55/60. Leonard Bernstein
Friday 12 October 2007 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Performances of the music James Naughtie mentions in his Radio 4 series, which connects historical events and their effect on the course of classical music.
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55/60. Leonard Bernstein
Bernstein embraced the classical and the popular and pulled them together. His West Side Story in 1957 filled concert halls and theatres the world over.
Bernstein: Overture to Candide
BBC NOW
Eric Stern (conductor)
BBC Recording not available commercially
Bernstein: West Side Story - Symphonic Dances
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi (conductor)
Virgin classics VC5452952 Tracks 3-10
Bernstein: Symphony no. 1 'Jeremiah' - Lamentation
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
DG4310282 Track 3
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
BBC SSO
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
National Youth Choir of Scotland
BBC Recording not available commercially
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