Description:

[Bernstein & the New York Philharmonic Orchestra's masterpieces for popular orchestra. The music here is the most perfect reproduction of the narrative nature of the works, with its thrilling ups and downs of tempo. The "Humor in Music," in which Bernstein plays piano and conducts the New York Philharmonic in a performance of excerpts from Mozart, Gilbert and Sullivan, Gershwin, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Haydn, and Bernstein's own works, and talks about the fun of music (approx. 30 min.) is also included. This valuable disc also includes a "Humor in Music" (approx. 30 min.), in which Bernstein talks about the fun of music. ◆Includes bilingual transcriptions / Recorded on February 16, 1965, January 3, 1967, November 18, 1960, and April 20, 1959 at Manhattan Center, Philharmonic Hall, and St. George Hotel, New York, NY / Location: Manhattan Center, Philharmonic Hall, and St. George Hotel, New York, NY

Tracklisting:

1 THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE / Leonard Bernstein
2 NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN / Leonard Bernstein
3 DANSE MACABRE. OP.40 / Leonard Bernstein
4 HUMOR IN MUSIC
5 TILL EULENSPIEGEL'S MERRY PRANKS. OP.28 / Leonard Bernstein