Bernstein 60th Birthday Concert, 1978

Stravinsky’s “Greeting Prelude.” (2:26) William Schuman introduces the evening; Rostopovoch conducts The National Symphony Orchestra in excerpts from Bernstein’s musical score to “On the Waterfront” (9:39); Aaron Copland conducts The National Symphony Orchestra in the “Lamentation“ from “Jeremiah“ Symphony No.1 with Christa Ludwig as soloist (23:58); Lukas Foss conducts and is soloist with The National Symphony Orchestra in Bernstein’s “The Masque“ from “The Age of Anxiety“ Symphony No. 2 (37:57); Christian Badea conducts The National Symphony Orchestra in Bernstein’s “Songfest: A Cycle of American Poems for Six Singers and Orchestra“ (46:08); “What Lips My Lips Have Kissed“ by Edna St. Vincent Millay and “Israfel“ by Edgar Allan Poe are performed by Ludwig, Susan Davenny Wyner, Rosalind Elias, Neil Rosenshein, John Reardon, and Donald Gramm; and Grey talks with Rostropovich about Bernstein’s place in music his