Boston Symphony Orchestra 1986-07-26 CD Lenox Soundboard

Bernstein: Serenade after Plato's Symposium (1954) The Serenade for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion (after Plato's "Symposium") is a five-movement concerto written by Leonard Bernstein in 1954. The Serenade is highly unusual in that the composer was inspired by Plato's Symposium, a dialogue of related statements in praise of love, each statement made by a distinguished speaker, identified by the titles. 33:51 minutes Leonard Bernstein: Serenade for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion, after Plato's Symposium Midori Gotō: violin 01 I Phaedrus. Pausanias: Lento. Allegro marcato 8:02 02 II Aristophanes: Allegretto 4:33 03 III Erixymachus: Presto 1:47 04 IV Agathon: Adagio 7:38 05 V Socrates. Alcibiades: Molto tenuto. Allegro molto vivace 11:26 06 radio outro 0:21