
Leonard Bernstein
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".
Known For | Sound |
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Most Rating | 0.061 |
Birthday | 1918-08-25 |
Place of Birth | Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA |
Also Known As | Louis Bernstein, |

1967

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
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Documentary about young pop and rock musicians producing music as "a symptom and generator" of social unrest and generation gaps.
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Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

1984

Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli
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Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli

2018

West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein
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West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein

1976

The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
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This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew anal...
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The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology

1976

The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax
9/1
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew anal...
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The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax

1976

The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics
9/1
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew anal...
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The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

1976

The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity
9/1
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew anal...
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The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity

1976

The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
9/1
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew anal...
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The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

1976

The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth
9/1
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew anal...
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The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth

2022

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
7.351/139
The life of internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin is told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography,...
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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

1985

The Making Of West Side Story
7.9/5
A documentary which shows, in great detail, the making of the 1985 Bernstein-conducted recording of the entire score of "West Side Story", featuring o...
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The Making Of West Side Story

1978

Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
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Leonard Bernstein discusses his Boston childhood, his musical growth at Harvard and the Curtis Institute and the influence of great masters like Reine...
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Leonard Bernstein: Reflections

1991

Debussy, Images pour orchestre
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Debussy, Images pour orchestre

1977

Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach
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Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach

1957

Satchmo the Great
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In this 1957 biography film of the jazz-great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the world as American good-will ambassadors bring jazz a...
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Satchmo the Great

1976

Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives
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Leonard Bernstein conducts four pieces by American composers: George Gershwin's 'An American in Paris' and 'Rhapsody in Blue' and Charles Ives' 'Symph...
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Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives


Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music
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Leonard Bernstein narrated by legendary screen star Lauren Bacall. The movie also relies extensively on Bernstein's own words to provide the counterp...
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Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

1979

Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
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A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.
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Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

1960

The Creative Performer
9/1
Leornard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, first with pianist Glenn Gould performing Bach's Keyboard Concerto #1 in D minor and...
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The Creative Performer

1998

Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
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The life of the composer, shaped by his Jewish heritage, his morality and his playful sense of humor.
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Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note

1989

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
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This is the historic concert performance of the final operatic version of Bernstein's Candide. It was recorded on December 13, 1989 at the Barbican Ce...
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Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

2007

Mozart: Requiem
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Mozart: Requiem

1985

Tanglewood: A Place for Music
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A look at the activities of the Tanglewood Music Center, America's renowned summer Academy for talented musicians, singers, composers and conductors.
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Tanglewood: A Place for Music

1985

Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor
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In 1985, cameras take a look inside the Berkshire Music Center, the most prominent pre-professional classical music academy in the US. Seiji Ozawa, Le...
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Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor

2022

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
6.7/23
An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings and...
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

1985

Night of 100 Stars II
8/3
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t...
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Night of 100 Stars II


Bernstein | Mahler Lieder
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Bernstein | Mahler Lieder

1978

Beethoven Fidelio
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This production is a gala affair; the sets are traditional (evocative of 18th-19th century Spain); the lighting is bright, so colors are good and one...
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Beethoven Fidelio


Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein
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Great presentation of the legendary american conductor Leonard Bernstein, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Christa Ludwig (contralto solo), the Vien...
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Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein

2024

Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
6/1
Can a work of art remain relevant 200 years after its creation? Ludwig van Beethoven’s last completed symphony proves it’s possible.
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Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity

2016

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
8/3
As the world prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of West Side Story in 2017, dancer Bruno Tonioli and broadcaster Suzy Klein go in search of th...
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West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

1966

Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
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BBC television program exploring Visconti’s mastery of cinema, theater, and opera direction.
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Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti

1992

Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky
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The New York Philharmonic takes the stage of the Sydney Opera House for their Australian debut, and acclaimed conductor Leonard Bernstein is there to...
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Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky

1991

Candide
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Candide

2006

Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts
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The National Orchestra of France performs in the sumptuous Theatre des Champs Elysees before a Parisian audience. Leonard Bernstein conducts Ravel's v...
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Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts

2008

Karajan: Beauty As I See It
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With a career that includes a 35-year tenure as composer of the Berlin Philharmonic and record sales topping 200 million, Herbert von Karajan is one o...
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Karajan: Beauty As I See It

1993

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
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Documentary about sixteen great conductors of the 20th century.
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The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

2008

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos. 1, 8 & 9 Performed by
Gwyneth Jones · Hanna Schwarz
René Kollo · Kurt Moll In Vienna at the Konzertvereinigu...
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Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9

2007

Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5
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Under the guidance of famed American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, Polish classical pianist Krystian Zimerman and the Vienna Philharmonic...
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Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5

