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Leonard Bernstein (/ˈbɜːrnstaɪn/; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the US to receive worldwide acclaim. According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history."
His fame derived from his long tenure as the music director of the New York Philharmonic, from his conducting of concerts with most of the world's leading orchestras, and from his music for West Side Story, Peter Pan,Candide, Wonderful Town, On the Town, On The Waterfront, his Mass, and a range of other compositions, including three symphonies and many shorter chamber and solo works.
Bernstein was the first conductor to give numerous television lectures on classical music, starting in 1954 and continuing until his death. He was a skilled pianist, often conducting piano concertos from the keyboard.
Russian composer Alfred Schnittke wrote his Symphony No. 2, subtitled "St. Florian" and "Invisible Mass" in 1979. It is a choral symphony, written for contralto, countertenor, tenor and bass, plus chorus and orchestra. The symphony was written in homage to 19th century Austrian composer and organist Anton Bruckner, who was closely associated with St. Florian's Priory in the town of Sankt Florian, Upper Austria, and who is buried under the organ there.
The symphony is written in six movements, structured after the Ordinary of the Mass of the Roman Catholic Church, and lasts approximately 60 minutes.
Schnittke biographer Alexander Ivashkin writes, "The Symphony is written for a large orchestra consisting of double the standard number of woodwind, four French horns, four trumpets, four trombones, tuba, an extensive range of percussion instruments, piano, harpsichord, organ, celesta, two harps, a guitar and a bass guitar. The mixed chorus is a chamber one, including four soloists of each voice."
Symphony No. 2, op. 19 is a three-movement work for orchestra by American composer Samuel Barber. The 25-minute work was originally written in 1944. The work underwent many revisions and was finally published in 1950. The original manuscript was withdrawn by Barber in 1964. He ordered that G. Schirmer destroy the original manuscript and all scores in their library. The work remained unpublished for many years until 1984 when a set of parts turned up in a warehouse in England. Renewed interest in Barber's work led to a 1990 reprint of the 1950 edition.
Samuel Barber began his composition career at the age of seven. He was accepted in the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music at age 14. He received critical acclaim for his early compositions including The School for Scandal and Adagio for Strings. His early success led to a commission from the United States Air Force in 1943 to write a "symphonic work about flyers". The request came soon after he joined the United States Army in 1942. Barber spent time at a U.S. Air Force base so that he could take part in flight training and battle simulations. He was given four months to write the piece with the understanding that the army would receive all of the royalties forever.
The Symphony No. 2, Op 40 by Malcolm Arnold is a symphony dating from 1953. Arnold composed the symphony on commission from the Bournemouth Winter Garden's Society. He dedicated the score to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Charles Groves, who premiered the work on 25 May 1953.
The work is in four movements:
Commentators such as Donald Mitchell and Christopher Stasiak have noted Arnold's use of what they characterise as "Mahlerian clichés", or Mahlerian style and construction, in this symphony.
This amazing lecture series (The unanswered Question ), is actually an interdisciplinary overview about the evolution of Western European classical music from Bach through the 20th century crisis and beyond a bit . Mr. Bernstein uses linguistics namely Chomskian Linguistics to provide a framework to illustrate how music and all the arts evolved toward greater and greater levels of ambiguity/expressivity over history until the 20th century crisis . He manages this impressive feat of popular education , by dividing music into; Phonology (the study of sound); Syntax (the study of structure) and; Semantics (the study of meaning)
Leonard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic and plays piano in a performance of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue at the Royal Albert Hall in 1976.
Bernstein conducts his own score form West Side Story in the recording studio, and has a "fun" time with a poor tenor who keeps screwing it up. I really can't blame Jose Carreras - it's just a great tense sequence caught on film.
Candide Overture, conducted by the composer himself, Leonard Bernstein. Concert performance of Candide with June Anderson, Jerry Hadley, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda - London Symphony Orchestra (London, December 13, 1989).
Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the US to receive worldwide acclaim. According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history." His fame derived from his long tenure as the music director of the New York Philharmonic, from his conducting of concerts with most of the world's leading orchestras, and from his music for West Side Story, Peter Pan,[3] Candide, Wonderful Town, On the Town, On the Waterfront, his Mass, and a range of other compositions, including three symphonies and many shorter chamber and solo works. Bernstein was the first conductor to give a series o...
