Music for Life (highlights)

~ Release by Leonard Bernstein, James Levine (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This CD contains highlights from a live benefit concert called "Music for Life" which took place at the Carnegie Hall in New York on 8th November 1987 in aid of New York Gay Men's Health Crisis.

Annotation last modified on 2015-11-14 17:36 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Overture to Candide
orchestra:
Members of New York's Leading Orchestras ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (on 1987-11-08)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-11-08)
live recording of:
Candide: Overture (on 1987-11-08)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Leonard Bernstein4:59
2"Somewhere" from West Side Story
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (on 1987-11-08)
orchestra:
Members of New York's Leading Orchestras ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-11-08)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-11-08)
live recording of:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Somewhere (Consuelo and Company) (on 1987-11-08)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
publisher:
Amberson Enterprises, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), G. Schirmer, G. Schirmer Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC, Universal - Polygram and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence
Leonard Bernstein4:50
3Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C major BWV 1009: Prélude
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist) (on 1987-11-08)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-11-08)
live recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009: I. Prélude (Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: I. Prélude) (on 1987-11-08)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009 (Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:53
4Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C major BWV 1009: Sarabande
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist) (on 1987-11-08)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-11-08)
live recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande (Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande) (on 1987-11-08)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009 (Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:01
5Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C major BWV 1009: Gigue
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist) (on 1987-11-08)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-11-08)
live recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue (Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue) (on 1987-11-08)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009 (Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:48
6"Elle ne m'aime pas" from Don Carlos
bass vocals:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) (on 1987-11-08)
orchestra:
Members of New York's Leading Orchestras ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (on 1987-11-08)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-11-08)
live recording of:
Don Carlos : Acte IV, scène 1. Scène et cantabile « Elle ne m’aime pas ! » (Philippe) (on 1987-11-08)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlos: Acte IV
Giuseppe Verdi9:04
7"Marechiare"
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1987-11-08)
orchestra:
Members of New York's Leading Orchestras ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (on 1987-11-08)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-11-08)
live recording of:
Marechiare (on 1987-11-08)
lyricist:
Salvatore Di Giacomo
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer)
Francesco Paolo Tosti3:44
8"Nessun dorma" from Turandot
piano:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (on 1987-11-08)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1987-11-08)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-11-08)
live recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (on 1987-11-08)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:39
9Symphony No. 5: Adagietto
orchestra:
Members of New York's Leading Orchestras ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-11-08)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-11-08)
live recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (on 1987-11-08)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler11:47
10"Che gelida manina" from Le Bohème
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1987-11-08)
orchestra:
Members of New York's Leading Orchestras ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-11-08)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-11-08)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (on 1987-11-08)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:15
11Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47
piano:
Murray Perahia (pianist and conductor) (on 1987-11-08)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-11-08)
live recording of:
Ballade no. 3 in A‐flat major, op. 47 (on 1987-11-08)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1841)
dedicated to:
Pauline de Noailles
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 4), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 47) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 136)
part of:
Ballades (Chopin’s Four Ballades)
Fryderyk Chopin7:25
12"Long Time Ago"
vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano) (on 1987-11-08)
orchestra:
Members of New York's Leading Orchestras ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-11-08)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-11-08)
live recording of:
Old American Songs, Set 1: No. 3. Long Time Ago (on 1987-11-08)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1950)
part of:
Old American Songs, Set 1
Aaron Copland3:41
13Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, K. 448: Andante
piano:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-11-08) and James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (on 1987-11-08)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-11-08)
live recording of:
Sonata for 2 Pianos in D major, K. 375a/448: II. Andante (on 1987-11-08)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Sonata for 2 Pianos in D major, K. 375a/448
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart10:51