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It features excerpts of Bernstein's rehearsals and performance of Fidelio at the Vienna State Opera, directed by Otto Schenk (which was later revived and filmed in 1978); Bernstein playing the Piano Concerto No. 1 and conducting from the piano; and a performance of Symphony No. 9 with the Vienna Philharmonic, featuring the young Plácido ...
- West Side Story. With two film adaptations and many successful stage runs, West Side Story is Bernstein’s best-known work by far. A collaboration with lyricist Stephen Sondheim and director-choreographer Jerome Robbins, it’s considered by many to be one of the greatest musicals of all time.
- Candide. Originally intended as a play, Candide was transformed into an operetta when an enthusiastic Bernstein convinced librettist Lillian Hellman of his vision.
- Chichester Psalms. Epic and jovial, serene and pure, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms is a large choral work written for choir and orchestra, and boy treble or countertenor soloist.
- MASS: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers. The full title gives you a giant clue as to what’s happening here. With his trademark flair for the eclectic, Bernstein takes the traditional Catholic mass and transforms it into a Broadway-infused showpiece, complete with orchestra, dancers, rock band, and a marching band for good measure.
Inspired by his Jewish heritage, Bernstein completed his first large-scale work: Symphony No. 1: "Jeremiah" (1943). The piece was first performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 1944, conducted by the composer, and received the New York Music Critics' Award.
Leonard Bernstein (then 25-years old) made his international conducting debut with Les Concerts Symphoniques de Montréal (now the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal) in a concert featuring Mozart's Overture to "The Marriage of Figaro," Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8, Sibelius’s Symphony No. 1, and Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major with soloist ...
Leonard Bernstein had close ties with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, the Israel Philharmonic, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Santa Cecilia Orchestra, and the Royal Concertgebouw, to name a few.
Jun 30, 2009 · Leonard Bernstein. George Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue. On June 23rd, 1959, Leonard Bernstein and the Columbia Symphony took their places at the St. George Hotel in Brooklyn, N.Y. and made...
Leonard Bernstein was a composer, conductor, pianist, author, educator and activist. He first conducted the London Symphony Orchestra in 1966, and there began a 24-year relationship that would see him named LSO President. In total, Bernstein conducted 36 performances with the LSO between 1966 and 1990, including seven tours throughout the UK ...
