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Symphony No. 2
- Symphony No. 2, for orchestra and piano solo, was based on W. H. Auden’s The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue, a book-length poem.
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Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" is a programmatic choral symphony by Leonard Bernstein, published in 1963. It is a dramatic work written for a large orchestra, a full choir, a boys' choir, a soprano soloist and a narrator.
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by Jack Gottlieb To the Jews of the world, the word Kaddish ("Sanctification") has a highly emotional connotation, for it is the name of the prayer chanted for the dead, at the graveside, on memorial occasions and, in fact, at all synagogue services. Yet, strangely enough, there is not a single mention of death in the entire prayer. On the contrary...
Revised Speaker's text by Leonard Bernstein Movement I INVOCATION SPEAKER O, my Father: ancient, hallowed, Lonely, disappointed Father: Betrayed and rejected Ruler of the Universe: Angry, wrinkled Old Majesty: I want to pray. I want to say Kaddish. My own Kaddish. There may be No one to say it after me. I have so little time, as You well know. Is m...
What is a father in the eyes of a child? The child feels: My father is first of all my Authority, with power to dispense approval or punishment. He is secondly my Protector; thirdly my Provider; beyond that he is Healer, Comforter, Law-giver, because he caused me to exist. And as the child grows up he retains all his life, in some deep, deep part o...
He conducted Mahler's Resurrection Symphony to mark the death of president John F. Kennedy, [14] and in Israel at a concert, Hatikvah on Mt. Scopus, after the Six-Day War. [15] . The sequence of events was recorded for a documentary entitled Journey to Jerusalem. [16] .
Leonard Bernstein’s pioneering Mahler cycle with the Vienna Philharmonic includes this performance of the radiant Fourth Symphony, featuring soprano Edith Mathis in the final movement, depicting a child’s vision of heaven.
Inspired by his Jewish heritage, Bernstein completed his first large-scale work: Symphony No. 1: "Jeremiah" (1943). The piece was first performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 1944, conducted by the composer, and received the New York Music Critics' Award.
Nov 24, 2023 · Leonard Bernstein had recorded his first Mahler cycle with the New York Philharmonic, including every Symphony except the Eighth. He recorded Mahler’s Symphony No 8 in his first sessions with the LSO in 1966.
Bernstein recorded his Symphony No. 1: Jeremiah with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. RCA Victor Red Seal released Jeremiah in early December 1945 as three 78 rpm albums ($3.68) and promoted it extensively with full page ads in national publications, such as Life magazine.
