Bernstein had already performed his Chicester Psalms in Rome with the same orchestra (1967, recording previously posted here); he also presented his work many years later, conducting the Santa Cecilia Orchestra. The curious fact is that at the opening of this 1973 concert - in the presence of Pope Paul VI - for the first time a musical page with a Hebrew text was performed in Vatican City!
BERNSTEIN
Chichester Psalms
BACH
Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243
soprano I, soprano II, elements of the children's choir
controtenore, William Zukof
tenore, Eberhard Buchner
basso, Kurt Moll
Harvard Glee Club and Newark Boys Chorus
choir masters: James Mc Carthy, F. John Adams, Gianni Lazzari
Orchestra e Coro di Roma della Rai
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Live - June 23, 1973
Sala Nervi, Città del Vaticano
FLAC
