lessons. piano lessons. for his son’s to pay Sam if it was true that he had refused Sam if it was famous overnight, a journalist asked a journalist asked overnight, famous November 14, 1943, which made him which 1943, 14, November last-minute debut on A few months after his famous A few months after his famous become a professional musician. become a professional musician. immigrant’s American Dream. immigrant’s and he did indeed not be deterred, personal manifestation of the striving personal built up from nothing, in a fiercely in a fiercely built up from nothing, business he had so painstakingly business he had so painstakingly inherit the and beauty supply inherit the hair and beauty supply have much preferred for his son to much have from pursuing . Sam would Sam would music. from pursuing Inside... A Father Champions His Son Champions A Father

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Samuel J Bernstein I appreciate more than can be expressed by mere words, your kindness to Leonard and for the interest which you manifested in his interests and you would make this The most Father, grateful of parents, if you would but continue in your efforts. Leonard’s pride would never have sanctioned my approach to you in this man I ner, know therefore that you will understand my request that this letter be held in strict confidence. Thank you, Koussevitzky, Dr. and may God bless you! Respectfully , pray that you may find some opening [for] him for somewhere in theseUnited States where he may continue with his work. The financial aspect does not enter into my thoughts for my chief concern is to find some haven for Leonard where he may continue with his work and know happiness. Please forgive me a thousand times for inflicting my problem upon you but I felt it my duty as Leonard’s to Father approach you and knowing you for the type of man you are, I am certain you will understand. May God spare you for many, many years to come so that you may continue with your accomplishments and with the good that you have done in this world and will continue to do and of the many good deeds you have accomplished, one of importance, yes, one I believe very necessary for the future well-being of my Son, will be that which you will accomplish now in his behalf. from fatherly instinct but from every outward indication, it is quite obvious that Leonard is unhappy for the reason, as you can probably appreciate, that he is so preoccupied with the work upon which he centers his every thought ...... MUSIC. Please forgive this humble parent, therefore, in trespassing upon your privacy but I appeal must, to of you necessity, for some assistance in Leonard’s behalf. Quite Leonard idolizes you; I Koussevitzky, Dr. know what you frankly, have come to mean to him and your kind efforts manifested in his behalf is a fair indication of the mutual feeling which exists between you. It is with great concern that I am now appealing to you to find some opportunity for Leonard so that it will be possible for him to continue with his first Love ..... Music, and in the particular field in which he is so greatly interested. I hope and Sept. 15th, 1941 Sept. 15th, Serge Dr. Koussevitzky Lenox . Dear Sir: Please forgive this liberty which I am taking in communicating with you but since the matter is an urgent one, I know you will understand my reasons for writing you at this time. My son, Leonard, has just returned home after a few weeks vacation and, not only ■

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It’s unknown to what degree Sam’s And all these decades the later, At that point, this newsletter may

quarters of a Leonard century, ome myths die hard. three For his career. his It career. makes this fabled him to help young Leonard with have several years to go before the legacy of Sam’s son is still making an life success as a musician went beyond have possibly imagined when they letter made a difference, but there is books, and we think he would prefer for have to take on hard covers – or abandon Bernstein’s father Sam has been Bernstein’s 100th birthday, and will birthday, Bernstein’s 100th uncovered letter, uncovered Sam letter, was secretly it turns out, as evidenced in a recently us to stay on But paper. we’re going to father-son story much more nuanced in August 2017, a year in advance of in August 2017, initiatives and more – and we still impact on the world. It is all we can immigrated from western Russia to Centennial festivities, which will launch reaching out to his son’s exhorting Serge mentor, Koussevitsky, paper entirely. Leonard Bernstein paper loved entirely. revivals, commemorations, educational no disputing that his son’s larger-than- need more paper! to his son’s musical And career. yet these shores. that Sam and his wife Jennie could and interesting. any version of the American Dream characterized as resolutely opposed do to fit into these pages the reports continue well into 2019.

