Old music doesn’t get much play during Grammy season for obvious reasons. There are over 300 of them, all of which remained virtually untouched on the master tapes until this project began. “Leonard Bernstein — the Composer” (Sony Classical) presents the complete works of the famed conductor/composer on 25 compact discs, and spans his entire career. Included are remastered versions of Bernstein’s long-running “Bernstein Conducts Bernstein” series, as well as his masses, symphonies, works for ballet — and everything else. Combined with a book featuring Grammy-nominated notes by co-producer Michael Corcoran, the release illuminates a nearly forgotten master.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 28, 2017 11:00 UTC