Historical Recordings 1941 - 1961

Compilation by Leonard Bernstein

Released 2013

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Prelude and Fugue no. 3 in C-sharp: 1. Präludium
    David Diamond
    0:55
  • 2
    Prelude and Fugue no. 3 in C-sharp: 2. Fuge
    David Diamond
    4:06
  • 3
    Symphony no. 2 in C major: 1. Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo
    Robert Schumann
    11:51
  • 4
    Symphony no. 2 in C major: 2. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Robert Schumann
    6:21
  • 5
    Symphony no. 2 in C major: 3. Adagio espressivo
    Robert Schumann
    11:15
  • 6
    Symphony no. 2 in C major: 4. Allegro molto vivace
    Robert Schumann
    7:37
  • 7
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 "Leningrad" (rehearsal)
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    24:58
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 "Leningrad": 1. Allegretto
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    26:43
  • 2
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 "Leningrad": 2. Moderato (poco allegretto)
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    12:49
  • 3
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 "Leningrad": 3. Adagio
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    15:41
  • 4
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 "Leningrad": 4. Allegro non troppo
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    14:20
  • CD 3
  • 1
    Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection" (rehearsal)
    Gustav Mahler
    26:11
  • 2
    Piano Concerto no. 15 (rehearsal)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    26:02
  • 3
    Turangalîla-Symphonie (rehearsal)
    Olivier Messiaen
    26:29
  • CD 4
  • 1
    Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": 1. Allegro maestoso
    Gustav Mahler
    22:14
  • 2
    Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": 2. Andante moderato
    Gustav Mahler
    10:37
  • 3
    Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": 3. In ruhig fließender Bewegung
    Gustav Mahler
    9:39
  • 4
    Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": 4. Urlicht: Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht
    Gustav Mahler
    5:08
  • 5
    Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": 5. Finale: Im Tempo des Scherzos
    Gustav Mahler
    32:13
  • CD 5
  • 1
    Piano Concerto in G (rehearsal)
    Maurice Ravel
    26:04
  • 2
    Preamble for a Solemn Occasion
    Aaron Copland
    6:15
  • 3
    United Nations on the March
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    2:05
  • 4
    Piano Concerto in G: 1. Allegramente
    Maurice Ravel
    7:34
  • 5
    Piano Concerto in G: 2. Adagio assai
    Maurice Ravel
    9:25
  • 6
    Piano Concerto in G: 3. Presto
    Maurice Ravel
    3:42
  • 7
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral": Finale (excerpt)
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    18:07
  • CD 6
  • 1
    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106, BB 114: 1. Andante tranquillo
    Béla Bartók
    8:41
  • 2
    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106, BB 114: 2. Allegro
    Béla Bartók
    6:43
  • 3
    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106, BB 114: 3. Adagio
    Béla Bartók
    6:59
  • 4
    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106, BB 114: 4. Allegro molto
    Béla Bartók
    7:02
  • 5
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major, op. 15: 1. Allegro con brio
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    16:49
  • 6
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major, op. 15: 2. Largo
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    10:29
  • 7
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major, op. 15: 3. Rondo: Allegro scherzando
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    8:02
  • CD 7
  • 1
    Symphony no. 2 "The Age of Anxiety": 1. The Prologue: Lento moderato
    2:21
  • 2
    Symphony no. 2 "The Age of Anxiety": 2. The Seven Ages: Variations 1-7
    8:21
  • 3
    Symphony no. 2 "The Age of Anxiety": 3. The Seven Stages: Variations 8-14
    5:41
  • 4
    Symphony no. 2 "The Age of Anxiety": 4. The Dirge: Largo
    5:23
  • 5
    Symphony no. 2 "The Age of Anxiety": 5. The Masque: Extremely Fast
    4:16
  • 6
    Symphony no. 2 "The Age of Anxiety": 6. The Epilogue: Adagio - Andante - Con moto
    5:26
  • 7
    The Rite of Spring: Adorations of Earth: Introduction
    Igor Stravinsky
    3:22
  • 8
    The Rite of Spring: The Augurs of Spring - Dances of the Young Girls
    Igor Stravinsky
    3:04
  • 9
    The Rite of Spring: Ritual of Abduction
    Igor Stravinsky
    1:16
  • 10
    The Rite of Spring: Spring Rounds
    Igor Stravinsky
    3:41
  • 11
    The Rite of Spring: Ritual of the River Tribes
    Igor Stravinsky
    1:36
  • 12
    The Rite of Spring: Procession of the Sage
    Igor Stravinsky
    0:46
  • 13
    The Rite of Spring: The Sage
    Igor Stravinsky
    0:20
  • 14
    The Rite of Spring: Dance of the Earth
    Igor Stravinsky
    1:04
  • 15
    The Rite of Spring: The Sacrifice: Introduction
    Igor Stravinsky
    5:21
  • 16
    The Rite of Spring: Mystic Circles of the Young Girls
    Igor Stravinsky
    3:22
  • 17
    The Rite of Spring: Glorification of the Chosen One
    Igor Stravinsky
    1:28
  • 18
    The Rite of Spring: Evocation of the Ancestors
    Igor Stravinsky
    0:56
  • 19
    The Rite of Spring: Ritual Action of the Ancestors
    Igor Stravinsky
    3:30
  • 20
    The Rite of Spring: Sacrificial Dance
    Igor Stravinsky
    4:42
  • CD 8
  • 1
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Overture
    Kurt Weill
    1:51
  • 2
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Five Points
    Kurt Weill
    0:50
  • 3
