Name: Editor’s Pick Remembering JFK - 50th Anniversary Concert
Brand: Christoph Eschenbach
SKU: SK0018028-US20260105-083122
Availability: InStock

DISC: 1

1. Fanfare No. 1 For The Inauguration Of John F. Kennedy (Orch. S. Ramin)

2. Remembering Jfk, “An American Elegy”

3. West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: I. Prologue

4. West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: II. Somewhere

5. West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: III. Scherzo

6. West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: IV. Mambo

7. West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: V. Cha-Cha

8. West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: VI. Meeting Scene

9. West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: VII. Cool – VIII. Fugue

10. West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: IX. Rumble

11. West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: X. Finale

12. Piano Concerto In F Major : I. Allegro Moderato – Cantabile – Poco Meno Scherzando

13. Piano Concerto In F Major : II. Andante Con Moto

14. Piano Concerto In F Major : III. Allegro Con Brio

DISC: 2

1. Inaugural Concert Radio Commentary

2. The Star Spangled Banner

3. Inaugural Concert Radio Commentary

4. From Sea To Shining Sea

5. Inaugural Concert Radio Commentary

6. The Testament Of Freedom: The Testament Of Freedom: The God Who Gave Us Life

7. Inaugural Concert Radio Commentary

8. Rhapsody In Blue : Rhapsody In Blue

9. Inaugural Concert Radio Commentary

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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy the National Symphony Orchestra presented a new work by Peter Lieberson called “Remembering JFK,” an orchestral piece with movie star Richard Dreyfuss narrating excerpts from Kennedy’s speeches. This CD includes that and previously unreleased pieces from Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Concert. That concert includes Leonard Bernstein’s “Fanfare for the Inauguration of John F. Kennedy” and “Symphonic Dances from ‘West Side Story.’ ” Also included is George Gershwin’s “Concerto in F.”