Bernstein and Ashkenazy
ABOUT THIS BROADCAST
In 1958, the Russian pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy performed for the first time in the United States. He was just 21 years old when he gave a concert together with the hottest classical music name in the United States, the conductor Leonard Bernstein, who had just taken over as chief conductor of the New York Philharmonic. Edgar Varèse - and baroque music by Vivaldi! Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2.Varèse: Arcana.Vivaldi: Double Concerto, C major, 1st movement.Schumann: Symphony No. 4.Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano.New York Philharmonic Orchestra.Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. (Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York, November 29, 1958).