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): The Ballad of Mack the Knife
    Kurt Weill
    3:21
  • 4
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Mister Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
    Kurt Weill
    0:48
  • 5
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Morning Anthem
    Kurt Weill
    1:07
  • 6
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Now Mrs. Peachum Appears
    Kurt Weill
    0:22
  • 7
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Instead of Song
    Kurt Weill
    1:56
  • 8
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): They Are Quite Correct
    Kurt Weill
    0:42
  • 9
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Army Song
    Kurt Weill
    0:55
  • 10
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Macheath Keeps Waiting
    Kurt Weill
    0:25
  • 11
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Wedding Song
    Kurt Weill
    2:12
  • 12
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): The Wedding in the Stabble
    Kurt Weill
    0:07
  • 13
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Love Song
    Kurt Weill
    2:15
  • 14
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Macheat's Interests
    Kurt Weill
    0:14
  • 15
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Barbara Song
    Kurt Weill
    5:52
  • 16
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): The World Is Mean
    Kurt Weill
    3:46
  • 17
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Polly Rushes to the Honeymoon Stable
    Kurt Weill
    0:13
  • 18
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Melodrama and Polly's Song
    Kurt Weill
    1:54
  • 19
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Mrs. Peachum Finds Jenny
    Kurt Weill
    0:23
  • 20
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Pirate Jenny
    Kurt Weill
    4:23
  • 21
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): The Scene Is Now the Establishment on Greene Street
    Kurt Weill
    0:38
  • 22
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Tango-Ballad
    Kurt Weill
    4:39
  • 23
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): The Cops Stand
    Kurt Weill
    0:15
  • 24
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Ballad of the Easy Life
    Kurt Weill
    2:54
  • 25
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): The Capture of Mack the Knife
    Kurt Weill
    0:23
  • 26
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Jealousy Duet
    Kurt Weill
    2:28
  • 27
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Lucy Is Tiger Brown's Daughter
    Kurt Weill
    0:30
  • 28
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): How to Survive
    Kurt Weill
    3:50
  • 29
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): It Is Just Before Dawn
    Kurt Weill
    0:14
  • 30
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Useless Song
    Kurt Weill
    1:57
  • 31
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Mac Has Been Recaptured
    Kurt Weill
    0:19
  • 32
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Solomon Song
    Kurt Weill
    3:33
  • 33
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Call From the Grave
    Kurt Weill
    0:46
  • 34
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): But It Is No Use
    Kurt Weill
    0:06
  • 35
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): O Brother Who Live On
    Kurt Weill
    3:53
  • 36
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): And Macheath Walks Slowly Up to the Gallows
    Kurt Weill
    1:05
  • 37
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Death Message
    Kurt Weill
    1:04
  • 38
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): As His First Act in Office
    Kurt Weill
    1:00
  • 39
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Reprieved
    Kurt Weill
    1:04
  • 40
    Three-Penny Opera (Blitzstein version): Finale
    Kurt Weill
    2:26
  • CD 9
  • 1
    Short Symphony "Symphony no. 2": 1. Prelude: Andante
    Aaron Copland
    4:03
  • 2
    Short Symphony "Symphony no. 2": 2. Scherzo: Molto allegro
    Aaron Copland
    5:19
  • 3
    Short Symphony "Symphony no. 2": 3. Finale: Lento
    Aaron Copland
    5:45
  • 4
    American Creed: Free to Dream
    Roy Harris
    8:19
  • 5
    American Creed: Free to Build
    Roy Harris
    5:49
  • 6
    Concerto for Orchestra: 1. Allegro moderato ma energico
    Walter Piston
    3:28
  • 7
    Concerto for Orchestra: 2. Allegro vivace
    Walter Piston
    3:39
  • 8
    Concerto for Orchestra: 3. Adagio - Allegro moderato
    Walter Piston
    5:51
  • 9
    Serious Song
    Irving Fine
    10:18
  • CD 10
  • 1
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47 (recording session)
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    45:13
  • 2
    Billy the Kid (recording session)
    Aaron Copland
    17:44
  • CD 11
  • 1
    Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonía romántica": 1. Allegro
    Carlos Chávez
    6:33
  • 2
    Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonía romántica": 2. Molto lento
    Carlos Chávez
    4:31
  • 3
    Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonía romántica": 3. Finale: Vivo troppo mosso
    Carlos Chávez
    8:33
  • 4
    Ich atmet' einen linden Duft
    Gustav Mahler
    2:35
  • 5
    Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
    Gustav Mahler
    6:28
  • 6
    Das irdische Leben (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
    Gustav Mahler
    2:38
  • 7
    Um Mitternacht
    Gustav Mahler
    7:07
  • 8
    Symphony no. 8: 1. Moderato - Adagio - Allegro vivo
    David Diamond
    13:39
  • 9
    Symphony no. 8: 2. Thema: Adagio - Variationen - Doppelfuge
    David Diamond
    17:09

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