Today’s post is offered as an homage to two of the giants of music of the twentieth century – Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) – and this link takes you to a performance where their talents are combined

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogJFXqYEYd8

The work is the Finale (Allegro non troppo) of Shostakovich’s thrilling Symphony No. 5 conducted by Leonard Bernstein.

This video offers a marvelous example of how a conductor “becomes” a musical compostion – and please notice – without any score in front of him.

All that needs to be said is – turn up the sound – watch and listen – and enjoy!!!!!