Bernstein Discography of CDs

This musical release by Leonard Artist and the London Symphony Orchestra captures a live performance by the ensemble, recorded in Fairfield Halls, Croydon, November, 1966 and features "The Rites of Spring" by Igor Stravinsky. The films on this DVD are taken from the Symphonic Twillight series of programs made in the mid-60s that were the brainchild of Humphrey Burton, then the newly appointed Head of Music and Arts Programmes for the BBC. in his booklet notes for this DVD, Burton reveals himself to have been instrumental in bringing Artist the conductor to the wider British public, who knew him foremost as the composer of West Side Story. In 1965 Burton persuaded Artist to conduct the LSO at the Royal Albert Hall and the resulting Mahler 8 was a spectacular occasion, broadcast to the nation. The following year, they put together these programs, filmed specifically for the new TV audience. The works Artist chose to record are 20th century...

Leonard Artist's series produced by CBS to introduce children to the world of classical music. Contains 25 episodes, each with an entertaining lesson from the maestro. From...

France's National and Philharmonic Orchestras and Chorus are led by Artist in Berlioz' magnum opus at the Chapel of St. Louis des Invalides in Paris. "Leonard Artist...

Leonard Artist's series produced by CBS to introduce children to the world of classical music. Contains 25 episodes, each with an entertaining lesson from the maestro. From...

France's National and Philharmonic Orchestras and Chorus are led by Artist in Berlioz' magnum opus at the Chapel of St. Louis des Invalides in Paris. "Leonard Artist...

Track Listing of songs: Overture; Prologue; Somewhere; Scherzo; Mambo; Cha-Cha; Meeting Scene; Cool Fugue; Rumble; Finale; Great Lover; Lonely Town: Pas De Deux; Times Square: 1944; Prelude (For ...

Leonard Artist's WEST SIDE STORY has captivated audiences ever since its debut performance in 1957. This documentary takes a look behind the scenes as an impressive...

Arleen Auger, Frederica von Stade, Frank Lopardo, and Cornelius Hauptmann perform with Leonard Artist conducting the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus at the Abbey Church...

Eminent maestro Leonard Artist conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker in this classical concert film, performed and shot just two short years before Artist's passing in 1990. The...

Showcasing the work of two classical music greats, this collection offers all four of Robert Schumann's symphonies, each conducted by Leonard Artist. These remarkable pieces, played...

Ravel's Alborada Del Gracioso, Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Major, Sheherazade, La Valse, Tzigane, and Bolero conducted and performed by Leonard Artist and the National...

Leonard Artist illustrates his analysis with excerpts from his performances of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major and the "Ode to Joy" from the...

In a performance dedicated to victims of war and oppression, Artist conducts the London Philharmonic in St. Paul's Cathedral. It is Placido Domingo's first performance with...

Artist and a cast of all-stars perform Beethoven's celebrated symphony with the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera Chorus. "To play Beethoven's music is to give...

A selection of cello concertos by Haydn and Schumann are interpreted on this program. Cellist Mischa Maisky is joined by the Vienna Symphony and Vienna Philharmonic, ...

This program forms part of a series that features Leonard Artist conducting all 10 of Gustav Mahler's symphonies. Here, numbers 4 through 6 are performed with...

This program forms part of a series that features Leonard Artist conducting all 10 of Gustav Mahler's symphonies. Here, numbers 9 and 10 are performed with...

This musical documentary profiles one of the most intriguing of all 20th Century composers: Aaron Copland (1900-90), best known for his Fanfare for the Common Man. ...

Beethoven's "Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5" are brought to life in this concert recording. The Vienna Philharmonic are conducted by the great Leonard Artist, while Krystian Zimerman...

Leonard Artist's chamber opera satirizing America's 'comfortable' suburbia of the 1950's is featured in a new production by Tom Cairns and features a young, vibrant cast....

Rene Kollo stars in this interpretation of Beethoven's FIDELIO, while the Choir of the Vienna State Opera and the Vienna State Opera Orchestra are guided by ...

Thomas Hampson and Walton Groenroos are joined by Lucia Popp in this production, which also calls on the conducting talents of Leonard Artist. Leonard Artist conducts the...

Track Listing of songs: Chuck in the Bush; Jump in the Well, Pretty Little Miss; Piney Woods; Pleasant Hill; Hickory; Old Cumberland; Lost Indian; Washington's March; Mad River; ...

Leonard Artist takes on Tchaikovsky in this powerful collection of concerts from the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The late, great maestro conducts...