Aaron Rabushka wrote:

>Didn't Bernstein also do W. Schuman's Symphony #8? I know he recorded it.
>He (Bernstein) was fond of saying that "the last great symphony was written
>in 1945" (a statement with which I most adamantly disagree), and this could
>explain the absence of many American symphonies from his programs.

Bernstein conducted the Schuman 8th during one week of concerts.  The same
for the Schuman 5th.  Likewise the Concerto on Old English Rounds...

He did the 6th a few times and the 3rd and the American Festival Overture
several times.

Karl