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Leonard Bernstein (1) (1918–1990)

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Considered by many the greatest figure in American music, Leonard Bernstein was a charismatic and controversial conductor, a gifted teacher, an accomplished pianist, and a highly admired composer. As a teacher, Bernstein communicated his love for music, whether classical or popular, through his mehr anzeigen Young People's Concerts, many of which were televised. At the Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox, Massachusetts, he taught many students who are now present-day conductors of American symphony orchestras. As a composer Bernstein is best known for his popular works, including the Broadway musicals West Side Story (1958), Candide (1956), and Wonderful Town; the film score for On the Waterfront ; and the ballet Fancy Free (1958). However, it was as a conductor with an exuberant, dynamic, and dramatic style that Bernstein captured the attention of the American public. Born to Russian-Jewish immigrants in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1918, Bernstein started taking piano lessons at the age of 10, using his own allowance to pay for the lessons. He continued his musical studies at the Curtis Institute of Music, in Philadelphia, where he quickly displayed his varied talents as a pupil of renowned conductor Fritz Reiner. At the age of 25, Bernstein became an overnight sensation when he substituted for an ailing conductor during a concert. In 1958, when he was named musical director of the New York Philharmonic, Bernstein became the first native-born American to head a symphony orchestra. His association with the New York Philharmonic lasted until 1969, when he resigned to concentrate on composing. Bernstein died in 1990. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Werke von Leonard Bernstein

Romeo and Juliet: West Side Story (1965) — Verfasser — 671 Exemplare
Freude an der Musik - bk619 (1954) 512 Exemplare
Musik-die Offene Frage (1976) 182 Exemplare
On the Town [1949 film] (1949) — Verfasser — 131 Exemplare
West Side Story: Original 1961 Motion Picture Soundtrack (1961) — Verfasser — 117 Exemplare
The Leonard Bernstein Letters (2013) 82 Exemplare
West Side Story (Vocal Selections) (1956) — Verfasser — 79 Exemplare
Findings (1700) 73 Exemplare
West Side Story: Original 1957 Broadway Cast Recording (1984) — Verfasser — 60 Exemplare
Chichester Psalms (1965) 54 Exemplare
Candide: A Comic Operetta (1956) — Verfasser — 52 Exemplare
West Side Story (Vocal Score) (1959) — Verfasser — 45 Exemplare
Mass (soundrecording) (1997) 35 Exemplare
Wonderful Town: A New Musical Comedy (1953) — Verfasser — 19 Exemplare
Candide: Bernstein Conducts (1990) 18 Exemplare
Centennial Gala: Live From the Metropolitan Opera (1983) — Conductor — 14 Exemplare
Wonderful Town: Original Broadway Cast Recording (1991) — Verfasser — 13 Exemplare
West Side Story Suite — Verfasser — 12 Exemplare
