NPR's Performance today, Leonard Bernstein tribute

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Title

NPR's Performance today, Leonard Bernstein tribute

Collection

Margaret Carson audio-visual materials

Names

Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 (Interviewee)
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 (Conductor)
Goldsmith, Martin, 1952- (Host)
Goldsmith, Martin, 1952- (Interviewer)
Libbey, Theodore, 1951- (Commentator)
Alsop, Marin (Interviewer)
Slatkin, Leonard (Conductor)
McDuffie, Robert (Performer)
Rostropovich, Mstislav, 1927-2007 (Performer)
Price, Leontyne (Performer)
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (Performer)
Wiener Philharmoniker (Performer)
Tizmoret ha-filharmonit ha-Yiśreʼelit (Performer)
National Public Radio (U.S.) (Distributor)
Pacific Music Festival. Orchestra (Performer)
Tilson Thomas, Michael, 1944- (Conductor)
Tilson Thomas, Michael, 1944- (Interviewee)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1990-10-15

Table Of Contents

Musical works played during the program. Somewhere, from West Side story / music by Leonard Bernstein (conducted by Leonard Bernstein at the historic 1987 Music for life AIDs benefit concert ; Leontyne Price, singer) -- finale of Serenade, for violin, string orchestra, harp and percussion / Leonard Bernstein (Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra ; Leonard Slatkin, conductor ; Robert McDuffie, violin soloist) -- 1st movement of the Symphony No. 1 "The Titan" / Mahler (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ; Leonard Bernstein, conductor) -- Finale (Allegro molto vivace) of the Symphony no. 2 in C major, op. 61 / Robert Schumann (Pacific Music Festival Orchestra ; conducted by Leonard Bernstein) -- Mass: Meditations, no. 1 / Leonard Bernstein (Israel Philharmonic Orchestra ; Bernstein, conductor ; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello) -- One hand, one heart, from West Side story / Bernstein -- Chichester Psalms / Bernstein.

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1573

Subjects

Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 -- Interviews
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 -- Appreciation
Radio programs, Musical
Musicals -- Excerpts
Symphonies -- Excerpts
Orchestral music
Suites (Violin with string orchestra)
Psalms (Music)
Cello with orchestra
Conductors (Music) -- United States
Music critics -- United States
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Symphonies, no. 2, op. 61, C major. Allegro molto vivace
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. West Side story. Somewhere
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. West Side story. One hand, one heart
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Symposium, after Plato. Selections
Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911. Symphonies, no. 1, D major. Feierlich und gemessen
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Meditations from Mass. No. 1
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Chichester Psalms

Genres

Music
Interviews
Radio Programs

Notes

Source Note: Title from original cassettes.
Venue: Broadcast on National Public Radio [1990 October 15] [Washington, D.C.]

Physical Description

Extent: 2 audiocassettes (approximately 133 min.) : analog, stereo

Abstract

Martin Goldsmith recalls the prominent American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein on the day after his death (October 14, 1990). Inlcudes announcements of upcoming concerts and other cultural events, excerpts from recorded interviews with Bernstein and his friends, colleagues, former students such as conductor Marin Alsop, classical music critic and commentator Ted Libbey, and others; excerpts from recordings of his lectures at the Harvard University; and excerpts from various musical works that Bernstein composed or conducted which are played during the program.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 925492430
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20819834
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cdc21a20-b927-0133-b152-60f81dd2b63c

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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