Leonard Bernstein Marin Alsop Conducts The Complete Naxos Recordings 8 CD Bonus DVD Box Set

Leonard Bernstein was without question the greatest musician America ever produced.  As an inspirational teacher and renowned conductor he was the nation’s musical ambassador to the world, and his work as a composer bridged gaps and broke down barriers, reaching audiences way beyond the normal boundaries of classical music.  This celebration of Bernstein’s centenary brings together all of the acclaimed Naxos recordings of his music conducted by his protegee Marin Alsop as well as new and world premiere recordings, and an insightful documentary DVD in which colleagues and family sum up this boundlessly brilliant and charismatic musical giant of the 20th century.  This Leonard Bernstein 2018 anniversary boxed set includes 8 CD's plus 1 bonus DVD - Leonard Bernstein Larger Than Life, from C Major.  The CDs comprise six previously released recordings and two new ones of rarities performed by the OSESP and Marin Alsop.

Ms. Alsop, a Bernstein protegee, leads her Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in seven and a half hours of the major works, including the symphonies and Mass, as well as less frequently recorded ones, like the Chichester Psalms and an orchestral arrangement of the Anniversaries''.

Disc 1  [59:32]
  1. Symphony No. 1 Jeremiah (1942)
  2. Symphony No. 2 The Age of Anxiety (1949, rev, 1965) 
Disc 2 [69:40]
  1. Missa Brevis (1988)
  2. Symphony No.3 Kaddish - original version (1963)
  3. The Lark - Concert version of incidental music (1955)
Disc 3 [65:04]
  1. Serenade for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion (1954)
  2. Facsimile – Choreographic Essay for Orchestra (1944)
  3. Divertimento for Orchestra (1980)
Discs 4 -5 [65:11+38:50]
  1. Mass - A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers (1971) [104:01]
  2. Text from the liturgy of the Roman Mass. Additional texts by Stephen Schwartz and Leonard Bernstein
  3. Celebrant - Jubilant Sykes (baritone)
Disc 6 [48:34]
  1. On the Waterfront - Symphonic Suite (1954)
  2. Chichester Psalms (1965)
  3. On the Town - Three Dance Episodes (1944)
Disc 7 [53:46]
  1. Mambo from West Side Story (with concert ending) (1957) 
  2. Slava! A Political Overture (1977) 
  3. Suite for Orchestra from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (1976 –arr Charlie Harmon)
  4. CBS Music (1978-orch.Sid Ramin, Jack Gottlieb and Garth Edwin Sunderland) 
  5. Times Square Ballet from On the Town (1944)
  6. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet (eight variations on New York, New York from On the Town
Disc 8 [52:25]
  1. Overture to Candide (1956)
  2. Fancy Free (1944)
  3. Anniversaries for Orchestra (1944-89- orch Garth Edwin Sunderland,2016)
  4. Overture to Wonderful Town (1953- arr Charlie Harmon)
DVD [76:00]
  1. Leonard Bernstein – Larger than Life:  A film by Georg Wübbolt (Documentary/Biography) [52:00]
  2. Bonus: Interviews with Marin Alsop, Gustavo Dudamel, Kent Nagano [24:00]