Hope and Reconciliation (1970-1990)

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The final two decades of Bernstein’s life are marked by highs and lows: composition successes and disasters; education masterpieces; the death of his beloved wife; conducting triumphs at historical moments; and battling illness. Bernstein made music and memories until the very end. In 1990, Bernstein’s legacy as an American icon begins.

Best of Bernstein: 10 Quotes for Inspiring and Motivating Musicians and Artists (and Every One Who Dares to Hope and Dream)

Need a little inspiration? Look no further: Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), the great American-born and -trained conductor and composer, educator and humanitarian, spoke volumes in words and deeds: from understanding loss and disappointment, to persisting amid frustration (and fame), to devoting concerts to social causes. Here are ten of our favorite quotes (for musicians and the rest of us).

Where Truth and Beauty Meet: Leonard Bernstein on Practicing Peace, Treasuring Truth, Implementing Love (Audio exclusive)

"Where truth with beauty meets," Leonard Bernstein wrote as he neared his 70th birthday, is home to that over-used, four-letter word -- "I cringe to say it" -- called, love.

“Finalizing the Deal, I Believe You Call It”: Irons Reads Bernstein (Audio exclusive)

Academy award-winning actor Jeremy Irons reads Leonard Bernstein's poem, a negotiation with a gender-changing God, penned six months before his death.

October 11, 1977: Rostropovich’s National Symphony Premieres Three Bernstein Compositions

Listen and learn about three Leonard Bernstein world premieres at one concert: October 11, 1977, in Washington DC.

Music Theory 101: Harmony and Tonality, with Professor Bernstein (Videos)

Leonard Bernstein takes us from the very beginning of music all the way through the 20th century in the way only he can.

O-N-C-O-L-O-G-Y and Soap: “Acquiring Knowledge” by Leonard Bernstein, a Lifelong Learner

These two Leonard Bernstein poems from 1939 and 1990 reveal a lifetime of longing for knowledge and meaning from everything: from a bar of soap to battling cancer. Read:

Bernstein on Holst, the “Mysticism Freak”

Find out what you have in common with Gustav Holst, composer of "The Planets."

‘Til Time Shall End’: Bernstein on Meeting Copland (Audio Exclusive)

"Did I tell you how we met on his birthday?" Bernstein says to the interviewer. "Oh, I must have!" Listen to Lenny tell the story of meeting Aaron Copland, only on Classical.org. (Plus, read the sonnet he wrote for Aaron's 80th birthday!)

Bernstein’s “Very Personal” Rehearsal: Rare Tanglewood Footage, Third Movement (Video Exclusive)

Watch the next installment of the Leonard Bernstein rehearsal video that the world hasn’t seen: Bernstein rehearsing Aaron Copland’s 3rd Symphony with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, just before his final concert with them on August 14, 1990. (Part 2 of 3)

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