Wonderful Town (Piano/Vocal Selections) (2004) — Verfasser — 12 Exemplare
The Songs Of West Side Story (1980) — Verfasser — 11 Exemplare
Candide: New York Philharmonic [2005 TV episode] (2005) — Conductor — 11 Exemplare
A Simple Song 10 Exemplare
Leonard Bernstein's New York (1996) 9 Exemplare
Orchestral Anthology Volume 2 (1998) 9 Exemplare
On the Town [sound recording] (1993) — Verfasser — 8 Exemplare
West Side Story (Piano Selections) (1961) — Verfasser — 8 Exemplare
Candide: Original 1956 Broadway Cast Recording (2003) — Verfasser; Lyricist — 8 Exemplare
Candide: Leonard Bernstein [1991 TV movie] (1991) — Verfasser — 7 Exemplare
Candide: Vocal Selections (1974) 7 Exemplare
Tonight (from West Side Story) (2009) 7 Exemplare
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (2010) 6 Exemplare
Bernstein on Broadway (1981) 6 Exemplare
White House Cantata 5 Exemplare
Bernstein: Rondo for Lifey (1998) 5 Exemplare
Candide 5 Exemplare
Maria (from West Side Story) (1962) 5 Exemplare
On the Town: New Broadway Cast Recording — Verfasser — 4 Exemplare
Music for Piano (2010) 4 Exemplare
Freude an der Musik (1976) 4 Exemplare
Gloria Tibi 4 Exemplare
Bernstein On Broadway (1996) 4 Exemplare
Candide: New York City Opera (1992) 3 Exemplare
J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan [1950 musical] (1990) — Verfasser — 3 Exemplare
Encore Collection 3 (1990) 3 Exemplare
I Hate Music (1943) 3 Exemplare
Candide 3 Exemplare
Wonderful Town: Berlin Philharmonic [film] (2005) — Verfasser — 3 Exemplare
Somewhere [sound recording] (1993) 3 Exemplare
West Side Story: Original 2021 Motion Picture Soundtrack (2021) — Verfasser — 3 Exemplare
Hangversenyek fiataloknak (1974) 2 Exemplare
Le partage de la musique (1996) 2 Exemplare
Symphony No. 1, 'Jeremiah' (1943) 2 Exemplare
West Side Story (Playbill) (1958) 2 Exemplare
Satchmo the Great (1957) — Conductor — 2 Exemplare
Omnibus: Leonard Bernstein (2009) 2 Exemplare
The little drummer boy [VHS] (1996) 2 Exemplare
Musikglæde 2 Exemplare
Bernstein's America 2 Exemplare
Mad About Tenors 2 Exemplare
Essential Bernstein 2 Exemplare
Encore Collection 2 (1990) 2 Exemplare
On the town 2 Exemplare
Fancy Free (1950) 2 Exemplare
O Mundo da Música 2 Exemplare
Gee, Officer Krupke 2 Exemplare
Chichester Psalms 1 Exemplar
Testament (1993) 1 Exemplar
On the Town [sheet music] (2000) 1 Exemplar
Dream with Me 1 Exemplar
So Pretty 1 Exemplar
New York 1 Exemplar
Handel : Messiah 1 Exemplar
Americana — Verfasser — 1 Exemplar
Symphony no. 5 1 Exemplar
West Side 1 Exemplar
Nachspiel 1 Exemplar
A Little Bit in Love (from Wonderful Town) — Verfasser — 1 Exemplar
Bernstein Dances 1 Exemplar
From Stage to Screen (2001) 1 Exemplar
Judaica 1 Exemplar
Marches 1 Exemplar
Leonard Bernstein Remastered (2017) 1 Exemplar
I Wish It So 1 Exemplar
Yigdal 1 Exemplar
The Essential Bernstein (1999) 1 Exemplar
Hashkiveinu 1 Exemplar
Voice of Bernstein 1 Exemplar
A Tribute (1991) 1 Exemplar
Clarinet Sonata 1 Exemplar
An American Salute 1 Exemplar
Simple Song 1 Exemplar
The Lark 1 Exemplar
Scoperte (2018) 1 Exemplar