Filmed in 1977, the documentary had to wait thirty-one years before being released in his native country. It shows the iconic American conductor rehearsing and performing at a Bernstein retrospective in Tel Aviv - equally amazingly, the very first retrospective given to his music. #leonardbernstein #maestro #westsidestory Subscribe to EuroArts: https://goo.gl/jrui3M Watch an amazing performance of Bernstein's "Mambo" from "West Side Story" by Gustavo Dudamel with Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela: https://youtu.be/lceRH17lSfw In Leonard Bernstein: Reflections, he discusses his Boston childhood, his musical growth at Harvard and the Curtis Institute, and the influence of great masters like Reiner, Mitropoulos, and Koussevitzky. He shares his feelings on the primacy of tonal...
Excerpts from the documentary Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution, originally broadcast April 25, 1967.
Bernstein describes this passage as "always impossible" and suggests that the audience won't understand the words anyway, so what's the big deal? Awkward.
Maestro
Leonard Bernstein and Maximilian Schell discuss some of the aspects of the Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" and Symphony No. 7 by Ludwig Van Beethoven. They also discuss his life and how he composed some of his music.
Here we have from Samuel Barber (1910-1981) a thrilling orchestral work, one that almost didn't survive for our listening pleasure today. The composer sought to have his second symphony destroyed for reasons not completely known to us. However, a few years after Barber's death, the orchestra parts turned up in a warehouse in England. I'm glad they did. The three-movement symphony was composed while Barber was serving in the Army Air Force in 1942. He visited an air force base in Texas and spent time talking with the pilots to get a sense of their experiences in the air. His symphony, therefore, draws at least some of its inspiration from these accounts of soaring in the clouds. Performed by Detroit Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Neeme Järvi Purchase Symphony No. 2 along with othe...
Stanford Symphony Orchestra Paul Phillips, conductor 15 November 2019 Bing Concert Hall Stanford University
Detroit Symphony conducted by/Sinfónica de Detrioit dirigida por Neeme Järvi. I. Allegro ma non troppo (0:00) II. Andante, un poco mosso (12:18) III. Presto, Senza battuto – Allegro risoluto (20:05) Samuel Barber wrote his Symphony No. 2 during four months across 1942 and 1943 and dedicated it to the American Air Force. However, he withdrew the score and destroyed almost all its traces during the 1960’s. Nonetheless, some of it was rescued and restored as it presently exists. Samuel Barber compuso su Sinfonía No. 2 durante 4 meses entre 1942 y 1943 y la dedicó a la Fuerza Aérea Estadounidense. No obstante, retiró la partitura de circulación y destruyó casi todas las copias en los años 60. Sin embargo, algunas partes fueron rescatadas y restauradas a como existe hoy. More info/más infor...
Das NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester spielt Essay for Orchestra Nr. 2 op. 17 von Samuel Barber unter Leitung von Marin Alsop. Ein Ausschnitt aus dem Konzert im Rahmen des Festivals "Age of Anxiety" am 18. Februar 2022, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg SAMUEL BARBER Second Essay for Orchestra op. 17 Marin Alsop, Dirigentin NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester Website: www.ndr.de/eo Facebook: www.facebook.com/ndrelbphilharmonieorchester Instagram: www.instagram.com/ndr.eo/ #ndrelbphilharmonieorchester #ageofanxiety #samuelbarber
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America Symphony No. 2, Op. 19: I. Allegro ma non troppo · Royal Scottish National Orchestra Barber: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 ℗ 2001 Naxos Released on: 2001-03-03 Conductor: Marin Alsop Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra Composer: Samuel Barber Auto-generated by YouTube.
Samuel Barber: 1. Sinfonie op. 9 (Sinfonie in einem Satz) ∙ Allegro ma non troppo – Allegro molto – Andante tranquillo – Con moto ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony ∙ Marin Alsop, Dirigentin ∙ hr-Sinfoniekonzert ∙ Alte Oper Frankfurt, 14. Oktober 2021 ∙ Website: http://www.hr-sinfonieorchester.de ∙ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/hrsinfonieorchester ∙ ARD-Mediathek: https://www.ardmediathek.de/hr/sendung/hr-sinfonieorchester/Y3JpZDovL2hyLW9ubGluZS8zODIyMDAxOQ/ ∙ © 2021 Hessischer Rundfunk (hr)
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America Symphony No. 2, Op. 19 (revised Version) · Boston Symphony Orchestra Samuel Barber Historical Recordings (1935-1960) ℗ 2011 West Hill Radio Archives Released on: 2011-10-04 Conductor: Samuel Barber Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra Composer: Samuel Barber Auto-generated by YouTube.
