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Century - Bernstein: Mass
While critics at the 1971 premiere found the
work derivative and even tasteless, audiences loved this ardent,
resourceful, somewhat brazen, ultimately moving Theatre Piece
for Singers, Players, and Dancers. Leonard Bernstein's
affinity for his public and for the age in which he lived enabled
him to successfully outfit his Mass with a stylish mix of
contemporary and ancient modes--rock, jazz, electronic music,
Gregorian chant--and place it in a context somewhere between
Broadway and opera. Though it lacks the visual component of a live
performance, the work holds up well on this Bernstein-led
recording, the only complete version on disc. From the popular
"Simple Song" to the Stravinskian rhythmic devices and
abundant, memorable melodies, the vital creative force of
Bernstein is never absent. --David Vernier
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From the Library of Congress
The composer, conductor, writer, and teacher
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was one of 20th-century America's
most important musical figures. The Leonard Bernstein
Collection is one of the largest and most varied of the many
special collections held by the Library of Congress Music
Division. Its more than 400,000 items, including music and
literary manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, audio and video
recordings, fan mail, and other types of materials extensively
document Bernstein's extraordinary life and career. This online Leonard
Bernstein Collection makes available a selection of 85
photographs, 177 scripts from the Young
People's Concerts, 74 scripts from the Thursday
Evening Previews, and over 1,100 pieces of correspondence,
in addition to the collection's complete Finding
Aid.
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