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Bernstein: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2, Alsop (CD)

Bernstein: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2, Alsop (CD)
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The performances are predictably excellent. In No. 1, the imposing first movement is presented with fervour, and the Copland-like central scherzo with lightness and precision; Jennifer Johnson Cano brings sustained intensity to the finale. In No. 2, the orchestra and Jean-Yves Thibaudet negotiate the two opening chains of variations with wide-ranging characterisation.

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Marin Alsop conducts the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 1 (Jeremiah) and Symphony No. 2 (The Age of Anxiety). Released on Naxos, this American Classics recording features mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano in Jeremiah and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet in The Age of Anxiety, pairing two major Bernstein symphonies that explore crisis, faith and hard-won spiritual resolution.

Bernstein’s First Symphony draws on Jewish liturgical sources, culminating in the anguished “Lamentation” for mezzo-soprano, while his Second Symphony takes inspiration from W.H. Auden’s poem The Age of Anxiety and places the piano at the center of a searching symphonic drama. Recognized as a BBC Radio 3 Record Review Recording of the Week and a 2018 Opus Klassik winner, this release captures Alsop’s acclaimed Bernstein interpretations with vivid orchestral playing and expressive depth.

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