Review: Bernstein's Paris Triumphs on Warner
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- Опубликовано: 17 сен 2024
- This 7-CD Warner set offers some repertoire that Bernstein had already done, and some that was special. You get music by Berlioz, Milhaud, Bloch, Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Ravel and Bernstein himself, including the considerable bonus of several rehearsal segments, live concert recordings of the Ravel and Bernstein items appearing for the first time, and some spectacular soloists: Mstislav Rostropovich, Marilyn Horne, Alexis Weissenberg, Donald McInnes, and Boris Belkin. Oh yes, and Bernstein himself in the Ravel G-major Concerto. Greatness folks, sheer greatness.
I'd love to see you cover the Ozawa Warner box, simply because you covered all 7,654 of them on Universal.
Great box set .. finally got reviewed by you! Thanks! Bernstein 🎼🎶🎵🙋🏻♂️😍
Thanks so much for this video. I'd completely overlooked this set thinking I had everything in it already, but all the bonus/rehersal material and some unpublished things makes it an essential purchase. Very glad it's still available (and cheap with it). Thank you, David.
Hi Nigel (if you're still there), I'm currently reading your book on West Side Story, having enjoyed your edition of the LB letters. Both these books are great !
@@marks1417 Thank you! So glad you're enjoying them - they were both great fun to work on, as you can imagine.
I read an article online "Leonard Bernstein through his daughter's eyes", New Yorker, by David Denby, 2018. It cleared up some confusion I had about him, such as his personal life and why he mostly gave up composing in the 70's and 80's. His daughter said conducting was easy for him, and composing was very hard.
She wrote a book around that time, Famous Father Girl, which I recommend.
@@pablov1973 He was a composer first, though not of symphonic music, for the most part. His conducting career came later, and it eventually made it difficult for him to compose.
Great review, David. If you haven’t already done so, perhaps you could share your thoughts on Bernstein’s 1953 American Decca recordings box set. Both the performances & Lenny’s analysis.
Happy New Year 🎆🎇🥳
Have you made a review for Bernstein’s DG 08 CDs conductors & orchestra series?
Thank you SO much for posting this - otherwise I wouldn't have known this box existed. I have a couple of these on vinyl - the Symphonie Fantastique and the brilliant Milhaud collection -- and love them. I have ordered immediately. Do you think Sony will ever do a proper Big Box of all Bernstein's catalogue remastered (like Ormandy, Szell and Walter), or just leave us with the piecemeal issues they have done so far?
The Bernstein organization is making too much money reissuing stuff piecemeal (I assume). I have no idea if they will do a big box. Of course, they should...
Another great review, dear mr. Hurwitz! Could you make a video about Alexis Weissenberg? Τhank you!
Good to hear you defend Bloch's orchestral music. I have the impression that Schelomo was the model for the way Hollywood composers scored Biblical epics. Bloch had lots of influence. The sound is part of our collective unconscious.
Hi David, can I ask if you ever met Bernstein ? I remember reading about your hilarious meeting with Barenboim when he tried to gag you from bad-mouthing Abbado ;) But given what a paid-up fan of Lenny you are plus how many of his live concerts you went to, would be interesting to know if you were ever face-to-face.
BTW this Paris review is great. Thanks so much
No, I never met him and never wanted to, frankly.
I love it when David attempts to sing !
The best interest of this box set is the live recording: the great Bernstein is here ! In the studio recording, he always did better with NY phil. Incredible argument by David on Weissenberg: with Karajan, he goes wrong because of Herbie. With Bernstein he goes well thanks to Lenny. LOOOOOL
Oh, this sounds like a box to get!!!
I didn't know Bernstein had any EMI/Warner recordings, so... added to cart!
Given that I only have the Milhaud disc already, this set is definitely on my "must buy" list :)
The Weissenberg/Pretreat/CSO is the best Rachmaninov 3, I think.
It's wonderful, but i enjoy the very different perspective of the Bernstein re-make as well.
I liked Bernstein's beard which he had at this time. I thought it looked good on him (his gray hair was silvery) so I always wondered why he shaved it off...didn't he do some Mozart during this time?
I love that Nonesuch Creation du Monde, but I'm sure you meant Arthur Weisberg and not Alexis Weissenberg.
Yes, exactly. Thanks. Never try to talkk about Weisberg when Weissenberg is in the box you're discussing!