This week in #Bernsteinat100: Gustavo Dudamel speaks, Deutsche Grammophon dazzles, and the Library of Congress releases more in the digital Leonard Bernstein collection.
1. Treasures from the Library of Congress
Looking for scans of handwritten letters sent by Leonard Bernstein? What about hundreds of photos of the American maestro and his family? The Library of Congress has made over 3,700 documents, images, and audio recordings available for free on its digital archive, which you can find here. A great way to dip your toes in the water before you dive in: Penny Schwartz of the Jewish Telegraph Agency scouted out 7 top picks from the LoC collection.
7 Treasures on @LennyBernstein from t/ @libraryofcongre collex. “A polymath & Renaissance man who wanted 2 do it all,” Mark Horowitz, curator 2 @JTAnews @NMAJH @harvardmusiclib @nyphil @Israel_Phil @995WCRB https://t.co/4azhtd5qfE
— Penny Schwartz (@PennySchwartz) April 17, 2018
2. Leonard Bernstein: The Complete Works
Deutsche Grammophon has done it again. Watch this trailer for their box set of the complete Leonard Bernstein works coming the first week of May, order one for yourself.
And, you’ll want to pick up DG’s “Leonard Bernstein’s Complete Recordings:”
“Bernstein lived for music, he lived it to the full and became lost in the euphoria of the moment.” Wolfgang Stähr
Discover Leonard Bernstein’s Complete Recordings: https://t.co/eO0R3uesUF #BernsteinAt100 pic.twitter.com/ACzGX1gbmv— Deutsche Grammophon (@DGclassics) April 10, 2018
3. From one Maestro to another
“I think Leonard Bernstein was music.”
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is celebrating Leonard Bernstein this week and during their upcoming tour by performing “Chichester Psalms” alongside Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Hear Gustavo Dudamel reflect on what made Lenny so special:
“He achieved the most beautiful things an artist can achieve.”@GustavoDudamel reflects on the impact of @LennyBernstein, whose legacy we celebrate this week in Walt Disney Concert Hall—and during the upcoming #LAPhilTour. #Bernsteinat100 pic.twitter.com/S3j2YrVQFj
— LA Phil (@LAPhil) April 19, 2018
4. Brandeis’s Bernstein birthday bash
This week, Brandeis University’s annual Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts included an extra special event: a birthday party, complete with cake! Brandeis musicology doctoral candidate Georgia Luikens wrote about what Bernstein meant — and continues to mean — to the university.
Want to visit the Festival yourself? There are two concerts you’ll like this weekend: Saturday, 4/21, hear the Lydian String Quartet at 8:00 PM, and Sunday, 4/22, hear the Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra at 7:00 PM!
Art for everybody’s sake at #Brandeis. As you’re strolling through the Shapiro Campus Center, add a little flair of your own. pic.twitter.com/P0tCu10H3C
— Brandeis University (@BrandeisU) April 18, 2018
Happy birthday, @LennyBernstein! We’re throwing former #Brandeis professor Leonard Bernstein a big ‘ol 100th birthday party under the tent on the Great Lawn from 9-11 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 18. Come for the cake, stay for the music! #Bernsteinat100 pic.twitter.com/loCEVTtJWo
— Brandeis University (@BrandeisU) April 18, 2018
Running tech for tonight’s Late Night with @LennyBernstein concert @BrandeisU. It’s sold out but join us at 9:30 pm in the heated tent outside Shapiro Campus Center for birthday cake! pic.twitter.com/vK6pkJQO4S
— Ingrid S Pumpkins (@IngridKarin) April 19, 2018
🎵 Tonight, tonight, we celebrate @LennyBernstein‘s birthday tonight. There’s cake & music under the (heated) tent on the Great Lawn starting at 9. #Brandeis #Bernsteinat100 pic.twitter.com/U5eYaJjOvA
— Brandeis University (@BrandeisU) April 19, 2018
5. Bernstein Fast Facts from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
On April 26 and 28, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra performs Candide with Nicholas Phan, Tracy Dahl, and Richard Suart, with Bramwell Tovey conducting.
Get ready for a 2018 full of celebration as the music world marks the 100th anniversary of @LennyBernstein‘s birth! Learn more about the legendary Lenny below then join us for one of the composer/conductor’s best, Candide, April 26 & 28: https://t.co/rSJJ3OwHFy pic.twitter.com/F5u125Ypkm
— Toronto Symphony (@TorontoSymphony) March 27, 2018
More #Bernsteinat100
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