Leonard Bernstein This Is Leonard Bernstein - His Greatest Recordings
2018 16x CD, Box Set
Classical
Romantic
Modern
Musical

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booklet editor Jochen Rudelt
design [ec:ko] Communications
tracks 3-4 to 3-6 engineer [recording engineer] Fred Plaut
liner notes David Gutman
liner notes [french translation] Jean-Claude Poyet
liner notes [german translation] Eckhardt Van Den Hoogen
photography by [all except p. 18] Don Hunstein
photography by [p. 18] Bob Cato
tracks 6-1 to 6-16, 9-2, 14-1 to 14-6 producer David Oppenheim
tracks 4-7 to 4-11, 5-1 to 5-16, 6-1 to 6-16 producer Goddard Lieberson
tracks 9-1, 16-1 to 16-14 producer Howard H. Scott
tracks 1-1 to 1-4, 2-1 to 2-5, 3-1 to 3-6, 4-1, 5-1 to 5-5, 7-1 to 7-12, 8-1 to 8-4, 9-3 to 9-7, 15-1 to 15-6 producer John McClure
tracks 11-1 to 11-15 producer Richard Killough
tracks cd 1 to 5, 3-4 to 3-6, cd 6 to 10, cd 15 remastered by [mastered by] Hansjörg Seiler
tracks cd 1 to 5, 3-4 to 3-6, cd 6 to 10, cd 15 remastered by [mastered by] Martin Kistner
tracks cd 1 to 5, 3-4 to 3-6, cd 6 to 10, cd 15 remastered by [mastered by] Matthias Erb
tracks cd 1 to 5, 3-4 to 3-6, cd 6 to 10, cd 15 transferred by Brett Zinn
tracks cd 11 to cd 13 transferred by, mixed by Andreas K. Meyer
tracks cd 16 transferred by, mixed by Mark Wilder
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Published By Boosey & Hawkes
Published By The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company LLC
Published By Polygram International Music Publishing
Published By EMI Robbins Catalog
Recorded At Manhattan Center
Recorded At Columbia 30th Street Studio
Recorded At St. George Hotel, Brooklyn
Recorded At Symphony Hall, Boston
Recorded At Odd Fellow Palæet
Remixed At b-sharp (3)
Remastered At b-sharp (3)
Remixed At Swan Studios, NYC
Remastered At Swan Studios, NYC
Remixed At Battery Mastering Studios
Remastered At Battery Mastering Studios
Designed At [ec:ko] Communications
CD 1:
Original LPs: ML 6174 (mono) / MS 6774 (stereo), released July 11, 1966
Recording: New York City, Manhattan Center, January 27, 1964
Producer: John McClure
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 110680 [1/2], xLP 110681 [3/4] (mono); XSM 110682 [1/2], XSM 110683 [3/4] (stereo)
℗ 1966 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 2:
Original LP: M 30079, released September 28, 1970
Recordings: New York City, Lincoln Center, Philharmonic Hall, now David Geffen Hall, October 9, 1962 [1]; October 4, 1966 [2]; January 10/31, 1967 [3]; February 12, 1970 [4]; New York City, Manhattan Center, October 24, 1960 [5]
Producer: John McClure
LP Matrix Nos.: AL 30079 [1-3], BL 30079 [4/5]
℗ 1970 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 3:
Original LPs: ML 5766 / MS 6366, released August 13, 1962; ML 6016 / MS 6616, released July 13, 1964
Recordings: New York City, Manhattan Center, May 1, 1962 [1-3]; January 20, 1964 [4-6]
Producer: John McClure · Recording Engineer: Fred Plaut [4-6]
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 77117 [4/5], xLP 77118 [6] (mono); XSM 56856 [1], XSM 56857 [2/3], XSM 77119 [4/5], XSM 77120 [6] (stereo)
℗ 1962/1964 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 4:
Original LPs: 78s MM 946, released November 13, 1950 [1-6]; LP ML 4325, released November 13, 1950 [1-6] (mono); LP ML 5144, released October 15, 1956 [7-11] (mono)
Recordings: New York, Columbia 30th Street Studio, February 27, 1950 [1-6]; April 19, 1956 [7-11]
Producer: Goddard Lieberson [7-11]
Matrix Nos.: XCO 42387/94 [1-6]
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 2804/5 [1-6], xLP 38334 [7-9], xLP 38357 [10/11] (mono)
Publishers: Boosey & Hawkes/Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing/Polygram International Music Publishing
℗ 1950/1956 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 5:
Original LPs: OL 5230; Released October 7, 1957 (mono); OS 2001, released September 15, 1958 (stereo)
Recordings: New York, Columbia 30th Street Studio, September 29, 1957
Producer: Goddard Lieberson
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 42031 [1-9], xLP 42032 [10-16] (mono), XSM 41521 [1-9], XSM 41522 [10-16] (stereo)
Publishers: Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing/Boosey & Hawkes/Polygram International Music Publishing
℗ 1957/1958 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 6:
Original LPs: OL 5180, released October 7, 1957 (mono); OS 2350, released March 25, 1963
Recordings: New York, Columbia 30th Street Studio, December 9, 1956
Producer: Goddard Lieberson & David Oppenheim
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 39502 [1-9], xLP 39503 [10-16] (mono), XSM 58052 [1-9], XSM 54053 [10-16] (stereo)
Publishers: Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing/Boosey & Hawkes/Polygram International Music Publishing
℗ 1963 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 7:
Original LPs: ML 5575 (mono) / MS 6175 (stereo), released October 3, 1960
Recordings: New York City, Manhattan Center, May 2, 1960 [1-4]; Boston, Symphony Hall, October 20, 1959 [5-12]January 20, 1964 [4-6]
Producer: John McClure
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 50613 [1-4], xLP 50614 [5-12] (mono); XSM 50615 [1-4], XSM 50616 [5-12] (stereo)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
℗ 1960 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 8:
Original LPs: ML 5793 (mono) / MS 6393 (stereo), released December 17, 1962
Recording: New York City, Manhattan Center, April 16, 1962
Producer: John McClure
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 57574 [1/2], xLP 57575 [3/4] (mono); XSM 57576 [1/2], XSM 57577 [3/4] (stereo)
℗ 1962 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 9:
Original LPs: ML 5413 (mono) / MS 6091 (stereo) [1/2], released December 21, 1959; ML 6018 (mono) / MS 6618 (stereo) [3-7], released July 13, 1964
Recordings: New York City, Brooklyn, St. George Hotel, June 23, 1959 [1]; December 21, 1958 [2]; New York City, Lincoln Center, Philharmonic Hall, now David Geffen Hall, May 20, 1963 [3-7]
Producers: Howard Scott [1]; David Oppenheim [2]; John McClure [3-7]
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 47998 [1], xLP 47999 [2], xLP 77125 [3-5], xLP 77126 [6/7] (mono); XSM 48000 [1], XSM 48001 [2], XSM 77127 [3-5], XSM 77128 6/7] (stereo)
Publisher: EMI Robbins Catalog [3-7]
℗ 1959/1964 Sony Music Entertainment

