America Celebrates Stravinsky

National Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein
Michael Tilson Thomas
Washington National Cathedral
1982
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1:53 Greetings Prelude
3:33 The Firebird (excerpt)
9:10 The Rite of Spring (excerpt)
15:08 Symphonies of Wind Instruments
27:04 Octet
31:58 The Owl and the Pussy Cat
35:28 Symphony in Three Movements
1:03:42 Symphony of Psalms

[@shawnhampton8503]

What an incredible program!! Bernstein and MTT at their best: musically and educationally. What a concert to have attended! Thank you!

[@melvintheboxerdog2263]

the musical world remains impoverished without Bernstein....he was, at once, musical Brahmin and intellectual titan.....even more important, he brought serious music and musical conversation into our homes. That is gone now. instead, we have an infantile culture where refined music has given way to coarse paramusical doggerel, a cowardly political culture whose leaders have surrendered the West to Islam, and an academic culture whose arbitwrs have sacrificed education in mathematics, science, and the deeper humanities, for gender studies and courses in the history of Alfred E. Newman. Leonard Bernstein....we need you now....

[@randydefloon7383]

What a great,great post brother!!!!

[@lotusbuds2000]

Well expressed...what to do?

[@SarahJones-wy5us]

melvin the boxer dog The way you have written this assessment of the lack of any worthwhile culture and refined classical music turned aside by a load of childish noise the 70s 80s saw the last of the glorious cross section of talent across the music spectrums,and as for Islam taking over the western world highly probable with the way politicians are miss governing society and concentrating on personal gain.You have this completely summed up sadly, Maestro Bernstein would have been extremely saddened by the world today, as most thinking people are.....thank you for expressing how .I feel.

[@Minotauro_di_Chieti]

AMEN BRO!!!

[@jasontiller]

Utterly spectacular. Oh what I wouldn't give to have been in that audience. Thank you for posting this.

[@MrMinxie]

The peak moment of western civilization. Thank you for sharing this, a wonderful tribute to the great "Musical Inventor", our titan of sound.

[@scuunjieng]

many many thanks. i really miss the irreplaceable Bernstein the greatest musician and musical educator in my amateur view.

[@willcwhite]

Thanks for posting this!!

[@igortkachenko97]

Thank you for this post. Wonderful tribute to IFS

[@Ives831]

Thank you John! You're the best :-)

[@johnrandolph6121]

You are very welcome. I hope you enjoy it. :)

[@necroyoli08]

You're the best !!!!

[@michaeldoyle6702]

Bernstein especially electric in the Symphony of Psalms. I like this over the DG English recording.

[@fatovamingus]

i am speechless...Bernstein elevated this whole thing with humility..wow

[@Yenna]

10: 03 cool!!!!

[@Minotauro_di_Chieti]

dafuq?

[@dcvao]

Thanks, John. This is great. Do you know where we can find the cut away you have there of Stravinsky himself? Is this available somewhere?

[@lesliemadden3642]

My father is in this performance. Is there a way I can get a copy for him? Thank you!

[@johnrandolph6121]

I believe I got this from a company called Classical Music Rarities which unfortunately is no longer in business. If I find the original DVD I could upload it to dropbox for you. Otherwise you could just download it from youtube. There are a number of programs that allow you to do that.

[@abankse83]

Which choral ensemble for the Symphony of Psalms?

[@dcvao]

Does anyone know where I can buy / watch the film at 01:00:00?

[@1004harphy]

44:05

[@1004harphy]

49:52