Leonard Bernstein
notum enim: Sound
dies natalis: 1918-08-25
Locus Natus: Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
Et ut: Louis Bernstein
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
Documentary about young pop and rock musicians producing music as "a symptom and generator" of social unrest and generation gaps.
release : 1967.04.25popularis : 0.576
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew...
release : 1976.01.11popularis : 2.626
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew...
release : 1976.01.11popularis : 1.334
The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew...
release : 1976.01.11popularis : 1.779
The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew...
release : 1976.01.11popularis : 9.855
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew...
release : 1976.01.11popularis : 2.235
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew...
release : 1976.01.11popularis : 1.673
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
The life of internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin is told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography,...
release : 2022.11.23popularis : 14.15
The Making Of West Side Story
A documentary which shows, in great detail, the making of the 1985 Bernstein-conducted recording of the entire score of "West Side Story", featuring...
release : 1985.05.01popularis : 1.177
Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
Leonard Bernstein discusses his Boston childhood, his musical growth at Harvard and the Curtis Institute and the influence of great masters like...
release : 1978.10.13popularis : 1.362
Satchmo the Great
In this 1957 biography film of the jazz-great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the world as American good-will ambassadors bring jazz...
release : 1957.10.04popularis : 1.854
Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives
Leonard Bernstein conducts four pieces by American composers: George Gershwin's 'An American in Paris' and 'Rhapsody in Blue' and Charles Ives'...
release : 1976.01.01popularis : 1.224
Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music
Leonard Bernstein narrated by legendary screen star Lauren Bacall. The movie also relies extensively on Bernstein's own words to provide the...
release : 1970.01.01popularis : 1.226
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.
release : 1979.01.09popularis : 1.004
The Creative Performer
Leornard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, first with pianist Glenn Gould performing Bach's Keyboard Concerto #1 in D minor and...
release : 1960.01.31popularis : 2.804
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
The life of the composer, shaped by his Jewish heritage, his morality and his playful sense of humor.
release : 1998.10.27popularis : 2.1
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
This is the historic concert performance of the final operatic version of Bernstein's Candide. It was recorded on December 13, 1989 at the Barbican...
release : 1989.12.13popularis : 2.769
Tanglewood: A Place for Music
A look at the activities of the Tanglewood Music Center, America's renowned summer Academy for talented musicians, singers, composers and conductors.
release : 1985.05.26popularis : 1.838
Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor
In 1985, cameras take a look inside the Berkshire Music Center, the most prominent pre-professional classical music academy in the US. Seiji Ozawa,...
release : 1985.05.27popularis : 4.052
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings...
release : 2022.10.27popularis : 4.399
Night of 100 Stars II
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was...
release : 1985.03.10popularis : 6.469
Beethoven Fidelio
This production is a gala affair; the sets are traditional (evocative of 18th-19th century Spain); the lighting is bright, so colors are good and one...
release : 1978.11.04popularis : 1.91
Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein
Great presentation of the legendary american conductor Leonard Bernstein, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Christa Ludwig (contralto solo), the...
release : 1970.01.01popularis : 1.148
Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
Can a work of art remain relevant 200 years after its creation? Ludwig van Beethoven’s last completed symphony proves it’s possible.
release : 2024.04.28popularis : 3.983
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
As the world prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of West Side Story in 2017, dancer Bruno Tonioli and broadcaster Suzy Klein go in search of...
release : 2016.12.26popularis : 21.34
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
BBC television program exploring Visconti’s mastery of cinema, theater, and opera direction.
release : 1966.04.24popularis : 2.901
Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky
The New York Philharmonic takes the stage of the Sydney Opera House for their Australian debut, and acclaimed conductor Leonard Bernstein is there to...
release : 1992.01.01popularis : 0.424
Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts
The National Orchestra of France performs in the sumptuous Theatre des Champs Elysees before a Parisian audience. Leonard Bernstein conducts Ravel's...
release : 2006.01.31popularis : 0.882
Karajan: Beauty As I See It
With a career that includes a 35-year tenure as composer of the Berlin Philharmonic and record sales topping 200 million, Herbert von Karajan is one...
release : 2008.05.10popularis : 1.303
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
Documentary about sixteen great conductors of the 20th century.
release : 1993.01.01popularis : 3.644
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphonies Nos. 1, 8 & 9 Performed by Gwyneth Jones · Hanna Schwarz René Kollo · Kurt Moll In Vienna...
release : 2008.09.15popularis : 0.885
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5
Under the guidance of famed American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, Polish classical pianist Krystian Zimerman and the Vienna Philharmonic...
release : 2007.01.09popularis : 0.437
Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2
Between 1981 and 1984 Leonard Bernstein recorded nearly all of Brahms' orchestral works with the Wiener Philharmoniker to honour the 150th...
