‎Bernstein: The 1953 American Decca Recordings by New York Philharmonic

I. Allegro con brio

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

14:38

II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

17:47

III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

5:38

IV. Finale. Allegro molto

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

12:09

1. "Simplicity itself" [1st Movement]

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

13:24

2. "I always feel this gigantism" [2nd Movt.]

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

6:07

3. "We have just been examining" [3rd Movt.]

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

5:25

4. "All that we have said" [4th Movt.]

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

9:12

5. "The study of the Eroica is a lifetime work"

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

1:06

I. Adagio — Allegro molto

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

8:51

II. Largo

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

13:32

III. Scherzo. Molto vivace

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

7:16

IV. Allegro con fuoco

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

11:26

1. "Does this music sound like the New World to you?" (3rd Movt., Trio II; 1st Movt.)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

9:51

2. "We come now to the second movement, which has a charming melody" (2nd Movt.)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

3:22

3. "The third movement is a marvel of ingenuity and deftness" (3rd Movt.)

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

1:40

4. "And now the last movement. In general I should say that this is the most Slavic of all" (4th Movt.)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

5:00

5. "The final claim of those who argue for the New World Symphony as American music" (4th Movt.,cont.) Approved

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

1:01

I. Sostenuto assai - Un poco più vivace - Allegro ma non troppo - Con fuoco

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

12:27

II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonín Dvořák

6:58

III. Adagio espressivo

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

11:53

IV. Allegro molto vivace

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Antonín Dvořák, Robert Schumann, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johannes Brahms

8:14

1. "Robert Schumann has been dead" (3rd Movement, Opening Theme)

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

4:22

2. "To my mind Schumann follows in this tradition"

Leonard Bernstein

1:48

3. "Now let's look at the Symphony itself" (1st Movement)

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

8:39

4. "And so we have arrived at the Allegro section" (1st Movt. Cont.)

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

6:51

5. "In the marvellous Scherzo that follows" (2nd Movt)

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

4:49

6. "But perhaps the greatest beauty" (3rd Movt.)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

7:31

7. "Even in the final movement" (4th Movt.)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

5:15

I. Allegro non troppo

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johannes Brahms, Antonín Dvořák, Robert Schumann

11:50

II. Andante moderato

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Antonín Dvořák

11:53

III. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto - Tempo I

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonín Dvořák, Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann

6:07

IV. Allegro energico e passionato - Più Allegro

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonín Dvořák

10:49

1. "Brahms' Fourth Symphony in E Minor is today" (4th Movt., Opening Theme)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

4:44

2. "Our journey begins without introduction"

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

5:15

3. "Do you see now what a Symphonic theme is?"

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

3:23

4. "Now, think of it - we have so far only had 44 bars of music"

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

5:47

5. "Here is that second theme"

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

2:41

6. "This brings us to the development section proper"

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

9:34

7. "and here we are back home, ready for the rehearing of the exposition"

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

2:16

8. "So we arrive at the Coda"

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

3:18

9. "Well, we have had a microscopic look at Symphonic method"

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

2:11

I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

18:43

II. Allegro con grazia

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

8:14

III. Allegro molto vivace

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

9:08

IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso - Andante

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

11:16

1. "Now there is a melody, a pure orchestral song" [1st Movt.]

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

9:18

2. "Now the development section erupts" (1st Movt. Cont.)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

1:58

3. "Now one would think that Tchaikovsky had really exploited the device of scales" (2nd Movt)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

1:56

4. "Jumping now to the famous third movement, the great march" (3rd Movt.)

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

1:50

5. "Perhaps the most admirable example of this is to be found in the wonderful last movement" (4th Movt.)

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

3:40

6. "Now I don't want to give you the impression that scales are the only unifying force in this work"

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

6:01

Ludwig van Beethoven

Composer
Antonín Dvořák

Composer
Robert Schumann

Composer
Johannes Brahms

Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Bernstein: The 1953 American Decca Recordings

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