Orchestre national de Lyon. Auditorium de Lyon (Lyon, France)
Sony Classical is proud to release Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 from the Summer Night Concert 2019. The Vienna Philharmonic is conducted by Gustavo Dudamel with pianist Yuja Wang as soloist. Listen & purchase the album here: https://SonyClassical.lnk.to/SNC_2019LY The Summer Night Concert was performed on June 20th, 2019. It is an annual open-air event, which has been held since 2008. The park of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna/Austria is the magical setting for the concert, which is free of charge for all residents and visitors of the city. Central to the programme of the Vienna Philharmonic’s 2019 Summer Night Concert was a musical history of the United States of America: the works that were heard in the 2019 set are composed in or for the USA, while also constituting links ...
Provided to YouTube by Believe SAS Barber: Symphony No. 2 ("Flight Symphony") , Op. 19 (Original Version) / II. Andante, Un Poco Mosso · Samuel Barber · Samuel Barber · Samuel Barber · Samuel Barber Historical Recordings, Vol. 4 ℗ 2018 Revolver Records Released on: 1950-01-01 Auto-generated by YouTube.
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Leonard Bernstein (/ˈbɜːrnstaɪn/; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the US to receive worldwide acclaim. According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history."
His fame derived from his long tenure as the music director of the New York Philharmonic, from his conducting of concerts with most of the world's leading orchestras, and from his music for West Side Story, Peter Pan,Candide, Wonderful Town, On the Town, On The Waterfront, his Mass, and a range of other compositions, including three symphonies and many shorter chamber and solo works.
Bernstein was the first conductor to give numerous television lectures on classical music, starting in 1954 and continuing until his death. He was a skilled pianist, often conducting piano concertos from the keyboard.
Smooth Boppy Piano
Snapping Fingers
Riff: This turf is small but it's all we got, huh?
I wanna hold it like we always held it, with skin!
But if they say blades, I say blades but if they say
guns, I say guns. I say I want the Jets to be the
number one! To sail! To hold the sky!
Baby John: Rev us up!
Gee-Tar: Voom-va-voom!
Big Deal: Cha-chung!
Action: Wacko-jacko!
A-Rab: Digga-digga-dig-dum!
Riff: Now, protocality calls for a war council
between us and the Sharks to set the whole thing up.
So I will personally give the bad news to Bernardo.
Against the Sharks, we need every man we got we need
a lieutenant for the war council.
Action: That's me.
Riff: That's Tony.
Action: Who needs Tony?
Riff: We need Tony! He has a reputation bigger than
the whole west side.
Action: Tony don't belong no more.
Riff: Cut it, Action Tony and I started the Jets.
Action: What about the day we clobbered the Emeralds?
Big Deal: Which we couldn't have done without Tony.
Baby John: He saved my ever-loving neck!
Riff: Yeah, Tony has come through for us and he
always will.
Riff: When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way
from your frst cigarette to your last dyin' day.
When you're a Jet, let 'em do what they can, you got
brothers around, you're a family man! You're never
alone, you're never disconnected! You're home with
your own when company's expected, you're well
protected! Then you are set with a capital J, which
you'll never forget till they cart you away. When
you're a Jet, you stay a Jet!
Riff: I know Tony like I know me and I guarantee you
can count him in.
Action: In, out, let's get crackin'.
A-Rab: Where you gonna find Bernardo?
Riff: He'll be at the dance at the gym tonight.
A-Rab: Yeah, but the gym's neutral territory.
Riff(innocently): A-Rab, I'm gonna make nice with
him! I'm only gonna challenge him.
A-Rab: Great, Daddy-o!
Riff: So everybody dress up sweet and sharp and meet
Tony and me at the dance at ten. And walk tall!
A-Rab: We always walk tall!
Baby John: We're Jets!
Action: The greatest!
Drums
Snowboy: When you're a Jet, you're the top cat in
town, you're the gold medal kid with the heavyweight
crown!
Diesel: When you're a Jet, you're the swingin'est
thing. Little boy, you're a man, little man, you're
a king!
Jets: The Jets are in gear, our cylinders are
clickin'. The Sharks'll steer clear 'cause ev'ry
Puerto Rican's a lousy chicken! Here com the Jets
like a bat out of hell. Someone gets in our way,
someone don't feel so well. Here come the Jets
little world, step aside! Better go undeground,
better run, better hide. We're drawin' the line, so
keep your noses hidden! We're hangin' a sign, says
"Visitors Forbidden" and we ain't kiddin'! Here come
the Jets, Yeah! An' we're gonna beat ev'ry last
buggin' gang on the whole buggin' street! On the
whole buggin' ever lovin' street!