release : 2007.10.07popularis : 1.167
Bernstein Brahms Symphonies
Here is the most convincing presentation of Brahms' symphonies that I personally have ever experienced. There is no explaining a gift like Leonard...
release : 1984.01.01popularis : 0.546
Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate
This performance of Mozart's Great Mass in C minor, which remained an unfinished torso, is reverent and highly dramatic. It was filmed 4-6 April 1990...
release : 2006.06.03popularis : 1.717
Rostropovich Life & Art
Released as a memorial for the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, who passed away on 27 April 2007, this DVD contains one bonafide cello...
release : 2007.02.05popularis : 0.948
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6
For Mahlerites, his symphonies are much more than musical performances--they can be an emotional or spiritual journey through the struggles, fears,...
release : 1976.08.22popularis : 0.56
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal
"Four Ways to Say Farewell" is a personal introduction to Mahler and his Ninth Symphony, during which Leonard Bernstein is seen and heard rehearsing...
release : 1976.07.08popularis : 0.767
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
Beginning with the First Symphony, Bernstein reveals Mahler's position at the hinge of modernism, while emphasizing his emotional extremism. The...
release : 1973.08.17popularis : 1.752
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde
Filmed on tour at Berlin's Philharmonie, this account of the valedictory Ninth Symphony is an intense interpretation, expressing Bernstein's...
release : 2005.11.22popularis : 0.609
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
In celebration of its 100th anniversary in 1983, the Metropolitan Opera hosts a four-hour performance uniting some of the world's most spellbinding...
release : 1983.01.01popularis : 0.83
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
Leonard Bernstein made these recordings during his wonderfully productive collaboration with the Wiener Philharmoniker in the mid-1970s when he was...
release : 1975.07.17popularis : 2.338
Brahms The Piano Concertos
Between 1981 and 1984 Leonard Bernstein recorded nearly all of Brahmss orchestral works with the Wiener Philharmoniker to honor the 150th anniversary...
release : 1984.12.11popularis : 2.167
The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein
This television essay from 1985 was written by Leonard Bernstein to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Gustav Mahler's birth. Recorded in Israel,...
release : 1985.11.01popularis : 0.642
Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5
In a pair of passionate performances, American composer Leonard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic in Tchaikovsky's Symphony no. 4 and...
release : 1975.07.17popularis : 0.437
Bernstein Beethoven Overtures
Excellent Bernstein performance. Interesting version for String Orchestra. Interesting video details to introduce your friends to classic orchestral...
release : 1978.11.30popularis : 3.268
Ode to Freedom
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein, this is an historic performance marking the fall of the Berlin Wall. Performed on Christmas Day 1989 in the former...
release : 1989.12.25popularis : 2.16
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
In this documentary portrait prepared for the anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday, Leonard Bernstein illustrates his analysis with...
release : 1970.12.16popularis : 0.872
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
To play Beethoven's music is to give oneself over completely to the child-spirit which lived in that grim, awkward, violent man. Without that utter...
release : 1970.04.04popularis : 1.97
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2
Leonard Bernstein performs three of his own compositions with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at the Philharmonic in Berlin.
release : 1977.01.01popularis : 1.119
Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major
In Vienna's Musikverein, Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic celebrates Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday with a joyful performance of...
release : 1970.06.07popularis : 2.373
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional...
release : 1970.03.24popularis : 9.012
Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life
The document explores Leonard Bernstein's various facets as a conductor, a composer, a pianist and most of all a teacher and how he influenced so...
release : 2016.05.27popularis : 1.735
Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann
Mischa Maisky performs with the Vienna Symphony and Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein in concertos by Haydn and Schumann.
release : 2007.09.11popularis : 0.753
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
A documentary on the mysterious and influential pianist.
release : 2009.09.13popularis : 1.358
Glenn Gould: Extasis
A collection of recollections and opinions of and about Glenn Gould, interspersed with excerpts of archive footage of the great Canadian pianist...
release : 1993.12.31popularis : 2.559
Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal
"The Rite of Spring is all about sex and reproduction. This is a beastly music brought to the highest, most refined point."
release : 1988.03.26popularis : 1.592
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
During a break in rehearsals with the Israel Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein sat down at the piano to film an introduction to the poetry and music of...
release : 1972.01.01popularis : 1.387
Bernstein's Wall
An enlightening, complex look at one of the greatest figures in 20th century classical music whose passion and creativity guided him well beyond the...
release : 2021.06.14popularis : 2.891
Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided
One of the first US born conductors to receive worldwide fame, Leonard Bernstein is an exceptional composer and certainly not only due to The West...
release : 2018.01.01popularis : 0.682