Leonard bernstein

2018 brings the 100th anniversary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein (born on August 25th, 1918), one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century. Few personalities of our time unite so many diverse talents with…

Collection of works from Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde', performed by the Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and conducted by Leonard Bernstein in 1981.

Leonard Bernstein

Georg Wübbolt directs this documentary about conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. The film features interviews with, among others, Bernstein's children as well as Gustavo Dudamel, Stephen Sondheim, Kent Nagano and…

Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein conducts Wiener Philharmoniker in two performances of Haydn's symphonies, recorded live at Grosser Musikvereinssaal Wien in 1984 and 1985.

Invited to conduct a performance to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall, Leonard Bernstein leads a multinational orchestra in a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, recorded live at the Schauspielhaus on…

Leonard Bernstein is accompanied by the BBC Symphony Orchestra for this performance of Elgar's 'Enigma Variations', recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in April 1982.

Collection of episodes from the educational concert series for young people by conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. The episodes are: 'The Road to Paris', 'The Sound of a Hall', 'A Tribute to Teachers', 'The Genius…

Leonard Bernstein leads the London Symphony Orchestra in performances of Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' and Sibelius's 'Symphony No. 5', recorded live at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon in 1966.

Composer, pianist, author, television teacher, Harvard lecturer, cultural icon, humanist and conductor without peer, Leonard Bernstein's versatility was legendary. With exclusive access to Bernstein's rich legacy of…

Leonard Bernstein's gifts for drama and connecting with popular audiences made him a central figure in twentieth century American music. Though a Bernstein work might reference anything from modernism to cartoon ditties,…

Leonard Bernstein

An extraordinary selection of revealing letters to and from one of the titans of 20th-century music

Leonard Bernstein conducts Wiener Philharmoniker in two performances of Haydn's symphonies, recorded live at Grosser Musikvereinssaal Wien in 1984 and 1985.

Between 1981 and 1984 Leonard Bernstein recorded nearly all of Brahms´s orchestral works with the Wiener Philharmoniker to honor the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth in 1983. For the concertos, Bernstein…

Leonard Bernstein conducts the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra in performances of Brahms' symphonies, recorded in 1972 and 1973.

Georg Wübbolt directs this documentary about conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. The film features interviews with, among others, Bernstein's children as well as Gustavo Dudamel, Stephen Sondheim, Kent Nagano and…

Collection of works from Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde', performed by the Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and conducted by Leonard Bernstein in 1981.

Collection of episodes from the educational concert series for young people by conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. The episodes are: 'The Road to Paris', 'The Sound of a Hall', 'A Tribute to Teachers', 'The Genius…

The aesthetic origins and directions of music are explored, touching upon concepts and visualizations from such fields as poetry, linguistics, and physics

Leonard Bernstein

Bold new essays demonstrate how Leonard Bernstein influenced American culture, society, and politics through his conducting, composing, political relationships, and activism.

Collection of episodes from the educational concert series for young people by conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. The episodes are: 'What Does Music Mean?', 'What Is American Music?', 'What Does Orchestration…

Collection of episodes from the educational concert series for young people by conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. The episodes are: 'What Does Music Mean?', 'What Is American Music?', 'What Does Orchestration…

Leonard Bernstein conducts the Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia for this Debussy concert recorded live in Rome in 1989. Works performed are: 'Images', 'Prelude a Apre-midi d'un Faune' and 'La…

From 1958 through 1973, renowned conductor and composer, Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, thrilled audiences with wonderful concert experiences presented in a sparkling music-with-commentary…

One of the Broadway musicals that can genuinely claim to have transformed the genre, West Side Story has been featured in many books on Broadway, but it has yet to be the focus of a scholarly monograph. Nigel Simeone…

Collection of performances by Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra dell' Accademia Nazionale Santa Cecilia and the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein. The performances include works by Sibelius, Debussy,…