Leonard Bernstein
A major figure in Amerivan music, Leonard Bernstein was an highly accomplished composer of both popular and classical works as well as distinguished conductor. He is best known for composing the music for WEST SIDE STORY, ON THE WATERFRONT (for which he was nominated an Academy Award), and CANDIDE. He received six Emmys, 16 Grammys and three Tony Awards in his lifetime. Bernstein, a Harvard graduate, also served as conductor of the New York Philharmonic from 1958-1969, during which he launched the acclaimed YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS series. In 1972, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Although he passed in 1990, Bernstein's memorable songs from WEST SIDE STORY and ON THE TOWN are frequently recorded by new artists who specialize in the Great American Songbook.
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Albums
Top Tracks
- Love Theme from "On the Waterfront"
- Semper Fidelis
- Symphonie fantastique Op. 14 (1987 Digital Remaster): IV. Marche au supplice
- Le Boeuf sur le toit, '(The) Bull on the Roof' Op. 58
- Batuque (Finale from "Reisado do pastoreio")
Related Artists
- New York Philharmonic
- Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Philadelphia Orchestra
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- The Cleveland Orchestra
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
- Igor Stravinsky
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Wiener Philharmoniker
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Bernstein, Berliner Philharmoniker
- Bruno Walter
- San Francisco Symphony
- Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker
- Itzhak Perlman
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