Carl St. Clair conducts the Pacific Symphony
Pacific Symphony
This week’s Classical Californian is Carl St. Clair, the longest-serving American-born conductor of an American orchestra. For 35 years, he has shaped the sound and direction of the Pacific Symphony. A student of Leonard Bernstein, whom he fondly calls “Mr. B”, St. Clair reflects on the influence of his mentor, sharing memories of Bernstein’s final performances. As St. Clair approaches his own farewell as music director, this episode is a tribute to a legacy and a passing of the baton.
Leonard Bernstein: Arias and Barcarolles III: Little Smary; London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, with Frederica von Stade
Leonard Bernstein: Greeting from Arias and Barcarolles; London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, with Frederica von Stade
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7: IV Allegro con brio; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein conducting
Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique": IV. Finale Adagio lamentoso New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein conducting
Morten Lauridsen, Lux Aeterna: “O Nata Lux”; Los Angeles Master Chorale and Sinfonia Orchestra, conducted by Paul Salamunovich
