Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 ("Kaddish"); Chichester Psalms
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Composer: Leonard BernsteinConductor: Leonard Bernstein
Performer: Jennie Tourel
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic
Performer: Camerata Singers
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-07-14
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Kaddish, Symphony No.3 ( To The Beloved Memory Of John F. Kennedy): I : Invocation (Kaddish 1)
- Kaddish, Symphony No. 3 ( To The Beloved Memory Of John F. Kennedy): II : Din-Torah (Kaddish 2)
- III : Scherzo (Kaddish 3) - Finale. Fugue-Tutti
- Chichester Pslams For Chorus And Orchestra: I. Pslam 108(Verse 2) & Psalm 100 ( Complete)
- Chichester Psalms For Chorus And Orchestra: II : Pslam 23 (Complete) & Pslam 2 (Verses 1-4)
- Chichester Psalms For Chorus And Orchestra: III. Pslam 131 (Complete) & Pslam 133 (verse 1)
Free Music Notes for Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 ("Kaddish"); Chichester Psalms
Free Music Review: Still the Kaddish of choice, probably
Hit: 5 Stars
Anyone of a certain age can remember the flap caused by the premiere of Bernstein's Sym. #3 "Kaddish," which contains the composer's personal argument with God, as narrated by his wife, Felicia Montelegre. The text is full of ego and blather, and it created the first huge embarrassment for a beloved icon of American music. He would go on the decline as a composer and a public figure soon thereafter, with even more embarrassment over Mass, his ecumenical-hippie memorial to John F. Kennedy.
HOw does Kaddish sound in retrospect? It's still full of ego and blather, but that's part of LB's legacy. His estate has tried to soften the Lenny-give-it-to-God aspect by approving several revisions of the text, one of which LB himself conducts on DG. But why? The original is a rip-roaring show, and LB condeucts as if the world were coming to an end. The music in his first two symphonies is better by far, but Kaddish remains worthwhile. Chichester Psalms is a piece that has survived better, even if it is a direct imitation of Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms. The composer's recording is more or less definitive. I am giving 5 stars to the performances--you'll have to assess the music on your own.
Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 ("Kaddish"); Chichester Psalms Poster
Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish, Symphony No. 3, from 1963 is probably his most famous. It's dedicated to the memory of John 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. 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 CookClassical Music CDs
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