Leonard Bernstein
1918 – 1990
Bernstein straddled Broadway and the concert hall. West Side Story brought Shakespeare to New York streets. As conductor, he was volcanic. As composer, he was endlessly inventive and deeply humane.
Essential Listening
West Side Story - Somewhere
A place for us — the hope that transcends tragedy. Bernstein's most beautiful melody reaches for utopia.
West Side Story - Mambo
The dance at the gym explodes with Latin energy. Brass screams, percussion drives — pure theatrical excitement.
Candide - Overture
Optimism, wit, and brilliance in three minutes. Bernstein channels Voltaire's satire in a whirlwind overture.
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