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by one who can pick up the guitar can was a lot easier than not.” I was too strum without knowing how to play. young when he said it to me; now hen I was eleven years old, my So begins a supposedly “simple” song I understand that it required a sort Wbrother, who two years earlier that is a textbook example of what of courage for a man of Bernstein’s had turned me on to Jesus Christ a can do when he has the sophistication and time to drop in Superstar, played me MASS. He was craft to conceal his craft. that little soft-rock “boom-chick,” in old enough to be worrying about The Celebrant enters on the fifth the B section; to gently touch on the draft; we watched with horrified in G major with the word “sing.” The the jazzy major seventh with a grace fascination as the numbers climbed C-sharp that follows is the Bernstein note on the word “help;” to push under the little black soldier and the signature interval, the one he used to the gesture just a trifle harder on little white soldier just over Walter poison the harmonies and organize the “” beneath the final “laude.” Cronkite’s shoulder. I brought the the drama in . And What critics at the time deemed self- big, floppy LP’s of MASS with me it is anything but simple: the word indulgent lapses in taste are revealed, to Linfield School, taught “God Said” “God” has been placed on the “forbid- in hindsight, to be the unapologetic den” , rife with ambiguity and gestures of a master. What critics at the time harmonic instability, ready to modu- Even though you don’t have late into any key. to be able to read music to write a deemed self-indulgent And so it continues, sounding like a great tune, one of the lessons that pop song and functioning all the time Bernstein’s “Simple Song” teaches is lapses in taste are in the way Bernstein himself did, on that you need more than just a true several levels at once, a semiotician’s heart and a clever mind to compose revealed, in hindsight, dream: entertaining and illuminating, music of a calibre equal to the finest clever and heartfelt, knowledgeable, visual and literary art. One needs the to be the unapologetic but filled with disarming wonder, craft to conceal one’s craft. revealing the obvious without embar- gestures of a master. rassment or cynicism because the most Daron Hagen is a composer, stage important things bear repeating. director, essayist, , and con- to my classmates, and led them in a Composer told me ductor living in Upstate New York rousing rendition on the playground once, that “writing complicated music with his wife and two sons. ■ ■ during recess, prompting a call home from the vice principal (who had not one ironic bone in his body) to my mother, who, laughing, no doubt told him to get “with it.” MASS In My MASS, the one spinning away in 1972 on the turntable in my par- he Philadelphia ’s Music with community performers as well ents’ den, began with a cacophonous TDirector, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, as with The Westminster Symphonic prelude of delightfully colorful mod- called Leonard Bernstein’s MASS . It was directed by Joe Miller ernist blowouts overlapped like clever “the pinnacle” of the Orchestra’s with Kevin Newbury as stage people talking over one another at series. Having stirred director. The role of the Celebrant a cocktail party. It was the furthest audiences with the requiems of was sung by Kevin Vortman. thing from the traditional classical Mozart, Brahms, Verdi, and Fauré, music, show tunes and rock ‘n’ roll the Orchestra recently presented this “Bernstein’s MASS with The to which I, as a Lutheran kid from final monumental composition to a an Wisconsin, related. It was exotic, but rapturous audience reception. The otherworldly delight.” it didn’t make me feel anything. performance featured collaborations Bryan Butler, Philadelphia ■ Then, the Celebrant cuts through this with his electric guitar, strum- © PETE CHECCHIA Prelude, Fugue & Riffs ming the open strings with all the Rock God power chord authority of a young Jim Morrison, stilling the Babel of compositional complaints. So begins Bernstein’s “A Simple Song,” with joyous open G’s and D’s

Spring/Summer 2015 on the guitar. Bernstein leaves the third out of his chord, thereby letting the Celebrant spell out “G-d” musi- cally, with the middle left out, in the traditional fashion. It’s an innocent, pre-musical place: a chord that any- The American Boychoir perform in MASS.

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hosts a table Kimberly Marteau Emerson, Craig Urquhart, Craig Urquhart, participants. group. John Emerson. Jamie Bernstein Jamie Bernstein, The World Cafe Cafe The World Ambassador

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and insights with the others. One participant stated at the end: “This event really challenged us to think about justice, tolerance, and civil rights. There could not be a better moment for Ending this.” the event, Mrs. Emerson told the students, on “Focus your strength and skills, be confident, and just get leadership started. starts True right are.” you where

ing together 30 young, diverse Discussions of the topic took Earlier the same day, Earlier the the Embassy same day, sponsored a World sponsored Cafe a event World bring place in three table groups. Jamie Bernstein, daughter of Leonard Bernstein; Kimberly Marteau Emerson, the Ambassador’s wife and a member of the International Board of Directors of Human Rights and Craig Watch; Urquhart, Senior Consultant, Press and Promotion for The Leonard Bernstein Office, each hosted a table and led the discussions. The event ended with students from each group sharing their discoveries who based their film on themes from Side The Story. filmWest project was funded by the U.S. Embassy. students from various schools in Berlin and Brandenburg to involve them in an exploration of civil “the rights activism of Martin Luther King and Leonard Bernstein.”

