Leonard Bernstein describes Serge Koussevitzky to interviewer John Gruen during the summer of 1967. Listen to tapes Gruen recorded as notes for his biography of Bernstein, made available to the public this year, only on Classical.org, official digital partner of the Bernstein Centennial.
Leonard Bernstein and American violinist Isaac Stern shared decades of musical collaborations, producing some of the best moments in orchestral history. Enjoy this review in photos, text, and sound on Classical.org.
Lenny had a fundamental discomfort with the very notion of a vacation. "And yet sometimes in my period of great activity, I long fiercely for just a period when I don't have to do anything, and I can just lie around and think." Listen to Lenny, in his own voice.