CD10:
Original LPs: ML 6009 (mono) / MS 6609 (stereo), released July 13, 1964
Recordings: New York City, Manhattan Center, May 7, 1962 [1-4]; April 8/9, 1962 [5-8]
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 77109 [1-4], xLP 77110 [5-8] (mono); XSM 77111 [1-4], XSM 77112 [5-8]* (stereo)
℗ 1964 Sony Music Entertainment
*corrected from [4-8] in booklet

CD 11:
Original LPs: KM 30942, released January 19, 1971 [1-11]
Recording: New York City, Columbia 30th Street Studio, November 6 [1-4], 5/6 [5-15] & 4 [16-19], 1968
Producer: Richard Killough [1-15]
LP Matrix Nos.: AL 30942 [1-4], BL 30942 [5-11]
℗ 1971 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 12 and CD 13:
Original LPs: M2L 275 (mono) / M2S 675 (stereo); ML 5734 (mono) / MS 6334 (stereo) [CD 12 / CD 13: 1] ML 5735 (mono) / MS 6335 (stereo) [CD 13: 2-5], released March 3, 1962
Recording: New York City, Manhattan Center, April 3, 1961
Producer: John McClure
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 55238 [CD12], xLP 55239 xLP 55238/41 [CD 12 / CD 13: 1] ; xLP 55240 [CD13 : 2/3], xLP 55241 [CD 13: 4/5] (mono); XSM 55242 [CD 12], XSM 55243 [CD12 / CD 13: 1], XSM 55244 [CD13: 2/3], CS 55245 [CD13: 4/5] (stereo)
℗ 1962 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 14:
Original LP: ML 5145, released October 15, 1956
Recording: New York City, Columbia 30th Street Studio, May 4, 1956 [1-3], May 7, 1956 [4-6]
Producer: David Oppenheim
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 38385 [1/2], xLP 38386 [3/4] (mono)
℗ 1956 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 15:
Original LPs: ML 6169 (mono) / MS 6799 (stereo) [1-4], released August 30, 1965; ML 5814 (mono) / MS 6414 (stereo) [5/6], released February 11, 1963
Recordings: Copenhagen, Odd Fellow Palace**, May 16, 1965 [-14]; New York City, Manhattan Center, April 8 & 9, 1962 [5/6]
Producer: John McClure
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 110593 [1/2], xLP 110594 [3/4], xLP 58283 [5], xLP 58284 [6] (mono); XSM 110585 [1/2], XSM 110586 [3/4], XSM 58285 [5], XSM 58286 6] (stereo)
℗ 1963/1965 Sony Music Entertainment
**corrected from Old Fellow Palace in booklet

CD 16:
Original LP: ML 5277, released July 28, 1958; MS 6010, released July 14, 1958
Recording:New York City, Brooklyn, St. George Hotel, January 20, 1958
Producer: Howard Scott
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 43233 [1-8], xLP 43234 [9-14] (mono); XSM 43947 [1-8], XSM 43948 [9-14] (stereo)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
℗ 1958 Sony Music Entertainment

Booklet Editor: Jochen Rudelt, texthouse
Design: [ec:ko] communications
Analogue tape transfers for CDs 1-5, 3 [4-6], 7-10, 15 and U-matic transfer for CD 6 by Brett Zinn, Iron Mountain Digital Services
Mastering by Martin Kistner, Matthias Erb and Hansjörg Seiler, b-sharp music & media solutions, using 24 bit / 192 kHz technology

Tape transfers for CDs 12/13 using Direct Stream Digital® (DSD) and CD 11, mixing and mastering by Andreas K. Meyer, Swan Studios using 24 bit / 192 kHz technology
Tape transfers for CD 16, mixing and mastering by Mark Wilder, Battering Mastery Studios

Photography by Don Hunstein except p. 18 Bob Cato © Sony Music Entertainment

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Mastering SID Code: IFPI L577 (CD1 to CD3, CD12, CD14)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 9757
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