Poster Jamie Bernstein
Jamie Bernstein
Steve J. Sherman
Performance Today®

Jamie Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein was a musical force for the ages, but behind all that talent and accomplishment, he simply wanted to accomplish one thing. On Friday's Performance Today, Jamie Bernstein tells about on her father's ultimate goal, and we'll hear more about Leonard Bernstein's life and legacy.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Amy Beach: Le Prince gracieux (The Gracious Prince)
Joanne Polk, piano
Amy Beach, Vol. 2: Under the Stars
Arabesque 6704

Michael Gilbertson: The Cosmos (2016)
WindSync; River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; David Danzmayr, conductor
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, St. John the Divine Church, Houston, TX

Amy Beach: Theme and Variations for flute and string quartet, Op. 80
Elizabeth Mann, flute; Steven Copes, violin; Stefan Hersh, violin; Toby Appel, viola; Bion Tsang, cello
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado Springs, CO

Pablo de Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen
Phoenix Avalon, violin; Hsin-I Huang, piano
Performance Today Young Artist in Residence, Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN

Hour 2

Erich Korngold: Caprice fantastique (Wichtelmannchen)
Sonja van Beek, violin; Andreas Frolich, piano
Korngold; Complete Works for Violin and Piano
CPO 999709-2

Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
Jan Mracek, violin; Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
Rudolfinum, Dvorak Hall, Prague, Czech Republic

Franz Liszt: Transcendental Etude No. 10 in F minor, "Appassionata"
Jenny Chen, piano
Tippet Rise, LLC, The Olivier Music Barn, Fishtail, MT

Leonard Bernstein: Some Other Time, from 'On the Town'
Betty Comden and Adolph Green, vocals; Milton Green, piano
Comden and Green Perform Their Own Songs
DRG Records 906

Leonard Bernstein: Overture to Candide
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Leonard Bernstein: Selections from Candide
Sony 63085

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