| Description |
10 audio discs : digital, mono, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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mono |
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digital recording |
| Note |
New York Philharmonic Special Editions: NYP 2003 (NYP 2004--NYP 2013). |
| Performer |
Various soloists ; New York Philharmonic ; Leonard Bernstein, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded in performance, 1951-1981. |
| Note |
Compact discs; analog recordings. |
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Program notes, biographies of the soloists, and texts with English translations (244 p. : ports.) and biographical material about Bernstein and discography (243 p. : ports.) inserted in container. |
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Disc 9 contains spoken introductions and comments by Bernstein with each piece. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: The song of the nightingale / Igor Stravinsky (20:53) -- Cockaigne (In London town) : concert overture, op. 40 / Sir Edward Elgar (13:24) -- Concerto no. 3 in D minor for piano and orchestra, op. 30 / Sergei Rachmaninoff (Lazar Berman, piano) (44:02) -- Disc 2: The Seine at night / Virgil Thomson (8:45) -- Concerto no. 23 in A major for piano and orchestra, K. 488 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Byron Janis, piano) (24:47) -- Six pieces for orchestra, op. 6 (Revised version, 1928) / Anton Webern (12:44) -- Symphony, Mathis der Maler / Paul Hindemith (27:42) -- Disc 3: Spring symphony : op. 44 / Benjamin Britten (Jennifer Vyvyan, soprano ; Regina Sarfaty, mezzo-soprano ; Richard Lewis, tenor ; Collegiate Chorale ; Boys' Choir from the Little Church Around the Corner ; Boys' Choir from St. Paul's Church, Westfield, N.J.) (42:52) -- Concerto in A minor for violoncello and orchestra, op. 129 / Robert Schumann (Jacqueline du Pré, cello) (25:25) -- Four songs for soprano and orchestra. Svarta rosor = Black roses : op. 36, no. 1 (1:49) ; Men min fogel märks kock icke = But my bird is long in homing : op. 36, no. 2 (2:38) ; Varen flyktar hastigt = Spring is gone so swiftly : op. 13, no. 4 (1:39) ; Säf, säf, susa = Sigh, sigh, sedges : op. 36, no. 4 (2:35) / Jean Sibelius (Phyllis Curtin, soprano) -- Disc 4: The magic flute. Overture / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (6:40) -- Concerto no. 3 in C minor for piano and orchestra, op. 37 / Ludwig van Beethoven (Wilhelm Kempff, piano) (36:32) -- Quintets for orchestra / Lukas Foss (14:35) -- Dance symphony / Aaron Copland (19:19) -- Disc 5: Concerto no. 2 in G minor for piano and orchestra, op. 16 / Serge Prokofiev (Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano) (30:49) -- Icare / Igor Markevitch (24:28) -- Arcana / Edgard Varèse (17:15) -- Disc 6: Second essay / Samuel Barber (10:26) -- Symphony no. 2 in C major, op. 32 : Titans / William Russo (Maynard Ferguson, trumpet) (20:28) -- Men and mountains / Carl Ruggles (9:33) -- Symphony no. 2 / Charles Ives (37:47) -- Disc 7: Mischievous folk ditties / Rodion Shchedrin (7:59) -- Capriccio (Revised version, 1949) / Igor Stravinsky (Seymour Lipkin, piano) (17:35) -- Symphony no. 5 / Hans-Werner Henze (19:44) -- Concerto in C major for piano, violin, cello, and orchestra, op. 56 : Triple / Ludwig van Beethoven (Leonard Bernstein, piano ; John Corigliano, violin ; Laszlo Varga, cello) (32:49) -- Disc 8: Brandenburg concerto : no. 5 in D major for flute, harpsichord, violin, and strings, BWV 1050 / Johann Sebastian Bach (John Wummer, flute ; Leonard Bernstein, harpsichord ; Isaac Stern, violin) (22:36) -- Symphony no. 6 in A major (Nowak edition) / Anton Bruckner (56:48) -- Disc 9: An outdoor overture / Aaron Copland (8:50) -- Pithoprakta / Iannis Xenakis (9:06) -- Antiphony one / Henry Brant (Stefan Bauer-Mengelberg, Arnold Gamson, Seymour Lipkin, Howard Shanet, assisting conductors) (10:44) -- Improvisation sur Mallarmé I / Pierre Boulez (Marni Nixon, soprano) (5:39) -- Atlas eclipticalis / John Cage (8:12) -- Disc 10: Scenes from Götterdämmerung / Richard Wagner (Eileen Farrell, soprano ; Jess Thomas, tenor) (79:57). |
| Language |
Vocal works sung in English, Swedish, French, and German. |
| Genre/Form |
Orchestral music.
