Leonard Bernstein - Conducts Ravel (1981) 24-Bit/96-kHz Vinyl Rip

Younger collectors are most familiar with the final phase of Bernstein's conducting career - live concerts that seethed with deep personal emotion, released by Deutsche Grammophon since the mid-'seventies. Over the previous quarter-century, though, he had cut hundreds of works for Columbia, mostly as the permanent conductor of the New York Philharmonic. These are perhaps the most vital part of Bernstein's artistic legacy, as they preserve a fine balance between youthful exploration and mature understanding.
It was his middle years as conductor of the New York Philharmonic that are remembered as his most exciting of all.
(Peter Gutmann)

Track Listing:

A1. Bolero
Bernstein conducting Orchestre National de France,
performed at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, Sep 20, 1975

A2. La Valse
Bernstein conducting New York Philharmonic,
performed at St. George Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, Jan 6, 1958

B1. Daphnis and Chloe Suite No.2
Bernstein conducted New York Philharmonic, with Schola Cantorum directed by Hugh Ross
performed at Manhattan Center, NY, Mar 13, 1961

B2. Alborado del Gracioso
Bernstein conducted New York Philharmonic,
performed at Manhattan Center, NY, Sep 29, 1963