This release contains Bernstein’s recordings of his own Serenade for Violin, Strings, Harp & Percussion, which features the great Isaac Stern as the main soloist. Bernstein’s first version of his Symphony No.2 for Piano and Orchestra, titled The Age of Anxiety, as well as a selection of pieces from his ballet *Fancy Free * have been added as a bonus. 1. I. Phaedrus: Pausanias (Lento – Allegro) 2. Ii. Aristophanes (Allegretto) 3. Iii. Eryximachus (Presto) 4. Iv. Agathon (Adagio) 5. V. Socrates: Alcibiades (Molto Tenuto – Allegro Molto Vivace 6. Part 1: I. the Prologue 7. Part 1: Ii. the Seven Ages (Variations 1-7) 8. Part 1: Iii. the Seven Stages (Variations 8-14) 9. Part 2: I. the Dirge 10. Part 2: Ii. the Masque 11. Part 2: Iii. the Epilogue 12. Enter the Sailors 13. Scene At the Bar 14. Enter Two Girls 15. Dance Variation 1 (Galop) 16. Dance Variation 2 (Waltz) 17. Dance Variation 3 (Danzsn)
