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BERNSTEIN: Serenade / Facsimile / Divertimento |
Conductor, composer, educator, pianist: Leonard Bernstein was, without question, the greatest musician America has ever produced. Bernstein described his Serenade, inspired by Plato’s Symposium, as a “series of related statements in praise of love” and considered it his “most satisfying” work. Of particular note is the slow lyrical melody in the first movement, Phaedrus, soon to be immortalised in Maria from West Side Story (Naxos 8.559126). Facsimile, a work by turns acerbic and tender, depicts post-war malaise and the spiritual vacuum of modern man. In the Divertimento for Orchestra, composed for the Boston Symphony on their centenary, Bernstein enjoys himself with many musical puns and breezy humour.
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Bernstein, Leonard
Serenade
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I. Phaedrus - Pausanias: Lento - Allegro
00:06:56
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II. Aristophanes: Allegretto
00:04:40
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III. Erixymachos: Presto
00:01:35
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IV. Agathon: Adagio
00:06:56
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V. Socrates - Alcibiades: Molto tenuto - Allegro molto vivace
00:11:11
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Facsimile
Divertimento
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I. Sennets and Tuckets: Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
00:01:40
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II. Waltz: Allegretto, con grazia
00:01:59
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III. Mazurka: Mesto
00:01:55
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IV. Samba: Allegro giusto
00:01:09
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V: Turkey Trot: Allegretto, ben misurato
00:01:46
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VI. Sphinxes: Adagio lugubre
00:00:46
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VII. Blues: Slow blues tempo
00:01:40
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VIII. In Memoriam: March, "The BSO Forever"
00:04:18
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Total Playing Time: 01:05:09 |
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