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
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Thank you! I know this Magnificat since quite a while. I wonder if there is a better sounding stereo version of that in the RAI archives but never managed to find out.
Fantastic, thank you... I never cease to be amazed by the brilliance of LB.
This is a recording that I listened first time in the Italian radio, after midnight, in a summer evening when I was 15 yo. It is were all started for me. The Pope is reported been saying to LB, "an American that teaches us italian to play Bach". Ever since, this record has been sort of "Obsession" for me. I've been able to find a lp pressing made by Italian radio and "not for sale", never had the guts to let it spin. It is a reliquary to me. Where did you find this recording?
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