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BERNSTEIN, L.: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Suite / Slava! / CBS Music / A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet (São Paulo Symphony, Alsop)
This recording brings together music from some of Leonard Bernstein’s best-loved scores with seldom heard occasional works and premiere recordings. From the iconic musical West Side Story, the hot-blooded dance number Mambo embodies the show’s dramatic tensions. Slava! celebrates Bernstein’s friend and colleague, the cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, in music reworked from the daring show 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, from which the Suite rescues further highlights. CBS Music has not been heard since the broadcasting giant’s 50th anniversary celebrations in 1978, while the Birthday Bouquet takes the form of affectionate musical tributes from eight composer colleagues to one of the 20th century’s greatest musicians.
Tracklist
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
|  | 1 | West Side Story: Mambo (with concert ending) | 02:21 |
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
| | 2 | Slava! | 04:08 |
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
Harmon, Charlie - Arranger
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
| | 3 | 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Suite (arr. C. Harmon for orchestra) | 07:16 |
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
Bernstein, Leonard
Sunderland, Garth Edwin - Arranger
Gottlieb, Jack - Arranger
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
| | 4 | I. Fanfare and Titles (arr. S. Ramin for orchestra) | 02:02 |
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
| | 5 | II. Quiet Music (arr. J. Gottlieb for orchestra) | 01:25 |
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
| | 6 | III. Blues (arr. G.E. Sunderland for orchestra) | 01:18 |
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
| | 7 | IV. Waltz (arr. G.E. Sunderland for orchestra) | 00:29 |
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
| | 8 | V. Chorale (arr. G.E. Sunderland for orchestra) | 01:48 |
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
| | 9 | On the Town: Time Square Ballet | 01:10 |
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
| | 10 | A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny (LB.AM.LB.M.W.D.IS.LB) | 01:49 |
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
| | 11 | A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: N.Y. Connotations | 04:05 |
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
| | 12 | A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: Variations on Leonard Bernstein's New York, New York | 02:35 |
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
| | 13 | A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny (version for piano and orchestra) | 04:12 |
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
| | 14 | A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny, with love - and candor… | 01:57 |
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
| | 15 | A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: To Lenny! To Lenny! | 03:02 |
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
| | 16 | A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny's Birthday | 01:23 |
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
| | 17 | A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: Let's Hear It For Lenny! | 02:13 |
Alsop, Marin (Conductor)
The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (Osesp) is one of the most significant symphonic groups in Latin America. Having undertaken 13 international tours and 4 national tours, recorded over 100 albums and performed an average of 120 performances per season, it continues to change the country’s musical landscape and carve an acclaimed path outside Brazil, gaining recognition from the international press and awards such as the Latin GRAMMY for Best Classical Music Album (2007). In 2016 Osesp performed at three prestigious European summer festivals, and in 2019 became the first professional Latin American orchestra to tour China. The orchestra made its debut at Carnegie Hall, New York in 2022.
Thierry Fischer has been principal conductor and music director since 2020, succeeding Marin Alsop, Yan Pascal Tortelier, John Neschling, Eleazar de Carvalho, Bruno Roccella and João de Souza Lima. Osesp also includes the Symphonic, Youth and Children’s Choirs; Music Academy, digital label, publishing house and Discover the Orchestra. Founded in 1954, the orchestra has been managed by the Osesp Foundation since 2005.
One of the foremost conductors of our time, Marin Alsop represents a powerful and inspiring voice. The 2023/24 season marks her fifth as chief conductor of the ORF Vienna RSO; her first as artistic director and chief conductor of the Polish National Radio Symphony; and her first as principal guest conductor of London’s Philharmonia Orchestra. She will begin a new position as principal guest conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra in the 2024/25 season. She is also chief conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra residency at the Ravinia Festival.
A full decade after becoming the first female conductor of the Last Night of the Proms, Alsop made history again in September 2023, as both the first woman and the first American to guest conduct three Last Nights.
In 2021, she assumed the title of music director laureate and OrchKids Founder of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra after a 14-year tenure as music director, and in 2019, after seven years as music director, she became conductor of honour of Brazil’s São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (OSESP). Deeply committed to new music, she was music director of California’s Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music for 25 years.
Recognised with BBC Music Magazine “Album of the Year” and Emmy nominations in addition to GRAMMY, Classical BRIT and Gramophone awards, Alsop’s discography comprises more than 200 titles. The first and only conductor to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, she has also been honoured with the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award, among many other awards and academic positions.
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