Leonard Bernstein - Kaddish/Chichester Psalms/Missa Brevis (Chandos Audio CD)

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
premiere recording of new narration by Jamie Bernstein
Kaddish (Symphony No. 3) 41:35
for Orchestra, Mixed Chorus, Boys' Choir, Speaker and Soprano Solo
1 I Invocation. Adagio - Poco più andante - Movendo - 3:21
2 Kaddish 1. L'istesso tempo - Allegro molto (Wild!) - 4:52
3 II Din-Torah. Di nuovo adagio - Rubato - Avanti - 6:57
4 Kaddish 2. Andante con tenerezza - 8:38
5 III Scherzo. Presto scherzando, sempre pianissimo - 4:27
6 Kaddish 3. Sostenuto - Tempo I - Broadly - 2:49
7 Finale. Adagio - Più adagio - Adagissimo - 10:26
Jamie Bernstein narrator
Ann Murray mezzo-soprano
Simon Baker counter-tenor
The London Oratory School Schola
BBC Symphony Chorus

Chichester Psalms 17:30
(in three movements)
for Mixed Chorus (or Male Chorus), Boy Solo and Orchestra
(to be sung in Hebrew)
Clare Loosley soprano - Lindsay Richardson mezzo-soprano - Andrew Castle tenor - Roger Carter bass
8 I Maestoso ma energico - Allegro molto - 3:31
9 II Andante con moto, ma tranquillo - Meno mosso - 5:21
10 III Prelude. Sostenuto molto -Adagio - 8:36
Pablo Strong treble
BBC Symphony Chorus

premiere recording of extended liturgical version
Missa Brevis‡ 11:34
for A cappella Mixed Chorus (or Octet of Solo Voices) and Counter-tenor Solo with Incidental Percussion
(Amplified for church performance with the kind assistance of George Steel)
Richard Benjafield - Chris Brannick percussion
11 1 Kyrie. Adagio - 0:59
12 2 Gloria. Grave - Molto più presto - Meno mosso - 2:59
13 3 Sanctus. Allegro molto - 1:13
14 3A Benedictus. Recitative - Prestissimo - 1:28
15 4 Agnus Dei. Grave - Più mosso - 2:25
16 4A Dona nobis pacem. Grave come prima - Allegro 2:23
BBC Singers
71:00
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin

Recorded in:
St Giles' Church, Cripplegate
27 February 2003 (Missa Brevis)
Recorded in:
Watford Colosseum
1 & 2 March 2003 (other works, excluding Narration for Kaddish)
Recorded in:
Bias Studios, Springfield, Virginia, USA
3 October 2003 (Narration for Kaddish)
Producer(s)
Michael Emery (Missa Brevis)
Brian Couzens (other works)
John Newton (at Bias Studios)
Sound Engineer(s)
Marvin Ware (Missa Brevis)
Ralph Couzens (other works)
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K