West Side West on the occasion

fter last year’s successful conclusion of the The Ambassador and Mrs. The reception linked the recent In as January, part of the Martin

LB, MLK, and American Diplomacy in Berlin in Diplomacy American MLK, and LB, A youth from district, Berlin’s Wedding anti-violence project with minority West Side Berlin, West the product of an Emerson also screened a short film, Bernstein changed Schiller’s “Ode of the of Fall for the which Wall, to Joy” to “Ode to Freedom.” Symphony No. 9 performance of Beethoven’s rights, and also recalled his historic his lifelong commitment to human father to the occasion by describing In her remarks, she connected her the special guest at the reception. . Jamie Berlin Bernstein Wall. was Berlin in 1964 Berlin with in the 1964 fall of the anniversaries of MLK’s visit to East and community leaders. Turkish and Arabic Turkish business, political communities, as well as German, the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish reception for representatives from and Leonard Bernstein by hosting a legacies of Martin Dr. Luther King and his wife honored the combined States Ambassador John Emerson Luther King celebration, United was overwhelmingly enthusiastic. live stage show, and live their stage response show, these students had ever attended a Oper. This Oper. was any of West Side StoryWest at Berlin’s Komische attend a daytime dress rehearsal of at a Berlin High School were able to United States Embassy, 26 students United States Embassy, the Leonard Bernstein Office and the be felt. Thanks to the assistance of Leonard Bernstein’s presence can still Story Project in Berlin, Germany,

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The Age of Anxiety. [email protected] Boosey & Hawkes Office: United United States: United Kingdom: Germany: them successful. [email protected] [email protected] plans and assisting you to help make year), and run through the 2018-19 year), and run through the 2018-19 season. The Leonard Bernstein [email protected] [email protected] Office is interested in hearing your “Liam Scarlett’s new narrative “Liam Scarlett’s piece... is the standout piece but If you love theatre here. avoid the classical repertoire, this is the one to see.” Liz Hoggard, Evening Standard Royal Ballet “Home-grown Liam Scarlett choreographer wrings a poignant story war the fear of both from and modern anomie as 1947 in Auden‘s expressed poem The Arts Desk The Age of Anxiety Choreography: Liam Scarlett Music: Leonard Bernstein David H. Koch Theater Sat, June 27 @ 2pm & 8pm Sun, June 28 @ 2pm & 7:30pm Available Available from your local

Age Of Anxiety with ugust 25, 2018 will mark ugust the 25, 2018 100th birthday of 100th Leonard This work, set to Bernstein’s ast autumn, the Royal Ballet of London presented a new being planned worldwide. and Auden’s poem, the dancers of Age of Anxiety give voice to the paranoia, confusion and disillusion- ment of uncertain times. Symphony No.2, The Age of Anxiety, reveals the composer’s intense emo- Auden’s tional response to W.H. poem of the same name, which was written when in the 1947 world was still reeling from the physical and spiritual upheavals of the Second Combining Scarlett’s War. World Bernstein’s music, choreography, L ballet of choreography by Liam Scarlett. This production travels to New for four American premiere York performances on June 27 and 28. Bernstein, and events are already Celebrations kick off on , 2017 (the start of Bernstein’s 2017 100th A this resource is a valuable tool for the centennial of Leonard Bernstein. planning performances celebrating well as photographs and historical resources needed. With a welcoming note from Jamie Bernstein and an introduction by Bernstein information about Bernstein’s life, scholar Professor Carol Oja, as

© BILL COOPER Ballet

Leonard Bernstein at

. This 52-page guide contains n advance of the Leonard Bernstein Centennial celebrations, the has produced a programming works of Leonard Bernstein music publisher Boosey & Hawkes information on all the published available for performance, including instrumentations, timings, and guide for I Boosey & Hawkes Program Guide Program & Hawkes Boosey Leonard Bernstein at 100 100 Age of Anxiety Tristan Dyer dances Age of Anxiety. Tristan

