Bartók, Copland, Stravinsky & Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Works Park Avenue Chamber Symphony & David Bernard

• Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): Dance Suite, Sz. 77:
• 1 Dance Suite, Sz. 77: I. Moderato 03:42
• 2 Dance Suite, Sz. 77: II. Allegro molto 02:31
• 3 Dance Suite, Sz. 77: III. Allegro vivace 03:02
• 4 Dance Suite, Sz. 77: IV. Molto tranquillo 02:59
• 5 Dance Suite, Sz. 77: V. Comodo 01:01
• 6 Dance Suite, Sz. 77: VI. Finale. Allegro 04:22
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958):
• 7 Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis 16:46
• Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990):
• 8 Appalachian Spring: Suite 24:11
• Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971):
• 9 The Firebird Suite (1919 Version) 21:07
• Total Runtime 01:19:41

Info for Bartók, Copland, Stravinsky & Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Works

David Bernard is known for his dramatic conducting and for his “strong sense of the music’s structure, and outstanding feeling for orchestral texture and phrasing, and a dynamic rhythmic propulsion that makes itself felt even in quiet passages.” (Fanfare Magazine) This release feature’s four of orchestra’s most loved pieces, Bartok’s Dance Suite, Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Stravinsky’s Firebird, and V. Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis.

Park Avenue Chamber Symphony
David Bernard, conductor

David Bernard
has gained recognition for his dramatic and incisive conducting in the United Stated and in over 20 countries on four continents. He serves as Music Director of the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony and the Massapequa Philharmonic. A multiple First Prize winner of the Orchestral Conducting Competition of The American Prize, Bernard was described in the judges’ remarks as, “a first-rate conductor…phenomenal performance…masterly in shaping, phrasing, technique and expressivity.” lucidculture praised Bernard’s recent Lincoln Center performance of Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring”: “Conducting from memory, David Bernard led a transcendent performance. Segues were seamless, contrasts were vivid and Stravinsky’s whirling exchanges of voices were expertly choreographed.” Bernard’s complete recorded Beethoven symphony cycle was praised by Fanfare magazine for its “intensity, spontaneity, propulsive rhythm, textural clarity, dynamic control, and well-judged phrasing” (Fanfare). His recent premiere recording of a new edition of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring was praised by Gramophone as “committed and forceful…(with) thrilling moments”.

Particularly active throughout the greater New York City area, David Bernard has appeared as a guest conductor with orchestras including the Brooklyn Symphony, the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Litha Symphony, Manhattan School of Music, the Massapequa Philharmonic, the New York Symphonic Arts Ensemble, the Putnam Symphony and the South Shore Symphony. Devoted to the music of our own time, he has presented world premières of scores by Bruce Adolphe, Chris Caswell, John Mackey, Ted Rosenthal and Jake Runestad, and distinguished concert collaborators have included Anna Lee, Jeffrey Biegel, Carter Brey, David Chan, Catherine Cho, Adrian Daurov, Pedro Díaz, Edith Dowd, Stanley Drucker, Bart Feller, Ryu Goto, Whoopi Goldberg, Sirena Huang, Judith Ingolfsson, Yevgeny Kutik, Anna Lee, Jessica Lee, Kristin Lee, Jon Manasse, Anthony McGill, Spencer Myer, Todd Phillips, Kristin Sampson and Cameron Schutza.

David Bernard is an acclaimed orchestra builder and is sought after for his artistic leadership and innovation in community engagement. Under his leadership as Music Director, both the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony and the Massapequa Philharmonic have thrived—with growing audiences, expanded ensembles and increased critical acclaim. Bernard’s approach to growing new audiences for classical music include engaging families in the community through schools, presenting multi-media concert presentations and developing a new concert format—“Classical Music from the InsideOut” where audiences sit inside the orchestra during concerts. David Bernard’s InsideOut concerts with the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony and the Massapequa Philharmonic have been acclaimed by WQXR, Newsday, ClassicalWorld and the Epoch Times, bringing an unsurpassed experience and level of engagement for the audiences of all ages.

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