Zugehörige Werke

West side story (1957) — Verfasser — 715 Exemplare
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 [sound recording] (1824) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben471 Exemplare
Mozart: Requiem (1791) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben345 Exemplare
Planets (1917) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben288 Exemplare
On the Waterfront [1954 film] (1954) — Verfasser — 192 Exemplare
Tchaikovsky : Symphony no.6 in B minor, Op.74 [sound recording] (1953) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben138 Exemplare
Fidelio (sound recording) (1989)einige Ausgaben116 Exemplare
Symphony No 9 in D Minor [sound recording] (1989)einige Ausgaben103 Exemplare
An American in Paris + Rhapsody in Blue [sound recording] (1966) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben92 Exemplare
West Side Story: A Musical (Book/Libretto) (1957) — Verfasser — 91 Exemplare
Ten Great Musicals of the American Theatre (1973) — Mitwirkender — 82 Exemplare
West Side Story [2021 film] — Verfasser — 63 Exemplare
Also Sprach Zarathrustra op. 30 [sound recording] (1896) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben63 Exemplare
Shostakovich : Symphony no.5 in D minor, Op.47 [sound recording] (1962) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben56 Exemplare
Night on Bald Mountain; Pictures at an exhibition [sound recording] (1972) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben53 Exemplare
Des Knaben Wunderhorn [sound recording] (2000) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben50 Exemplare
Beethoven : Symphony no.5 in C minor, Op.67 [sound recording] (1962) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben31 Exemplare
Symphonies nos 6 (Pastoral) & 8 [sound recording] (1994) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben28 Exemplare
Bizet: L'Arlesienne & Carmen (1990) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben25 Exemplare
A Faust Symphony (1854) — conductor, einige Ausgaben25 Exemplare
Mahler: The Complete Symphonies (2007) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben19 Exemplare
Sing, Children, Sing (1972) — Einführung — 19 Exemplare
Copland : Symphony no.3 + Quiet city [sound recording] (1990) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben16 Exemplare
Where Are You? (1991) — Songwriter — 15 Exemplare
1812 Overture / Capriccio Italien / Romeo & Juliet (2001) — Coductor — 10 Exemplare
Greatest Hits--Grieg (CD) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben8 Exemplare
Haydn : Harmoniemesse [sound recording] (1975) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben8 Exemplare
Symphonies Nos. 1 - 6 [sound recording] (1990) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben7 Exemplare
Readings on West Side Story (2001) — Mitwirkender — 7 Exemplare
American Festival (1995) — Verfasser — 5 Exemplare
Piano Concerto no.2 + Symphony no.5 in D minor, Op.47 [sound recording] (1997) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben3 Exemplare
The Great Songs of Christmas (Goodyear Album Three) (1999) — Mitwirkender — 3 Exemplare
Holst : The planets + Walton : Facade [sound recording] — Conductor, einige Ausgaben3 Exemplare
Sibelius : Symphony no.1 in E minor, Op.39 [sound recording] — Conductor, einige Ausgaben2 Exemplare
The World's Greatest Classics — Verfasser — 1 Exemplar
The World's Greatest Classics, Vol. 1 — Verfasser — 1 Exemplar
Hindemith / Penderecki: Violin Ctos (1995) — Conductor — 1 Exemplar
In Person — Songwriter — 1 Exemplar
The Golden Glow of Christmas [1972 Sound Recording Album] (1972) — Conductor, einige Ausgaben1 Exemplar
Carnegie Hall at 100: A Place of Dreams [1991 film] (1991) — Participant — 1 Exemplar
Wagner : Tristan and Isolde : Acts 2 & 3 {excerpts} [sound recording] — Conductor, einige Ausgaben1 Exemplar

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Tracklist

A1 Orchestra*, The Jets*– Prologue And Jet Song
A2 Larry Kert– Something's Coming
A3 Orchestra*, Ensemble*– The Dance At The Gym
A4 Larry Kert– Maria
A5 Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence– Tonight
A6 Chita Rivera, Marilyn Cooper, Reri Grist And Shark Girls*– America
A7 Mickey Calin* And The Jets*– Cool
A8 Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence– One Hand, One Heart
B1 Ensemble*, Quintet*– Tonight
B2 Orchestra*– The Rumble
B3 Carol Lawrence, Marilyn Cooper, Carmen Gutierrez, Elizabeth Taylor (3)– I Feel Pretty
B4 Reri Grist & Ensemble*– Somewhere (Ballet)
B5 Eddie Roll, Grover Dale And The Jets*– Gee, Officer Krupke!
B6 Carol Lawrence And Chita Rivera– A Boy Like That / I Have A Love
B7 Unknown Artist– Finale
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Tracklist

One Track Present********
Prologue 5:29
Tracks Not In File ***********
Jet Song 2:05
Something's Coming 2:30
Dance At The Gym 3:29
Maria 2:33
America 4:57
Tonight 3:35
Gee, Officer Krupke! 4:02
I Feel Pretty 2:38
One Hand, One Heart 1:55
Quintet 3:20
The Rumble 2:26
Cool 4:20
A Boy Like That / I Have A Love 4:27
Somewhere 2:03
 
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5653735991n | 3 weitere Rezensionen | Jul 11, 2023 |
Il libro contiene la trascrizione (ricca di illustrazioni e di esempi con notazione musicale) di alcune lezioni tenute dal 1958 ai primi anni '70 da Bernstein di fronte a un pubblico di bambini. Come si dice in quarta di copertina, sia grandi che piccoli possono apprezzare molto questo libro di alfabetizzazione musicale. A mio avviso il destinatario migliore è un adulto che, davanti a un pianoforte, abbia l'opportunità di leggere con calma il testo e strimpellare gli esempi che contiene. Per un bambino alcuni temi (per esempio gli intervalli o i modi) mi sembrano raccontati in maniera fin troppo complessa, ma forse mi sbaglio dato il successo delle lezioni di Bernstein, trasmesse per lunghi anni in televisione (altri tempi, altre nazioni...). In ogni caso, ottimo e piacevolissimo.… (mehr)
 
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