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and Choreographed: Based on a Conception of Jerome Robbins , Music Director March 4-6, 2016 Music: Leonard Bernstein Knockdown Center Book: Lyrics: Entire Original Production Directed West Side Story West 52-19 Flushing Avenue, Queens 52-19 Amanda Dehnert, Director program notes in the best sense: those terms mean. I like to think that do not necessarily require a talk down or dumb down. When score, I always try to explain what note for a festival comprising LB’s simple descriptions of each work musical background, but also do not valuable purpose is to provide what I use musical terms pertinent to a of the book as a gigantic program of Bernstein’s major works. I mean complete works amounts to program notes for all

reach for the “ as a celebration of

s quest to as he put it; to be a composer. ” http://www.carnegiehall.org/ My book is about Leonard Rowman & Littlefield has LaFave shares LaFave a few words about Humphrey , producer, “Alicia Kopfstein-Penk has written Kopfstein-Penk “Alicia using Jerome Robbins’s classic the city participating on stage. Marin to embrace the vision of New York lead the production. Experiencing professional artists in lead roles, while Amanda Dehnert, a nationally renowned theater will director, work’s timeless themes, inviting them artists and audiences to consider the choreography, with students and choreography, community members from around place for us.” City as “a of Bernstein’s and a visionary leader of education projects, will conduct, community and music will encourage West Side StoryWest WestSideStory WestSideStory Alsop, a former conducting student purpose of my book. Its somewhat less elevated, but (I hope) no less lectures) and the infinite possibilities note, search for a basis for faith. In the system (as he put it in the Norton that touched more Americans than to nurture American music. his book: has written about this book: it offers. That’s the broad-brush a thrilling and vivid account of the anything else he did: the musical also published a book by journalist and scholar Kenneth LaFave: Bernstein’ end, he found faith in the very act of composing, in the inherently tonal element in Leonard s Bernstein’ work education — and inspiration, too — director, and director, Bernstein biographer of an entire generation.” This quest paralleled LB’s broader Experiencing Leonard Bernstein: Experiencing Leonard Bernstein: A Listener’s Companion. A Listener’s Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein and by Alicia Kopfstein-Penk.

’s Concerts. People Young

published owman & Littlefield has In this first in-depth look at the n celebration of Carnegie Hall’s 125th anniversary 125th season in 2016,

Exploration of West of SideExploration Story The Somewhere Project: A Citywide A Citywide Project: Somewhere The factory in Queens, and will feature this iconic work will take place at the Knockdown a Center, restored the Weill Music the Institute Weill (WMI) launches The Somewhere Project, a West production Side of StoryWest . In project will engage people through This unique Story. creative learning March 2016, three performances of March 2016, events in all five boroughs of New

citywide exploration Side of West I York City, anchored by a City, large-scale York bridged classical and popular tastes, book written television series juxtaposing with Mozart how the cultural, social, political, and pleas for At peace the and unity. programming from the Golden Age as a professional musician with the and Women’s Movements, and and Women’s the and the musical upheavals of the turbulent same time, the concerts reflect social and cultural politics of the show the impact of and reflect the sponsorship, censorship, and arts ’s , Concerts People a new His Young Bernstein’s troubled relationship Responding to trends in corporate dominance of and his quest even as he offered personal, televised Counterculture. Bernstein cheerfully Cold War, Vietnam, the Civil Cold Rights War, of Television into the of the Television 1970s, and The ’s Philharmonic’s and The New York

New Books New R 1960s impacted Bernstein’s 1960s life Young People’s Concerts would People’s Young Young People’s Concerts, illustrates People’s Young COURTESY OF CATHY BARBASH ■ ■ - it a

On The Waterfront (P.S., they married in 1947, and they married in 1947, (P.S., The New York Philharmonic, The New York by my enthusiasm into accepting be giving the greatest performance the commission to write the score, that it is a musically unsatisfactory the orchestra’s residency partnership their 3 children and 6 grandchildren with the University Musical Society, with the University Musical Society, although I had [until then] resisted all such offers on the grounds its unobtrusiveness.” again perform Bernstein’s score with a screening of at the University of Michigan, part of masterpiece of direction, and inherited their love of the arts.) saying a good deal. I was swept score whose chief merit ought to be Marlon Brando seemed to me to I had ever seen him give, which is experience for a composer to write a duces special US-China projects. conducted by Maestro Newman, will . 2015 on October 9-11, cut of the picture, I thought Cathy Barbash specializes in U.S.- China cultural diplomacy and pro “When I was first shown a rough

