This electrifying performance gives vivid testimony to the multifaceted partnership of James Gaffigan and the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra and invites us to explore the conductor's American roots. The program features Leonard Bernstein's mischievous dances from West Side Story, Charles Ives's spiritual Symphony No.3, the dramatically potent dissonance of Ruth Crawford's Andante for strings and Samuel Barber's boldly athletic Toccata for organ and orchestra.
1 Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 1. Prologue. Allegro Moderato
2 Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 2. Somewhere. Adagio
3 Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 3. Scherzo. Vivace E Leggiero
4 Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 4. Mambo. Meno Presto
5 Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 5. Cha-Cha. Andantino Con Grazia
6 Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 6. Meeting Scene. Meno Mosso
7 Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 7. Cool Fugue. Allegretto
8 Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 8. Rumble. Molto Allegro
9 Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 9. Finale. Adagio
10 Ives: Symphony No.3 'The Camp Meeting': I. Old Folks Gatherin'. Andante Maestoso
11 Ives: Symphony No.3 'The Camp Meeting': II. Children's Day. Allegro
12 Ives: Symphony No.3 'The Camp Meeting': III. Communion. Largo
13 Barber: Ouverture to 'The School for Scandal' Op.5
14 Crawford: Andante for Strings
15 Barber: Toccata Festiva Op.36 for Organ and Orchestra
This electrifying performance gives vivid testimony to the multifaceted partnership of James Gaffigan and the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra and invites us to explore the conductor's American roots. The program features Leonard Bernstein's mischievous dances from West Side Story, Charles Ives's spiritual Symphony No.3, the dramatically potent dissonance of Ruth Crawford's Andante for strings and Samuel Barber's boldly athletic Toccata for organ and orchestra.
