Bernstein at 100 (DVD) : the centennial celebration at Tanglewood / a production of Thirteen Productions LLC, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc., C Major Entertainment, NHK and WDR ; directed by David Horn ; producers, Richard R. Schilling, John Walker.
Title from disc label. Wide screen (16:9). Bonus feature: Bernstein at Tanglewood; video greetings. Boston Symphony Orchestra ; with various musicians. Recorded live 2018 August 25 Tanglewood.
Contents:
Overture to "Candide" (Andris Nelsons, conductor) ; Phaedrus from Serenade (Midori, violin ; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor) ; Kaddish 2 from Symphony no. 3 (Nadine Sierra, soprano ; women of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus ; Keith Lockhart, conductor) ; Meditation 3 from Mass (Kian Soltani, cello ; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor) ; Selections from West side story (Isabel Leonard, Tony Yazbeck, vocals; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor) / Leonard Bernstein -- Song from Des knaben Wunderhorn / Gustav Mahler (Thomas Hampson, baritone ; Andris Nelsons, conductor) -- Highwood's ghost / John Williams (Yo-Yo Ma, cello ; Jessica Zhou, harp ; John Williams, conductor) -- Finale of Appalachian spring / Aaron Copland (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor) -- Finale of Symphony no. 2, "Resurrection" / Gustav Mahler (Nadine Sierra, Susan Graham, mezzo-sopranos ; Tanglewood Festival Chorus ; Andris Nelsons, conductor) -- Encore. Somewhere / Leonard Bernstein (Audra McDonald ; entire ensemble ; Andris Nelsons, conductor).
Summary:
A celebration spotlighting Bernstein's wide-ranging talents as a composer, his many gifts as a great interpreter and champion of other composers, and his role as an inspirer of a new generation of musicians and music lovers across the country and around the globe. The gala concert features a kaleidoscopic array of artists and ensembles from the worlds of classical music, film, and Broadway.
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