Bernstein, Leonard violin concerto Serenade after Plato's Symposium

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Serenade after Plato's Symposium for solo violin, harp percussion + string orchestra
movement 1 : Phaedrus-Pausanias
movement 2 : Aristophanes
movement 3 : Erixymathus
movement 4 : Agathon
movement 5 : Socrates-Alcibiades

[@146sst]

This was the piece that violinist Midori famously broke the E string on both her and the concertmaster's violin and didn't miss a single beat!

[@danny_chestnut253]

146sst she is a legend.

[@benjibean8431]

Ah yes, the reason I came here.

[@nadinesereda-sass158]

She broke the e string twice.

[@KeithOtisEdwards]

Why am I now just discovering this piece? It's beautiful and should be performed regularly! Thanx for posting.

[@polskapianist]

Keith Otis Edwards i agree,not only this piece but other composers in part its our fault for always listening over and over the same compositions but by different soloists or orchestras,we should look and explore in the music world other composers and then share them with the world

[@emmaaxelson7821]

it's also extremely difficult. I do agree that it's beautiful, though.

[@DerTonpilz]

Phaedrus-Pausanias 0:00 - 6:39 Aristophanes 6:40 - 11:21 Erixymathus 11:24 - 12:40 Agathon - 12:42 - 19:44 Socrates-Alcibiades 19:45 - 29:43

[@TheDerrickoh]

The fourth movement is my favorite! Thanks for uploading

[@davidmintzer3743]

This was the piece that Bernstein thought was his greatest composition.

[@claudioveradelcanto4157]

Had his reasons! Outstanding capturing of Plato's literary masterpiece in philosophical writing.

[@henrygingercat]

I beg to differ alas.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

He was not wrong.

[@commontater8630]

@@henrygingercat Well, that's silly, If you beg to differ, what do YOU think was his greatest composition, or why don't you think this was it? Cmon man, step up! Let's have some output from you, some info. Dyou think it's all about likes/dislikes, thumbs up/thumbs down? Participate, for xxxx sake!

[@henrygingercat]

@@commontater8630 Candide and West Side Story. I find most of his 'serious' concert music generally to be pretty uninspired and derivative and I'm not surprised, especially now his centenary is over, that they've hardly become standard repertoire.

[@alexloscertales278]

Thank you!! I’m a violinist and to be able to follow the score meanwhile listening the piece is really GREAT!! Thank you. Bernstein... a great master!!

[@hyacinthgainsborough5648]

It is interesting how the motive that runs throughout the piece also contains the melodic germ that Bernstein also uses for "Maria" in West Side Story (the ascending tritone + half step)

[@richiejohnson]

He knew how to marry the symphonic with jazz. The heavenly with the profane. At least we have the videos. This will be relevant music for many years to come, and speaks well of the American Experience

[@JamesNathanielHolland]

How lucky to have a real orchestra with professional soloists to practice it, perform it, and record it.

[@odeliatid]

wow crazy time signatures and so many changes! love it. well whoever said a piece should be in only one time signature? thanks a lot. I do really really like it!

[@9doves]

It’s great to see the solo violin part and photos of Lenny too. Thanks for that. But for heaven’s sake- have the courtesy to acknowledge who the soloist is!!!! (-The orchestra? Who is conducting?)

[@aramkhachaturian8043]

That last movement is devilishly hard.

[@raphaelklayman6068]

I heard that there was a non-commercially released recording with Glenn Dicterow and I'm guessing that this may be it.

[@atlasexists6924]

I don’t know crap about music like everyone else in the comments, I’m just here to appreciate some good music

[@MedievalRichard]

Splendid. MR

[@violboy]

who is the soloist on this recording?

[@_cytosine]

apparently it is Glenn Dicterow in case you still want to know it after 5 years.

[@cgb01]

Increíble

[@caonexpeguero9984]

What a shame, Mr. HenriVieuxtemps? That the soloist of the recording has to testify that he is playing, while you take his work to get 80,000+ views.

[@jsteuernol]

amazing

[@RedMoonSolitary]

How does no one know who the soloist is

[@hudsonmcgaughey6798]

What a chord daddy

[@ITMSNIPER]

is there a piano reduction version of this?

[@ieattoomanyclementines2372]

I was able to order one from Shar

[@calebhu6383]

3:55

[@danielabisenius9858]

Could we also please know WHO is the violinist ???

[@MsHelord]

Klasse! :))))

[@louisc.gasper7588]

This should be better known.

[@aramkhachaturian8043]

23:30

[@parandungidts2616]

who is solo violin??

[@mikerusli9660]

Glenn Dicterow is a violin god

[@klop4228]

D'you run out of music by the last movement?

[@Rrequin]

Tedi Papavrami?

[@neviladergjini1]

Where can i find the score?

[@vartanmailiantz]

I think it's Stern

[@schumacherenator]

I would believe it considering there's an obvious splice on the very first page already

[@davealbrecht12]

27:20

[@mrnarason]

good stuff while study the symposium

[@massimilianomocchiadicoggi9433]

Qui est le soliste?

[@cubanbach]

SOLOIST??????

[@adriancastruita6194]

+cubanbach Hilary Hahn.

[@THVLA]

this isn't Hilary Hahn's recording

[@glenndicterow1409]

It turns out that this is not me (Glenn Dicterow) playing. I was fooled up until the 2nd movement. I then realized that this person's fingerings are not at all the same as mine and neither is the interpretation. Mine is available online. Sorry!

[@johncabotchamberorchestra8781]

It' s possible Zino Francescatti with New York Philharmonic Bernstein, recordings 1965 July 22 original LP MS 7058, now on Cd Sony compilation " Best of Leonard Bernstein " ( excerpts )

[@cooldude5699]

@@johncabotchamberorchestra8781 it doesn't sound like Francescatti

[@kathleenj.l.delossantos3904]

omygad........... i dont have the power to sight read this :((((

[@evanwilde7389]

Gidon Kremer?

[@johncabotchamberorchestra8781]

It' s possible Zino Francescatti with New York Philharmonic Bernstein, recordings 1965 July 22 original LP MS 7058, I have only one excerpt on Cd Sony compilation " Best of Leonard Bernstein "

[@samdajellybeenie14]

Glenn Dicterow

[@은하수-k5d]

I thought that he is just a famous conductor, but it was not.

[@Bashkii]

Really? The piece is not only a derivative but it has Stravinsky and Prokofiev written all over. Lenny was great at detecting other composers plagiarisms. I am surprised nobody told him about his own!

[@bullshitman155]

Congratulations!! You just discovered that composers of a similar stylistical period sound similar! Does Haydn now have Mozart written all over?

[@samdajellybeenie14]

@@bullshitman155 I wonder what he thinks about Schumann and Brahms hahaha

[@cooldude5699]

it sounds more like Itzhak Perlman

[@TheAbnerCoutinho]

It's not perlman's recording.

[@rapidblur8647]

Where can I download this score?

[@davealbrecht12]

27:10