2 audio discs : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in digital optical audio file CD audio 4 3/4 in
Notes:
Originally released 1956-1974 Compact discs Chiefly, New York Philharmonic or Columbia Symphony Orchestra ; Leonard Bernstein, conductor, piano
Contents:
CD 1. Symphony numbers 4 in A major "Italian" op. 90. Allegro vivace / Felix Mendelssohn (10:21) Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 17 in G minor. Presto / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (8:00) Symphony no. 5. Adagietto/Sehr langsam / Gustav Mahler (11:02) Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major "Eroica" opus 55. Finale/Allegro molto / Ludwig van Beethoven (11:24) Symphony numbers 4 in E minor opus 98. Allegro giocoso ; Poco meno presto ; Tempo / Johannes Brahms (5:56) Concerto for piano and orchestra numbers 2 in B-flat major opus 19. Rondo ; Molto allegro / Ludwig van Beethoven (5:32) Appalachian spring. Doppio movimento / Aaron Copland (3:06) Symphony numbers 5 in D minor opus 47. Allegro non troppo / Dmitri Shostakovich (8:59) Rhapsody in blue / George Gershwin (16:30) CD 2. Candide overture (4:11) 3 dance episodes from On the town. Times Square (4:39) West side story. Maria (2:40) ; Tonight (3:54) ; America (4:35) (Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, Marilyn Cooper, Chita Rivera, Reri Grist, Carmen Gutierrez, Elizabeth Taylor, Lynn Ross, Liane Plane, vocals ; West Side Story Ensemble and Orchestra ; Max Goberman, conductor) Candide. Finale: Make our garden grow (Tanglewood Festival Chorus ; Boston Pops Orchestra ; John Williams, conductor) (3:46) Serenade for solo violin, strings, harp and percussion. Agathon (Zino Francescatti, violin) (6:58) Mass. A simple song (4:45) ; Meditation numbers 1 (5:11) (Alan Titus, baritone ; Norman Scribner Choir ; the Berkshire Boy Choir ; Studio orchestra) The age of anxiety, symphony numbers 2 for piano and orchestra. The seven stages, variations 8-14 (Philippe Entremont, piano) (6:16) Trouble in Tahiti. Prelude: "Daa/doa day"... "Mornin' sun kisses the windows" (Antonia Butler, Michael Clarke, Mark Brown, vocals ; Columbia Wind Ensemble) (3:14) Fancy free. 3 dance variations (6:25) Prelude, fugue and riffs. Riffs for everyone (Benny Goodman, clarinet ; Columbia Jazz Combo) (4:12) Symphonic dances from West Side Story. Prologue (4:07) ; Ssomewhere (3:52) ; Scherzo (1:18) ; Mambo (2:18) On the town. Lonely town (Joshua Bell, violin ; the Philharmonia Orchestra ; David Zinman, conductor) (4:08) Take care of this house from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano ; National Symphony Orchestra) (3:07)
