Bernstein Century - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc
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Composer: George GershwinComposer: Ferde Grofe
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Performer: Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Performer: John Corigliano
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1997-10-28
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Sunrise
- Painted Desert
- On The Trail
- Sunset
- Cloudburst
Music reviews of Bernstein Century - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc
Music Review: Everything old is new again
Rating: 5 Stars
Although I have several recordings of this beautiful piece of music, I never tire of listening to it. This particular recording is just about the best I have heard and I would strongly recommend it to music lovers. When I close my eyes, I can see the Maestro conducting!!
Description of Bernstein Century - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc
Back in the 1950s and '60s, when George Gershwin was taken for granted more than he was respected, Leonard Bernstein was one of his only champions in high-classical-music circles, and to judge from these recordings, he got away with a lot. He would seem to be attempting to out-swagger Arthur Fiedler in the jazzier passages, but on the plus side, what can sound freeze-dried with some conductors has a welcome heat here, especially in An American in Paris. That piece receives one of its best-ever recordings and sounds great in the bright, clear recording venue, Brooklyn's Hotel St. George. However, Bernstein's tempo extremes tax the cohesion of Rhapsody in Blue. And Grof?'s Grand Canyon Suite receives a sympathetic performance, though the acoustics of the Lincoln Center recording venue are so cavernous and diffuse you'd think it was recorded in the location of the title. --David Patrick StearnsGeneral CDs
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