Schumann - The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker

Schumann - The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker

Schumann - The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE, LOG | 672 Mb | 44,1KHz | Covers | 1985/86

Leonard Bernstein was full of surprises. A conductor often accused of hopeless self-indulgence, he responded intuitively to the classical aesthetic of Haydn, and no less to the early Romantic bravado of Schumann. In fact, these symphonies have never been better played or conducted than they are here. These are performances of high passion--they're either very fast or very slow--and extraordinary color and drama. Bernstein sticks faithfully to the composer's original, thick orchestrations but makes each symphony work through playing of unflagging clarity and chamber music-like balance. That this was all done live, in performances of such wide emotional range, is amazing. But amazing was what Bernstein did best. --David Hurwitz

Tracklisting:

CD 1:

1. Symphony No.1 in B flat, Op.38 - "Spring" - 1. Andante un poco maestoso - Allegro molto vivace 11:33
2. Symphony No.1 in B flat, Op.38 - "Spring" - 2. Larghetto 7:50
3. Symphony No.1 in B flat, Op.38 - "Spring" - 3. Scherzo (Molto vivace) 5:44
4. Symphony No.1 in B flat, Op.38 - "Spring" - 4. Allegro animato e grazioso 8:16
5. Symphony No.2 in C, Op.61 - 1. Sostenuto assai - Un poco più vivace - Allegro ma non troppo - Con fuoco 12:59
6. Symphony No.2 in C, Op.61 - 2. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) 7:07
7. Symphony No.2 in C, Op.61 - 3. Adagio espresssivo 13:49
8. Symphony No.2 in C, Op.61 - 4. Allegro molto vivace 8:46

CD 2:

1. Symphony No.3 in E flat, Op.97 - "Rhenish" - 1. Lebhaft 9:45
2. Symphony No.3 in E flat, Op.97 - "Rhenish" - 2. Scherzo (Sehr mäßig) 6:28
3. Symphony No.3 in E flat, Op.97 - "Rhenish" - 3. Nicht schnell 6:08
4. Symphony No.3 in E flat, Op.97 - "Rhenish" - 4. Feierlich 6:57
5. Symphony No.3 in E flat, Op.97 - "Rhenish" - 5. Lebhaft 5:24
6. Symphony No.4 in D minor, Op.120 - 1. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft 11:51
7. Symphony No.4 in D minor, Op.120 - 2. Romanze (Ziemlich langsam) 5:13
8. Symphony No.4 in D minor, Op.120 - 3. Scherzo 5:54
9. Symphony No.4 in D minor, Op.120 - 4. Langsam - Lebhaft - Schneller - Presto 9:29

Links:

http://rapidshare.com/files/328928739/STSLB.part1.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/328970679/STSLB.part2.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/329172013/STSLB.part3.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/329233179/STSLB.part4.rar

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