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Remembering JFK - 50th Anniversay Concert

Eschenbach / Nso / Mitchell / Dreyfuss / Wild
Release Date: 05/31/2011 
Label:  Ondine   Catalog #: 1190-2   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Leonard Bernstein,  Peter Lieberson,  George Gershwin,  John Stafford Smith,   ... 
Performer:  Richard Dreyfuss,  Tzimon Barto,  Earl Wild
Conductor:  Christoph Eschenbach,  Howard Mitchell
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Symphony, Washington, D. C.
Number of Discs: 2 
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Works on This Recording

1.
Fanfare for JFK by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:  Christoph Eschenbach
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Symphony, Washington, D. C.
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1961; USA 
2.
Remembering JFK "An American Elegy" by Peter Lieberson
Performer:  Richard Dreyfuss (Narrator)
Conductor:  Christoph Eschenbach
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Symphony, Washington, D. C.
3.
West Side Story: Symphonic Dances by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor:  Christoph Eschenbach
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Symphony, Washington, D. C.
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1960; USA 
4.
Concerto for Piano in F major by George Gershwin
Performer:  Tzimon Barto (Piano)
Conductor:  Christoph Eschenbach
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Symphony, Washington, D. C.
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1925; USA 
5.
The Star-spangled Banner by John Stafford Smith
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Symphony, Washington, D. C.
Period: Classical 
Written: by 1814 
6.
From Sea to Shining Sea by John La Montaine
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Symphony, Washington, D. C.
7.
The Testament of Freedom: The God who gave us life by Randall Thompson
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Symphony, Washington, D. C.
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1943; USA 
8.
Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Conductor:  Howard Mitchell
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Symphony, Washington, D. C.
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1924; USA 

Sound Samples

Fanfare No. 1 for the Inauguration of John F. Kennedy (orch. S. Ramin)
Remembering JFK, "An American Elegy"
West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: I. Prologue
West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: II. Somewhere
West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: III. Scherzo
West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: IV. Mambo
West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: V. Cha-cha
West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: VI. Meeting Scene
West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: VII. Cool - VIII. Fugue
West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: IX. Rumble
West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: X. Finale
Piano Concerto in F major: I. Allegro moderato - Cantabile - Poco meno scherzando
Piano Concerto in F major: II. Andante con moto
Piano Concerto in F major: III. Allegro con brio
Inaugural Concert Radio Commentary
The Star Spangled Banner
Inaugural Concert Radio Commentary
From Sea to Shining Sea
Inaugural Concert Radio Commentary
The Testament of Freedom: The God Who Gave Us Life
Inaugural Concert Radio Commentary
Rhapsody in Blue
Inaugural Concert Radio Commentary

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