[78-L] Bernstein's Rhapsody

[Jeff Sultanof]

Lennie always touted himself as a bit of a jazz expert. This recording
should have disappeared years ago. Agreed it is horrible.

I've always like the performances of Oscar Levant myself.


On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Malcolm Rockwell <malcolm at 78data.com> wrote:

> Thank you, I fully agree. There are so many clams in the piano
> performance you coulda made a nice stew (try at 3:18, 3:38, 7:44 and
> 8:04, for instance). I consider Lennie's version the aural equivalent of
> "Hamlet" for over emoting.
> If you want to listen, here it is:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BceRaRpUnLg
> Mal
>
> *******
>
> On 7/6/2013 7:24 AM, David Lennick wrote:
> > One of the worst performances, for my money, and it's Lenny himself.
> Bernstein
> > showed a surprising misunderstanding of things jazzy. Previn's
> performances are
> > even more self-indulgent.
> >
> > Iturbi started the precedent of conducting the Wrapsidney while mangling
> the
> > piano part in 1937.
> >
> > dl
> >
> > On 7/6/2013 1:19 PM, Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
> >> Somewhat off topic as this is a 33rpm performance, but who was the
> >> pianist on Lennie Bernstein's 1960 rendition of the "Rhapsody In Blue"
> >> on Columbia (rec. Brooklyn, NY on 06/23/59)? "An American In Paris" is
> >> on the other side. Was it actually LB himself? And if so how does one
> >> conduct a full orchestra while simultaneously playing the piano parts?
> >> The piece is complicated enough, already.
> >> Although many consider this to be the ne plus ultra of the Rhapsody,  I
> >> still prefer Levant's 78rpm interpretation.
> >> Mal
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