Presented by Brian Wright. Bernstein Symphony No 3 (Kaddish)
Lena Lootens (soprano) Berlin Radio Choir and Children's Choir
Berlin RSO/George Cleve
Copland In the Beginning Catherine Denley (mezzo)
Corydon Singers, conductor Matthew Best.
Bernstein's confrontational approach to God in his Third Symphony angered many critics when they first heard it. Copland's earlier telling of the creation story may have been less controversial, but is just as powerful. Producer Tim Thome. Discs