Credits:

Leonard Bernstein

Description:

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was one of the most important American conductors of the 20th century and a composer, pianist, and educator who excelled in many fields of music. This album is a compilation of Bernstein's best performances as a pianist, excluding song accompaniments, and includes piano concertos by Beethoven, Mozart, Ravel, and Shostakovich. It is also the best record of Bernstein as a pianist.

Tracklisting:

1 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.1 IN C MAJOR. OP.15 1.ALLEGRO CON BRIO / Leonard Bernstein
2 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.1 IN C MAJOR. OP.15 2.LARGO / Leonard Bernstein
3 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.1 IN C MAJOR. OP.15 3.RONDO.ALLEGRO SCHERZANDO / Leonard Bernstein
4 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.25 IN C MAJOR. K.503 1.ALLEGRO MAESTOSO / Leonard Bernstein
5 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.25 IN C MAJOR. K.503 2.ANDANTE / Leonard Bernstein
6 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.25 IN C MAJOR. K.503 3.ALLEGRETTO / Leonard Bernstein
1 RHAPSODY IN BLUE / Leonard Bernstein
2 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA IN G MAJOR 1.ALLEGRAMENTE / Leonard Bernstein
3 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA IN G MAJOR 2.ADAGIO ASSAI / Leonard Bernstein
4 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA IN G MAJOR 3.PRESTO / Leonard Bernstein
5 CONCERTO FOR THREE PIANOS AND ORCHESTRA IN F MAJOR. K.242 1.ALLEGRO / Leonard Bernstein
6 CONCERTO FOR THREE PIANOS AND ORCHESTRA IN F MAJOR. K.242 2.ADAGIO / Leonard Bernstein
7 CONCERTO FOR THREE PIANOS AND ORCHESTRA IN F MAJOR. K.242 3.RONDO.TEMPO DI MENUETTO / Leonard Bernstein
1 QUARTET FOR PIANO AND STRINGS IN G MINOR. K.478 1.ALLEGRO / Leonard Bernstein
2 QUARTET FOR PIANO AND STRINGS IN G MINOR. K.478 2.ANDANTE / Leonard Bernstein
3 QUARTET FOR PIANO AND STRINGS IN G MINOR. K.478 3.RONDO.ALLEGRO / Leonard Bernstein
4 QUINTET FOR PIANO AND STRINGS IN E-FLAT MAJOR. OP.44 1.ALLEGRO BRILLANTE / Leonard Bernstein
5 QUINTET FOR PIANO AND STRINGS IN E-FLAT MAJOR. OP.44 2.IN MODO D'UNA MARCIA.UN POCO LARGAMENTE / Leonard Bernstein
6 QUINTET FOR PIANO AND STRINGS IN E-FLAT MAJOR. OP.44 3.SCHERZO.MOLTO VIVACE / Leonard Bernstein
7 QUINTET FOR PIANO AND STRINGS IN E-FLAT MAJOR. OP.44 4.ALLEGRO.MA NON TROPPO / Leonard Bernstein
8 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.2 IN F MAJOR. OP.102 1.ALLEGRO / Leonard Bernstein
9 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.2 IN F MAJOR. OP.102 2.ANDANTE / Leonard Bernstein
10 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.2 IN F MAJOR. OP.102 3.ALLEGRO / Leonard Bernstein
1 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.15 IN B-FLAT MAJOR. K.450 1.ALLEGRO / Leonard Bernstein
2 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.15 IN B-FLAT MAJOR. K.450 2.[ANDANTE] / Leonard Bernstein
3 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.15 IN B-FLAT MAJOR. K.450 3.ALLEGRO / Leonard Bernstein
4 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.17 IN G MAJOR. K.453 1.ALLEGRO / Leonard Bernstein
5 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.17 IN G MAJOR. K.453 2.ANDANTE / Leonard Bernstein
6 CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO.17 IN G MAJOR. K.453 3.ALLEGRETTO / Leonard Bernstein