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On The Waterfront On Film The Waterfront : The Joy New York Philharmonic will New York n September 18, 2015, the n 2015, September 18, Kazan’s Kazan’s involvement with HUAC Winner Winner of eight Film with Live Orchestra Film with Live before the House Un-American and one August afternoon Lillian and Maurice were lucky enough to see the original production of Tony Yazbeck (Gabey), Lillian Barbash, her grandchildren. (Gabey), Lillian Barbash, her Yazbeck Tony with Live Orchestra. his own willingness to “name names” his own names” willingness to “name premiere project. But upon seeing a rough cut will conduct Leonard Bernstein’s wrote in and only – as the filmis including Best Picture, ’s and Eva Marie Saint, explores violence and corruption among New York made Bernstein hesitant to join the mind. The composer subsequently screened overhead. Japan had just surrendered, it was Oscar-nominated score – his one City’s longshoremen. The film is considered to be Kazan’s apologia for of the film, Bernstein changed his VJ Day, August 15, 1945! August 15, VJ Day, They emerged from the The Town. Adelphi Theater to pandemonium: O Activities Committee (HUAC). 1954 drama, starring 1954 Marlon Brando On

the current revival of y 87-year old mother has seen

Lillian Like and Maurice Barbash A MemoryA Town Of The On by Cathy Barbash by Cathy friends and family, including all of furlough awaiting orders to deploy to took herself to the opening night that Maurice’s army unit had not the Theater Pacific. tickets were often there is also a much deeper connection. her grandchildren, to subsequent performances. it is Yes, because it is a yet served long enough, so he was in Europe Day, it in was Europe determined Day, available to servicemen and women, met as youngsters in the Depression-era great show in a superb production, but shipped home to New York shipped on home to New York Bronx, and their relationship deepened during the war years. After Victory of the previews, and has taken M Thefour Town times already. She

On The Waterfront New York Philharmonic to Premiere New York

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On is The now Town he new 2-CD cast of the acclaimed current Broadway revival of Town The On Cast Album Cast by Alysha Umphress as Hildy, by Megan Alysha Fairchild Umphress as Hildy, by Robert Howard Sher. and Jane Kagan are also beguiling, tender ‘Some Other Time’ — and beguiling, tender ‘Some Other Time’ [that is] delightful dynamite.” New York,’ the wistful ‘Lonely Town,’ the ‘Lonely Town,’ the wistful New York,’ stretches of wondrous orchestral music for orchestral of wondrous stretches . Collectors will need musical theatre. producers, and Dennis Grimaldi is the Executive as Gabey, Jay Armstrong as Johnson Gabey, as Chip, and as Ivy Smith, and Elizabeth Stanley as Claire de available. This PS Classics recording was produced lots with the big and incidental songs and York, wonderful songs — the sassy ‘New the dance sequences... The cast is perfect. to have it for both its beauty and its to have it for both its beauty and its Madame Dilly, Michael Rupert Madame as Dilly, Judge Pitkin W. Loon. Rounding out the cast are Jackie Hoffman as Bridgework, and Allison Guinn as Lucy Schmeeler. Producer. The iconic three sailors are Tony Yazbeck The Producer. iconic three sailors Yazbeck are Tony excellent orchestra.” and lots of spectacular dance music... and lots of spectacular dance music... Clyde Alves as Ozzie. Their three girls are sung orchestra conducted by James Moore. colorful playing from the sizeable and colorful playing from completeness.” The New York Talking Broadway Talking The conductor James Moore draws stylish, The conductor James Moore And last but not least is the outstanding 28 piece “... a dynamic and dazzling two-disc set “... a dynamic and dazzling two-disc shifts constantly between the “The score “... a must-have for anyone who loves “... a must-have for anyone who loves T ■ ■ ,

Violin , the Finnish , Valse triste, with the French virtuoso Kalevala

like me would enjoy the musical beautiful experience that I will I am clear now why people I would not think that a person It was my first time watching a imaginary ballet dance and dance and imaginary ballet music, the taxi driver, the the music, the taxi driver, family is very mixed and how and how family is very mixed Naomy Broadway musical and it was a Broadway show and great company! show and great much. The music was fantastic. me about your father last week... really cool to know that your cool to know that your really your father’s history... It was It was history... your father’s about it. so proud you are the incredible music. Great music. Great the incredible this much. After the show Pitiwat S. Katherine Katherine G. appreciate Leonard Bernstein Leonard so appreciate always remember. Thank you so much for teaching The Broadway show amazed me. The Broadway The show was amazing! The The The show was amazing! Thank you so much for sharing so much for sharing Thank you As well as the complete symphonies this set also contains the The Swan of Tuonela, Finlandia, DaughterPohjola’s and Luonnotar Sibelius’s haunting setting of words from the national epic, featuring American Curtin. Phyllis soprano

