![]() ![]() And as enjoyable as the suite is, the full ballet provides a richer canvas and more drama. The closing pages of this version naturally lack the lusciousness of a full orchestra, something which the San Francisco Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas has aplenty. However, it does allow us a bird’s eye view of the intricate scoring, with Simple Gifts being especially well articulated. The renowned conductor-less Orpheus Chamber Orchestra provides the entertainment, but because of its sparseness a short period of adjustment is required, as the reduced forces don’t quite produce the impact we are generally used to. ![]() Sandwiched between these two full orchestral suites and two of the complete ballet is a suite based on the original chamber version, made to enable the work to be performed in smaller halls. Another advantage of this recording is the finely focused sound engineering. Slower sections are generally taken more expansively and with the LA orchestra possessing more finesse and style this allows for a reading of great depth and feeling. Bernstein places special emphasis here on the lyrical aspects of this work. The fast sections with their jazzy rhythms are crisp and tightly controlled (as one might expect from Bernstein) and when the mood moves down a gear he is a picture of serenity.Īs indeed he is in his later recording with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In extremely clear sound, he dispatches a thoroughly enticing performance. Leonard Bernstein begins proceedings with the New York Philharmonic some 50 years ago. ![]()
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