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Fast Facts
- Given Name: Louis Bernstein
- Born: August 25, 1918
- Died: October 14, 1990
- Origin: Lawrence, Massachusetts
- Active: 1943 - 1990
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Leonard Bernstein was the first conductor and composer educated in the United States to receive international acclaim and recognition. He was musical director of the New York Philharmonic from 1958 - 1969, and his association with that orchestra continued throughout his life. Bernstein popularized classical music through a number of television appearances, including the PBS series Young People's Concerts.Bernstein's works include West Side Story and Candide. He also composed 15 other musicals and operettas, 16 orchestral works, and a number of choral and chamber pieces.
Bernstein died of pneumonia and a pleural tumor five days after retiring.
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listening to "Leonard Bernstein: New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Dvořák: Symphony #9 In E Minor, Op. 95, B 17... ♫ http://blip.fm/~g1lmj
@twanvanelk | November 08, 2009 12:00 PM -
guust wordt bang van klassieke muziek... so much for Leonard Bernstein, we schakelen maar weer over naar de vertrouwde pop/rockmix.
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今では、のだめのイメージが。@MugichaGozen: "Rhapsody In Blue / Leonard Bernstein in Woody Allen's movie "Manhattan (1979)""... ♫ http://blip.fm/~g1kf8
@arappocaro | November 08, 2009 11:01 AM -
@Michonnet Leonard Bernstein, prachtige man. Hij heeft helemaal geen stok nodig; hij dirigeert met zijn ogen.
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listening to "Richard Wagner Tannhäuser Ouvertüre Leonard Bernstein New York Philharmonic part 2" ♫ http://blip.fm/~g1jai
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The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein - $99.99
Always absorbing and frequently brilliant, Leonard Bernstein's The Unanswered Question is a very lucid and convincing discussion of music's history and forms, with particular emphasis on modern music. It addresses the average inte...
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Leonard Bernstein was one of the twentieth century’s preeminent American composers. This classic work, perhaps the maestro’s finest collection of conversations on the meaning and wonder of music, is now available in this special reprinting ...
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The Making of West Side Story - Leonard Bernstein - $29.98
1. Arrival of the principal singers, blending off 2. I feel Pretty (Piano rehearsal) 3. First session: introduction of the principals 4. Tonight (ensemble) (rehearsal) 5. Jet Song (recording) 6. Cool (recording) 7. Tonight (Piano rehearsal)...
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