BBC Radio 3 Record Review Podcast: Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms
17/07/2021
Music journalist Edward Seckerson reveals his must-have recording of Bernstein’s choral masterpiece, the Chichester Psalms.
Leonard Bernstein’s exuberant Chichester Psalms was one of the composer’s many strong connections with the UK, commissioned for the 1965 Southern Cathedrals Festival at Chichester Cathedral. Edward Seckerson talks to Andrew McGregor about the background to the piece, whilst whittling down the available recordings to come up with the finest recording to buy, download or stream.
