A Portrait: Bernstein Plays and Conducts Bernstein

Compilation by Leonard Bernstein

Released 1991

Tracklist

  • CD 1: Jeremiah (Symphony No. 1)/The Age of Anxiety (Symphony No. 2)
  • 1
    Symphony No.1 (“Jeremiah”), for Mezzo‐Soprano & Orchestra: 1. Prophecy
  • 2
    Symphony No.1 (“Jeremiah”), for Mezzo‐Soprano & Orchestra: 2. Profanation
  • 3
    Symphony No.1 (“Jeremiah”), for Mezzo‐Soprano & Orchestra: 3. Lamentation
  • 4
    Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”), for Piano & Orchestra: Part 1. A) The Prologue. Lento Moderato
  • 5
    Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”), for Piano & Orchestra: Part 1. B) The Seven Ages (variations 1 – 7)
  • 6
    Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”), for Piano & Orchestra: Part 1. C) The Seven Stages (variations 8 – 14)
  • 7
    Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”), for Piano & Orchestra: Part 2. A) The Dirge. Largo
  • 8
    Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”), for Piano & Orchestra: Part 2. B) The Masque. Extremely Fast
  • 9
    Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”), for Piano & Orchestra: Part 2. C) The Epilogue. Adagio / Andante / Con Moto
  • CD 2: Symphony No. 3 – Kaddish/Chichester Psalms
  • 1
    Symphony No. 3 (“Kaddish” to the Beloved Memory of John F. Kennedy): 1. Invocation. Kaddish 1
  • 2
    Symphony No. 3 (“Kaddish” to the Beloved Memory of John F. Kennedy): 2. Din‐Torah. Kaddish 2
  • 3
    Symphony No. 3 (“Kaddish” to the Beloved Memory of John F. Kennedy): 3. Scherzo. Kaddish 3. Finale
  • 4
    Chichester Psalms, for Boy Soloist, Chorus & Orchestra: 1. Psalm 108 (verse 2) & Psalm 100 (complete)
  • 5
    Chichester Psalms, for Boy Soloist, Chorus & Orchestra: 2. Psalm 23 (complete) & Psalm 2 (verses 1–4)
  • 6
    Chichester Psalms, for Boy Soloist, Chorus & Orchestra: 3. Psalm 131 (complete) & Psalm 133 (verse 1)
  • CD 3: Serenade for Solo Violin, String Orchestra, Harp and Percussion / Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
  • 1
    Serenade (After Plato’s “Symposium”), for Violin, Harp, Percussion & Strings: 1. Phaedrus. Pausanias. Lento / Allegro marcato
  • 2
    Serenade (After Plato’s “Symposium”), for Violin, Harp, Percussion & Strings: 2. Aristophanes. Allegretto
  • 3
    Serenade (After Plato’s “Symposium”), for Violin, Harp, Percussion & Strings: 3. Erixymachus. Presto
  • 4
    Serenade (After Plato’s “Symposium”), for Violin, Harp, Percussion & Strings: 4. Agathon. Adagio
  • 5
    Serenade (After Plato’s “Symposium”), for Violin, Harp, Percussion & Strings: 5. Socrates. Alcibiades. Molto Tenuto / Allegro Molto Vivace
  • 6
    Prelude, Fugue & Riffs, for Clarinet & Jazz Ensemble: Prelude, Fugue & Riffs

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