Bernstein’s Dilemma: To Conduct or to Compose? (Audio Exclusive)
When Bernstein was offered the New York Philharmonic in 1957, he saw a chance to find the “locus” that he’d been missing. But he knew the cost to his composing would be high.
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Listen to Lenny — in Bernstein’s own voice.
Bernstein Rehearses Copland at Tanglewood: Rare Footage, Part 1 (Video exclusive)
Classical.org is pleased to share with you for your exclusive viewing a Leonard Bernstein rehearsal video that the world hasn’t seen: Bernstein rehearsing Copland’s 3rd Symphony with the Tanglewood Music Center (TMC) Orchestra, just days before his final concert with the TMC on August 14, 1990. (Part 1 of 3)
Bernstein Speaks on the Genesis of ‘West Side Story’: “Of Course It Can’t Be on the East Side!” (Audio exclusive)
The Bernstein Experience brings to you, for the first time ever, exclusive audio footage from the intimate recording sessions of Leonard Bernstein with John Gruen. In these first clips (of more to come), Bernstein talks about the origin of West Side Story, on the heels of a failing Candide.
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