Leonard Bernstein, Vol. 1

LEONARD BERNSTEIN BOX SET EDITION, VOL. 1 (6-DVD Box Set)

DVD 1 and 2

Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82 Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Leonard Bernstein, conductor

Recorded live at the Wiener Musikvereinssaal, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1990

DVD 3

LEONARD BERNSTEIN – Larger than Life

A film by Georg Wübbolt

Bonus: – Interviews with Gustavo Dudamel, Kent Nagano, Marin Alsop

DVD 4

Claude Debussy: Images Prélude à l’pres-midi d’un faune La mer

Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome Leonard Bernstein, conductor

Recorded live from the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 1989

DVD 5

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 (arr. for string orchestra) Joseph Haydn: Missa in tempore belli, Hob. XXII:9, “Paukenmesse”

Judith Blegen, soprano Brigitte Fassbaender, contralto Claes-Hakan Ahnsjö, tenor Hans Sotin, bass

Bavarian Radio Symphony Chorus and Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Leonard Bernstein, conductor

Recorded live in 1984 (Haydn) and 1989 (Beethoven)

DVD 6

TANGLEWOOD – 75th Anniversary Celebration

Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man

Leonard Bernstein: On the Town: 3 Dance Episodes Selections from the Great American Songbook

Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Concerto in D Major, Hob.XVIII:11 (excerpts)

Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile (version for cello and orchestra)

Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25

Maurice Ravel: La valse (version for orchestra)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Fantasia in C Minor, Op. 80, “Choral Fantasy”

James Taylor, vocals Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin Yo-Yo Ma, cello Emanuel Ax, Peter Serkin, piano

Tanglewood Festival Chorus Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra Boston Pops Orchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra Keith Lockhart, John Williams, Stefan Asbury, Andris Nelsons, David Zinman, conductors

Recorded live at Tanglewood, July 2012

Bonus: – The History of Tanglewood – John Williams on Tanglewood