Leonard Bernstein
Birthday: 1918-08-25
Place of Birth: Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
Biography: Leonard Bernstein was an American composer, conductor, pianist, music educator, author, and lifelong humanitarian. He was one of the most significant American cultural personalities of the 20th century. According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history".
Movies
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
Documentary about young pop and rock musicians producing music as "a symptom and generator" of socia...
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The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles ...
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The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles ...
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The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles ...
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The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles ...
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The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles ...
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The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles ...
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The Making Of West Side Story
A documentary which shows, in great detail, the making of the 1985 Bernstein-conducted recording of ...
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Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
Leonard Bernstein discusses his Boston childhood, his musical growth at Harvard and the Curtis Insti...
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Satchmo the Great
In this 1957 biography film of the jazz-great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the wo...
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Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives
Leonard Bernstein conducts four pieces by American composers: George Gershwin's 'An American in Pari...
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Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music
Leonard Bernstein narrated by legendary screen star Lauren Bacall. The movie also relies extensivel...
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Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia....
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The Creative Performer
Leornard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, first with pianist Glenn Gould perf...
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Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
The life of the composer, shaped by his Jewish heritage, his morality and his playful sense of humor...
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Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
This is the historic concert performance of the final operatic version of Bernstein's Candide. It wa...
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Tanglewood: A Place for Music
A look at the activities of the Tanglewood Music Center, America's renowned summer Academy for talen...
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Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor
In 1985, cameras take a look inside the Berkshire Music Center, the most prominent pre-professional ...
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong's life...
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Night of 100 Stars II
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a...
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Beethoven Fidelio
This production is a gala affair; the sets are traditional (evocative of 18th-19th century Spain); t...
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Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein
Great presentation of the legendary american conductor Leonard Bernstein, the Vienna Philharmonic Or...
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Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
Can a work of art remain relevant 200 years after its creation? Ludwig van Beethoven’s last complete...
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West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
As the world prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of West Side Story in 2017, dancer Bruno Ton...
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Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
BBC television program exploring Visconti’s mastery of cinema, theater, and opera direction....
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Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky
The New York Philharmonic takes the stage of the Sydney Opera House for their Australian debut, and ...
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Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts
The National Orchestra of France performs in the sumptuous Theatre des Champs Elysees before a Paris...
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Karajan: Beauty As I See It
With a career that includes a 35-year tenure as composer of the Berlin Philharmonic and record sales...
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The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
Documentary about sixteen great conductors of the 20th century....
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Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphonies Nos. 1, 8 & 9 Performed by Gwyneth Jones · Hanna Schwarz René Ko...
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Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5
Under the guidance of famed American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, Polish classical pian...
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Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2
Between 1981 and 1984 Leonard Bernstein recorded nearly all of Brahms' orchestral works with the Wie...
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Bernstein Brahms Symphonies
Here is the most convincing presentation of Brahms' symphonies that I personally have ever experienc...
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Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate
This performance of Mozart's Great Mass in C minor, which remained an unfinished torso, is reverent ...
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Rostropovich Life & Art
Released as a memorial for the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, who passed away on 27 Ap...
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Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6
For Mahlerites, his symphonies are much more than musical performances--they can be an emotional or ...
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Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal
"Four Ways to Say Farewell" is a personal introduction to Mahler and his Ninth Symphony, during whic...
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Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
Beginning with the First Symphony, Bernstein reveals Mahler's position at the hinge of modernism, wh...
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Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde
Filmed on tour at Berlin's Philharmonie, this account of the valedictory Ninth Symphony is an intens...
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The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
In celebration of its 100th anniversary in 1983, the Metropolitan Opera hosts a four-hour performanc...
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Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
Leonard Bernstein made these recordings during his wonderfully productive collaboration with the Wie...
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Brahms The Piano Concertos
Between 1981 and 1984 Leonard Bernstein recorded nearly all of Brahmss orchestral works with the Wie...
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The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein
This television essay from 1985 was written by Leonard Bernstein to commemorate the 125th anniversar...
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Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5
In a pair of passionate performances, American composer Leonard Bernstein conducts the New York Phil...
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Bernstein Beethoven Overtures
Excellent Bernstein performance. Interesting version for String Orchestra. Interesting video details...
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Ode to Freedom
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein, this is an historic performance marking the fall of the Berlin Wall....
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Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
In this documentary portrait prepared for the anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday, ...
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Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
To play Beethoven's music is to give oneself over completely to the child-spirit which lived in that...
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Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2
Leonard Bernstein performs three of his own compositions with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at t...
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Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major
In Vienna's Musikverein, Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic celebrates Ludwig Van Beethov...
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
A presentation of key events in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Beginning w...
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Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life
The document explores Leonard Bernstein's various facets as a conductor, a composer, a pianist and m...
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Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann
Mischa Maisky performs with the Vienna Symphony and Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernste...
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Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
A documentary on the mysterious and influential pianist....
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Glenn Gould: Extasis
A collection of recollections and opinions of and about Glenn Gould, interspersed with excerpts of a...
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Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal
"The Rite of Spring is all about sex and reproduction. This is a beastly music brought to the highes...
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Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
During a break in rehearsals with the Israel Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein sat down at the piano t...
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Bernstein's Wall
An enlightening, complex look at one of the greatest figures in 20th century classical music whose p...
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Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided
One of the first US born conductors to receive worldwide fame, Leonard Bernstein is an exceptional c...
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Beatles '64
Featuring never-before-seen footage of the band and the legions of young fans who helped fuel their ...
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The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien never wanted the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hire...
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Leonard Bernstein Conducts Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 & Haydn Missa in Tempore Belli
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Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5
Leonard Bernstein conducts three symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E flat major,...
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Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)
Haydn’s Creation, the culmination of his life’s work, in a legendary 1986 performance conducted by L...
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Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1
This program captures one of the most celebrated classical conductors of all time, Leonard Bernstein...
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Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral
Directed by Sir Humphrey Burton, this 90-minute powerhouse features Sheila Armstrong (soprano), Jane...
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