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Overtures.
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Overtures.
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| Subject |
Concertos (Piano)
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Concertos (Piano) |
| Genre/Form |
Symphonies.
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Symphonies.
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Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra.
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Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra. |
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Concertos (Cello)
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Concertos (Cello) |
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Songs (High voice) with orchestra.
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Songs (High voice) with orchestra. |
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Piano with orchestra.
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Piano with orchestra. |
| Genre/Form |
Piano with orchestra.
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| Subject |
Concertos (Piano trio)
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Concertos (Piano trio) |
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Concertos (Harpsichord, flute, violin with string orchestra)
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Concertos (Harpsichord, flute, violin with string orchestra) |
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Operas -- Excerpts.
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Operas -- Excerpts. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Berman, Lazar, performer.
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Janis, Byron, performer.
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Vyvyan, Jennifer, 1925-1974, performer.
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Sarfaty, Regina, performer.
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Lewis, Richard, 1914-1990, performer.
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Du Pré, Jacqueline, 1945-1987, performer.
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Curtin, Phyllis, performer.
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Kempff, Wilhelm, 1895-1991, performer.
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Ashkenazy, Vladimir, 1937- performer.
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Ferguson, Maynard, performer.
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Lipkin, Seymour, performer, conductor.
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Corigliano, John, 1938- performer.
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Varga, László, 1924-2014, performer.
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Wummer, John, performer.
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Stern, Isaac, 1920-2001, performer.
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Bauer-Mengelberg, Stefan, conductor.
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Gamson, Arnold, conductor.
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Shanet, Howard, conductor.
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Nixon, Marni, performer.
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Farrell, Eileen, 1920-2002, performer.
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Thomas, Jess, performer.
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Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
Chant du rossignol (Symphonic poem)
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Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934.
Cockaigne.
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Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943.
Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 3, op. 30, D minor.
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Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989.
Pictures. Seine at night.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Concertos, piano, orchestra, K. 488, A major.
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Webern, Anton, 1883-1945.
Stücke, orchestra, op. 6.
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Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963.
Mathis der Maler (Symphony)
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Spring symphony.
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Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856.
Concertos, cello, orchestra, op. 129, A minor.
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Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957.
Laulut, op. 36. Selections.
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Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957.
Runebergin laulut. Våren flyktar hastigt.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Zauberflöte. Ouverture.
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 3, op. 37, C minor.
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Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009.
Quintets for orchestra.
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Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990.
Dance symphony.
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Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953.
Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 2, op. 16, G minor.
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Markevitch, Igor, 1912-1983.
Icare (Orchestral work)
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Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965.
Arcana.
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Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.
Essay, orchestra, no. 2.
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Russo, William.
Symphonies, no. 2, op. 32.
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Ruggles, Carl, 1876-1971.
Men and mountains.
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Ives, Charles, 1874-1954.
Symphonies, no. 2.
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Shchedrin, Rodion Konstantinovich, 1932-
Ozornye chastushki.
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Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
Capriccio, piano, orchestra.
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Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-2012.
Symphonies, no. 5.
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Concertos, piano, violin, cello, orchestra, op. 56, C major.
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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Brandenburgische Konzerte. Nr. 5.
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Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896.
Symphonies, no. 6, A major.
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Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990.
Outdoor overture.
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Xenakis, Iannis, 1922-2001.
Pithoprakta.
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Brant, Henry, 1913-2008.
Antiphony, no. 1.
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Boulez, Pierre, 1925-2016.
Pli selon pli. Improvisations sur Mallarmé, no. 1.
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Cage, John.
Atlas eclipticalis.
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Ring des Nibelungen. Götterdämmerung. Selections.
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New York Philharmonic, performer.
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Collegiate Chorale, performer.
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Church of the Transfiguration (New York, N.Y.). Boys' Choir, performer.
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Westfield, N.J.). Boys' Choir, performer.
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| Note |
Additional title on disc 9: Bernstein discusses and conducts 20th-century music |
| Added Title |
Bernstein discusses and conducts twentieth-century music |
| Music No. |
NYP 2003 New York Philharmonic Special Editions |
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NYP 2004--NYP 2013 New York Philharmonic Special Editions |
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