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ony Classical has released a remastered set of Bernstein’s

n February, n February, Jamie Bernstein took a group of students from La Guardia

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La Guardia Community College. La Guardia S Lion by the president of Finland. a Commander of the Order of the For For his efforts, Bernstein was made US, three decades earlier in Boston). Koussevitzky had done that in the single season (only his mentor Serge performed all the symphonies in a and The NewPhilharmonic York centenary year, Bernstein1965, Finnish composer. During Sibelius’s his lifelong dedication to the Mahler exponent has overshadowed though Bernstein’s reputation as a of of the 20th century symphony, turning points” in the development alongside Mahler as one of “the key Bernstein regarded Sibelius complete complete Sibelius recordings. to see the current Broadway revival of was their Below first Broadway show. are excerpts from notes they sent Community College () Community College (New York Jamie after the excursion.

Jamie Bernstein with students from Jamie Bernstein from with students I . For . most For of them, On it the Town

Sibelius Recordings Sony Releases Remastered

For a complete listing visit: listing For a complete www.leonardbernstein.com MAKE OUR GARDEN SYMPHONIC SUITE SYMPHONIC SUITE Antwerp, Belgium: Royal FROM ON THE WATERFRONT; Christian Lindberg, Flemish Philharmonic; conductor; deSingel. FROM UK: SYMPHONIC DANCES Coventry, Philharmonic Royal WEST SIDE STORY; Charles Abell, conductor; David orchestra; Butterworth Hall. ; MD: CANDIDE; Baltimore Baltimore, Choral Arts Society; Symphony; Baltimore Snouffer Patti Lupone (Old Lady); Lauren (Cunegonde); Keith Jameson (Candide); Kevin Marin Alsop, conductor; director; Newbury, Symphony Hall. The Joseph Meyerhoff ; Buffalo Philharmonic SERENADE; Buffalo NY: Buffalo, TimOrchestra; Fain, ; JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Kleinhans Music Hall. Antwerp, Belgium: SERENADE; Royal Vossen, Flemish Philharmonic; Wouter conductor; De Roma. violin; , Germany: Dresden, North Bethesda, MD: CANDIDE; ; Baltimore Baltimore Arts Society; Patti Lupone (Old Lady); (Cunegonde); Keith Snouffer Lauren Jameson, Candide; Kevin Newbury, Marin Alsop, conductor; The director; Music Center at Strathmore. Costa Mesa, CA: Malmo, Sweden: SERENADE, SYMPHONIC Malmo DANCES FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Soustrot, Marc Symphony Orchestra; conductor; Konserthuset. CHAMBER VERSION; Ensemble Modern; Christopher Purves (Sam); Berlin; Vocalconsort Benjamin Hulett (Francois) ; Claudia Boyle (Dede); Jonathan McGovern (Junior); Kent Nagano, conductor; Gläserne Manufaktur. GROW, LIFE IS HAPPINESS INDEED, GROW, SYMPHONIC SUITE FROM ON THE Alejandro Pacific Symphony, WATERFRONT; Concert Hall. conductor; Segerstrom Gutierrez,

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This new 80 CD set assembles all Concerto No. 1. Bernstein is also the concertos and remaining works heard as pianist in performances of for orchestra that Bernstein recorded Beethoven No. 1, for , now Sony Mozart Piano Concertos K 450 Classical. This treasure trove of and K453, Gershwin Rhapsody performances includes his collabora- in Blue and Shostakovich Piano tions with violinists and Concerto No 2, Opus 102. Also of Zino Francescatti, cellist Leonard interest is perform- Rose, clarinetist , ing his own Piano Concerto. , Philippe In addition to orchestral works Entremont, piano duo Robert Fizdale spanning the concertante repertoire and Arthur Gold, , Gary from Bach to Vivaldi, the recordings Grafman, , Rudolf feature Bernstein conducting his ony Classical has released the Serkin, and Andre Watts. own works, including the Candide SLeonard Bernstein Edition, Included in the set are all the Overture, Symphonic Dances From Concertos and Orchestral Works. recordings Bernstein made with West Side Story, Fancy Free, Suite This set is the companion to the the pianist , including from On The Waterfront, and the previously released Leonard Beethoven Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 4 premiere performance of Prelude, Bernstein Edition, The Symphony and the famously controversial Fugue and Riffs with clarinetist Edition, New York Philharmonic. performance of Brahms Piano . ■