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)
- 1Symphony No.1 (“Jeremiah”), for Mezzo‐Soprano & Orchestra: 1. Prophecy
- 2Symphony No.1 (“Jeremiah”), for Mezzo‐Soprano & Orchestra: 2. Profanation
- 3Symphony No.1 (“Jeremiah”), for Mezzo‐Soprano & Orchestra: 3. Lamentation
- 4Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”), for Piano & Orchestra: Part 1. A) The Prologue. Lento Moderato
- 5Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”), for Piano & Orchestra: Part 1. B) The Seven Ages (variations 1 – 7)
- 6Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”), for Piano & Orchestra: Part 1. C) The Seven Stages (variations 8 – 14)
- 7Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”), for Piano & Orchestra: Part 2. A) The Dirge. Largo
- 8Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”), for Piano & Orchestra: Part 2. B) The Masque. Extremely Fast
- 9Symphony 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
- 1Symphony No. 3 (“Kaddish” to the Beloved Memory of John F. Kennedy): 1. Invocation. Kaddish 1
- 2Symphony No. 3 (“Kaddish” to the Beloved Memory of John F. Kennedy): 2. Din‐Torah. Kaddish 2
- 3Symphony No. 3 (“Kaddish” to the Beloved Memory of John F. Kennedy): 3. Scherzo. Kaddish 3. Finale
- 4Chichester Psalms, for Boy Soloist, Chorus & Orchestra: 1. Psalm 108 (verse 2) & Psalm 100 (complete)
- 5Chichester Psalms, for Boy Soloist, Chorus & Orchestra: 2. Psalm 23 (complete) & Psalm 2 (verses 1–4)
- 6Chichester 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
- 1Serenade (After Plato’s “Symposium”), for Violin, Harp, Percussion & Strings: 1. Phaedrus. Pausanias. Lento / Allegro marcato
- 2Serenade (After Plato’s “Symposium”), for Violin, Harp, Percussion & Strings: 2. Aristophanes. Allegretto
- 3Serenade (After Plato’s “Symposium”), for Violin, Harp, Percussion & Strings: 3. Erixymachus. Presto
- 4Serenade (After Plato’s “Symposium”), for Violin, Harp, Percussion & Strings: 4. Agathon. Adagio
- 5Serenade (After Plato’s “Symposium”), for Violin, Harp, Percussion & Strings: 5. Socrates. Alcibiades. Molto Tenuto / Allegro Molto Vivace
- 6Prelude, Fugue & Riffs, for Clarinet & Jazz Ensemble: Prelude, Fugue & Riffs
More by Leonard Bernstein
Release credits
- chorus master [1-6]
- clarinet [6]
- performing orchestra [6]
- choir vocals [3]
- chorus master [3]
- spoken vocals [1-3]
- mezzo-soprano vocals [2.2, 1.1-3], soprano vocals [2]
- producer [2.1-6, 3.6, 1.1-9]
- alto vocals [5], solo [5]
- engineer [6]
- conductor
- performing orchestra [1.1-9, 2.1-6, 3.1-5]
- piano [4-9]
- choir vocals [1-6]
- violin [1-5]
Issues
- A
A1991- A1991
- O3x CD21 March 1993