2007

Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2
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Between 1981 and 1984 Leonard Bernstein recorded nearly all of Brahms' orchestral works with the Wiener Philharmoniker to honour the 150th anniversary...
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Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2

1984

Bernstein Brahms Symphonies
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Here is the most convincing presentation of Brahms' symphonies that I personally have ever experienced. There is no explaining a gift like Leonard Ber...
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Bernstein Brahms Symphonies

2006

Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate
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This performance of Mozart's Great Mass in C minor, which remained an unfinished torso, is reverent and highly dramatic. It was filmed 4-6 April 1990...
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Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate

2007

Rostropovich Life & Art
7/1
Released as a memorial for the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, who passed away on 27 April 2007, this DVD contains one bonafide cello con...
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Rostropovich Life & Art

1976

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6
10/1
For Mahlerites, his symphonies are much more than musical performances--they can be an emotional or spiritual journey through the struggles, fears, an...
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Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6

1976

Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal
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"Four Ways to Say Farewell" is a personal introduction to Mahler and his Ninth Symphony, during which Leonard Bernstein is seen and heard rehearsing t...
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Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal

1973

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
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Beginning with the First Symphony, Bernstein reveals Mahler's position at the hinge of modernism, while emphasizing his emotional extremism. The uplif...
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Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

1983

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
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In celebration of its 100th anniversary in 1983, the Metropolitan Opera hosts a four-hour performance uniting some of the world's most spellbinding op...
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The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

2005

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde
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Filmed on tour at Berlin's Philharmonie, this account of the valedictory Ninth Symphony is an intense interpretation, expressing Bernstein's convictio...
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Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde

1975

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
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Leonard Bernstein made these recordings during his wonderfully productive collaboration with the Wiener Philharmoniker in the mid-1970s when he was at...
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Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

1984

Brahms The Piano Concertos
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Between 1981 and 1984 Leonard Bernstein recorded nearly all of Brahmss orchestral works with the Wiener Philharmoniker to honor the 150th anniversary...
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Brahms The Piano Concertos

1985

The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein
8/2
This television essay from 1985 was written by Leonard Bernstein to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Gustav Mahler's birth. Recorded in Israel, Vi...
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The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein

1975

Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5
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In a pair of passionate performances, American composer Leonard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic in Tchaikovsky's Symphony no. 4 and Andan...
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Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5

1978

Bernstein Beethoven Overtures
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Excellent Bernstein performance. Interesting version for String Orchestra. Interesting video details to introduce your friends to classic orchestral m...
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Bernstein Beethoven Overtures

1989

Ode to Freedom
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Conducted by Leonard Bernstein, this is an historic performance marking the fall of the Berlin Wall. Performed on Christmas Day 1989 in the former Eas...
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Ode to Freedom

1970

Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
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In this documentary portrait prepared for the anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday, Leonard Bernstein illustrates his analysis with ex...
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Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein

1977

Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2
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Leonard Bernstein performs three of his own compositions with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at the Philharmonic in Berlin.
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Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2

1970

Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major
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In Vienna's Musikverein, Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic celebrates Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday with a joyful performance of h...
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Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major

1970

Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
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To play Beethoven's music is to give oneself over completely to the child-spirit which lived in that grim, awkward, violent man. Without that utter su...
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Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony

1970

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
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Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activi...
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

2016

Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life
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The document explores Leonard Bernstein's various facets as a conductor, a composer, a pianist and most of all a teacher and how he influenced so many...
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Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life

2007

Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann
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Mischa Maisky performs with the Vienna Symphony and Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein in concertos by Haydn and Schumann.
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Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann

2009

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
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A documentary on the mysterious and influential pianist.
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Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

1993

Glenn Gould: Extasis
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A collection of recollections and opinions of and about Glenn Gould, interspersed with excerpts of archive footage of the great Canadian pianist speak...
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Glenn Gould: Extasis

1988

Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal
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"The Rite of Spring is all about sex and reproduction. This is a beastly music brought to the highest, most refined point."
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Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal

1972

Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
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During a break in rehearsals with the Israel Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein sat down at the piano to film an introduction to the poetry and music of...
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Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction

2021

Bernstein's Wall
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An enlightening, complex look at one of the greatest figures in 20th century classical music whose passion and creativity guided him well beyond the c...
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Bernstein's Wall

2018

Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided
9.8/2
One of the first US born conductors to receive worldwide fame, Leonard Bernstein is an exceptional composer and certainly not only due to The West Sid...
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Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided

2024

Beatles '64
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Featuring never-before-seen footage of the band and the legions of young fans who helped fuel their ascendance, follow McCartney, John Lennon, George...
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Beatles '64

2022

TÁR
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As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.
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TÁR

2023

The Only Girl in the Orchestra
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Trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien never wanted the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hired her in 1966 as the first female musician in the...
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The Only Girl in the Orchestra

2013

Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades
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Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades

1992

Bernstein in Japan
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