Bernstein Conducts Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" &

Bernstein Conducts Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" & Chichester Psalms

Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish, Symphony No.Â 3, from 1963 is probably his most famous. It's dedicated to the memory of JohnÂ F. Kennedy, and comprises spoken and sung texts from Jewish prayers for the dead. It's quite dramatic, very listenable, and not at all pretentious, as some critics have avowed. It ranks with Shostakovich's harrowing Symphony No.Â 14 and deserves more attention than it usually gets. Which is damned little. The same goes for Bernstein's Chichester Psalms (1964). It's a very engaging choral work that celebrates the practice of psalmody or choral festivals, a kind of celebratory music we don't hear much. --Paul Cook
Country USA
Manufacturer Sony Classical
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 1998-07-14
UnitCount 1
UPCs 074646059524
EANs 0074646059524

Bernstein Conducts Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" & Chichester Psalms