Leonard Bernstein
Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA — Aug 25 1918• Died Oct 14 1990
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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".
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Leonard Bernstein's Credits
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Great Performances
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Le Grand Échiquier
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Bambi
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The Kennedy Center Honors
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Maestro
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Das Sonntagskonzert
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West Side Story
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West Side Story
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Clive James' Postcard from
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On the Waterfront
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Night of 100 Stars II
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On the Town
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Beatles '64
Self (archive footage)
20th Century Greats
Self (archive footage)
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
The Lark
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Wonderful Town
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On the Town
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Candide
Writing
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Self
Candide
Commentator
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
Self - Conductor
Candide
Sound
Leonard Bernstein's Mass
Writing
Leonard Bernstein: Candide
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Chita: A Legendary Celebration
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Candide
Writing
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
Self - Conductor
Contender: Mastering the Method
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The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023
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New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
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West Side Story
Writing
Candide
Writing
Karajan: Beauty As I See It
Self (archive footage)
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
Self
Wonderful Town
Writing
Bernstein/Beethoven
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The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
Self - Conductor
BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town
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Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
Self / Narrator
Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
Self (archive footage)
Leonard Bernstein Mass
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The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein
Presenter
The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics
Himself
Bernstein conducts Bernstein
Conductor
The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity
Himself
Wonderful Town
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Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Self (archival footage)
What Makes Music Symphonic? (Young People's Concert No. 4)
The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein
Self
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal
Self - Conductor
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde
Conductor
Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem
Conductor
Wagner - Tristan Und Isolde
Sound
The Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner
Sound
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
(archival footage)
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
Himself
Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided
self
Candide
Sound
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
Himself
The Making Of West Side Story
Self / Conductor
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
Self (archive footage)
Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor
Self
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2
Self / Conductor
Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music
Ode to Freedom
Self / Conductor
The Creative Performer
Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2
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New Year Concert with the Orchestre National de France Conducted by Stéphane Denève
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Beyond Picasso
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Rostropovich Life & Art
Self - Conductor
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6
Conductor
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos
Sound
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth
Himself
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
Self / Conductor
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax
Himself
Tanglewood: A Place for Music
Self
Glenn Gould: Extasis
Self (archival footage)
Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)
Conductor
Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life
Himself
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
Self
Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5
Self - Conductor
Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major
Self / Conductor / Pianist
Beethoven Fidelio
Conductor
Jonas Kaufmann: The Sound of Movies
Crew
Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades
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The New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang Great moments in music
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Bernstein & Gershwin Two Americans in Paris
Crew
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius
Self - Conductor
Čas slunce a růží
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Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City
Writing
Trouble in Tahiti
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Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
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Satchmo the Great
Brahms The Piano Concertos
Conductor
A Quiet Place
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Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
Self
Trouble in Tahiti
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The Swingles con l'Orchestra Rai
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Bernstein's Wall
Self (archive footage)
Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate
Conductor
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
Self - Interviewee
Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky
Debussy, Images pour orchestre
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The Three Tenors - Birth of a Legend
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Mozart: Requiem
Self - conductor
P-FACTOR Piano Musical Duels
Sound
Copland, Bernstein
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Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2
Himself
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
Self (conductor and commentator)
Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann
Self - Conductor
Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts
Bernstein Brahms Symphonies
Himself
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach
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Bernstein | Mahler Lieder
Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the Académie
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Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli
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Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein
Conductor
Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives
Himself
Joseph Haydn : Die Schopfung - Leonard Bernstein
Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde
Self (conductor)
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5
Himself
Bernstein in Japan
Self - Conductor
Leonard Bernstein Conducts Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 & Haydn Missa in Tempore Belli
Conductor
Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem
Conductor
Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1
Conductor
Bernstein Beethoven Overtures
Conductor
Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
Himself
West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein
himself
Trouble in Tahiti
Writing
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker
Conductor
Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral
Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein
Director
Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture
Conductor
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5
Conductor
Concerto Bernstein-Gershwin
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Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7
Conductor
Bernstein's Mahler
Tony Awards
Self - Recipient