IDAGIO | Bernstein: Violin Sonata - Piano Trio - New Transcriptions 636943964323

Featuring

William Terwilliger
Andrew Cooperstock
Charles Bernard
Marin Mazzie
Opus Two
Leonard Bernstein

Eric Stern

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Composition History

Bernstein composed his Piano Trio during 1937 while still a nineteen-year-old student at Harvard, though it was not published until 1979.

Composition History

The Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1941-42), Bernstein's first published piece, was written for clarinetist David Oppenheim, whom he met at Tanglewood.

Recording & Production

This album includes arrangements by Eric Stern of songs from Bernstein's stage works, such as 'My House' from Peter Pan, 'Take Care of this House' from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and four songs from Candide.

Composition History

Bernstein's early Sonata for Violin and Piano (1939), his only original work for this combination, was composed for Raphael Hillyer, a fellow Harvard student and founding violist of the Juilliard Quartet.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Bernstein, a protégé of Aaron Copland, is equally recognized as a composer of concert and stage works, with his popular musicals like West Side Story, On the Town, and Candide being particularly well-known.

Composer Biography

Leonard Bernstein was a true Renaissance man of music, renowned as a great American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer, and pianist.

Composer Biography

Bernstein was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States to achieve international celebrity, best known for his direction of the New York Philharmonic and his popular televised Young People's Concerts.