Age of Anxiety

Album by Leonard Bernstein & Philippe Entremont & Zino Francescatti & New York Philharmonic & Leonard Bernstein

The Age of Anxiety is Leonard Bernstein's Symphony No. 2, completed in 1951. The work fuses symphonic form with jazz- and blues-inflected rhythms and an extended piano part that creates quasi-improvisatory textures, reflecting Bernstein's blend of classical, jazz and theatrical influences and representing a programme-driven, transitional work in his post-war orchestral output.

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  1. 1.
    The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra, Part One- a. The Prologue- Lento moderato
    2:31
  2. 2.
    The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra, Part One- b. The Seven Ages- Variations 1-7
    9:11
  3. 3.
    The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra, Part One- c. The Seven Stages- Variations 8-14
    6:14
  4. 4.
    The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra, Part Two- a. The Dirge- Largo
    6:06
  5. 5.
    The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra, Part Two- b. The Masque- Extremely fast
    4:35
  6. 6.
    The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra, Part Two- c. The Epilogue- Adagio - Andante - Con Moto
    8:15
  7. 7.
    Serenade after Plato's Symposium for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion- I. Phaedrus- Pausanias (Lento - Allegro marcato)
    7:02
  8. 8.
    Serenade after Plato's Symposium for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion- II. Aristophanes (Allegretto)
    4:10
  9. 9.
    Serenade after Plato's Symposium for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion- III. Erixymathus (Presto)
    1:28
  10. 10.
    Serenade after Plato's Symposium for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion- IV. Agathon (Adagio)
    6:57
  11. 11.
    Serenade after Plato's Symposium for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion- V. Socrates- Alcibiades (Molto tenuto - Allegro molto vivace)
    10:47

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