Leonard Bernstein: Arias and Bacarolles - mezzo, baritone & piano

A song cycle for mezzo-soprano, baritone, and piano four-hands. The title comes from a statment by President Eisenhower to the composer after a White House performance: "I like music with a theme, not all those arias and barcarolles." Here is a piece making use of an eccletic mix of styles around the theme, love.