Perlman’s inviting and absorbing American album brings together works that all offer both haunting lyricism and driving energy, written by three composers born within twelve years of each other: Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein and Lukas Foss.
Disc 1
01 Bernstein: Serenade: I. Phaedrus - Pausanias (Lento - Allegro marcato) - Itzhak Perlman/Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa
02 Bernstein: Serenade: II. Aristophanes (Allegretto) - Itzhak Perlman/Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa
03 Bernstein: Serenade: III. Eryximachus (Presto) - Itzhak Perlman/Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa
04 Bernstein: Serenade: IV. Agathon (Adagio) - Itzhak Perlman/Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa
05 Bernstein: Serenade: V. Socrates: Alcibiades (Molto tenuto - Adagio - Allegro molto vivace) - Itzhak Perlman/Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa
06 Barber: Violin Concerto, Op.14: I. Allegro - Itzhak Perlman/Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa
07 Barber: Violin Concerto, Op.14: II. Andante - Itzhak Perlman/Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa
08 Barber: Violin Concerto, Op.14: III. Presto in moto perpetuo - Itzhak Perlman/Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa
09 Foss: Three American Pieces: I. Early Song (Andante) - Itzhak Perlman/Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa
10 Foss: Three American Pieces: II. Dedication (Lento) - Itzhak Perlman/Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa
11 Foss: Three American Pieces: III. Composer's Holiday (Allegro) - Itzhak Perlman/Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa