"As time goes on, Leonard Bernstein's New York recording of Petrushka only gains in stature. There are two ways to perform this music: as a brilliant but somewhat abstract orchestral showpiece, and as a vivid theatrical experience. The former predominates today, but as his typically enjoyable lecture-demonstration included with the recording makes clear, Bernstein opts for the latter, and projects it as few have. And so the fair music explodes with earthy vitality, Petrushka himself comes across as touchingly pathetic, the Moor as truly angry and nasty, and the conclusion genuinely spooky. All of this is contained within an interpretation that catches the score's rhythmic punch as few have before or since, thanks to the virtuosoRead more response of the New York Philharmonic. Really, if you are going to do the work complete, then this is the way to go. Even the ending, so often an anticlimax, works in this context."
Le sacre du printempsby Igor Stravinsky Conductor:
Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New York Philharmonic
Period: 20th Century Written: 1911-1913 Date of Recording: 01/20/1958 Venue: St. George Hotel, Brooklyn, New York Length: 34 Minutes 12 Secs. Notes: Composition written: Switzerland (1911 - 1913). Composition revised: USA (1943).
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Pétrouchkaby Igor Stravinsky Conductor:
Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New York Philharmonic
Period: 20th Century Written: Switzerland Date of Recording: 05/05/1969 Venue: Avery Fisher Hall, New York City Length: 35 Minutes 12 Secs. Notes: Ver: 1947 Composition written: Switzerland (1911). Composition revised: 1947.
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Absolute Best September 27, 2012By Gary L. (Laval, QC)See All My Reviews"Let me just say that i have this work by Antal Dorati Detroit SO as well as Seiji Ozawa Chicago SO, both excellent renditions. This Bernstein recording is in a league by itself. The sounds he culls from the musicians is unlike anything I have ever heard, and this may be the single most magical CD that I possess."Report Abuse
