tracks

Volume One: Musical Phonology
Musical Phonology - Part 1
Musical Phonology - Part 2
Volume Two: Musical Syntax
Musical Syntax - Part 1
Musical Syntax - Part 2
Volume Three: Musical Semantics
Musical Semantics - Part 1
Musical Semantics - Part 2
Volume Four: The Delights And Dangers Of Ambiguity
The Delights And Dangers Of Ambiguity - Part 1
The Delights And Dangers Of Ambiguity - Part 2
Volume Five: The Twentieth Century Crisis
The Twentieth Century Crisis - Part 1
The Twentieth Century Crisis - Part 2
Volume Six: The Poetry Of Earth
The Poetry Of Earth - Part 1
The Poetry Of Earth - Part 2
The Poetry Of Earth - Part 3

notes

Complete performances by Leonard Bernstein conducting the NY Philharmonic included -
CD-2: W.A. Mozart, Symphony No. 40 in G minor K550
CD-6: Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 in F major "Pastoral" op.68
CD-7: Hector Berlioz, Romeo and Juliet op. 17
CD-8: Richard Wagner, Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde;
Claude Debussy, Prélude à l'aprés-midi d'un faune L86
CD-9: Maurice Ravel, Rapsodie espagnole M54: IV. Feria;
Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question
CD-10: Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 9 in D major, IV. Adagio
CD-13: Igor Stravinsky, Oedipus Rex (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

CD-10 includes excerpts from Alban Berg, Violin Concerto with Henryk Szeryng, violin soloist

Originally issued on Columbia Masterworks in 6 LP sets in 1974. Reissued on CD on the 100th anniversary of
Bernstein's birth.

credits

Baritone Vocals – David Evitts (tracks: 13), Tom Krause (tracks: 13)
Bass Vocals – Ezio Flagello (tracks: 13)
Booklet Editor – Jochen Rudelt
Chorus – The Harvard Glee Club (tracks: 13)
Chorus Master – F. John Adams (tracks: 13)
Compilation Producer – Robert Russ
Conductor – Rafael Kubelik (tracks: 10)
Mastered By – Matthias Erb (2)
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Tatiana Troyanos (tracks: 13)
Narrator – Michael Wager (tracks: 13)
Narrator, Written By, Conductor – Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra – Boston Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 13), Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks (tracks: 10), The New York Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks: 1 to 12)
Producer – John McClure
Research [Document] – Michael Panico
Research [Tape] – Anthony Fountain (2)
Tenor Vocals – Frank Hoffmeister (tracks: 13), René Kollo (tracks: 13)
Transferred By – Brett Zinn
Violin – Henryk Szeryng

companies

Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment
Recorded At – Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge
Recorded At – WGBH Studios
Recorded At – Philharmonic Hall, New York

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