@@jacobtighe9873 I have to say my best memory of him was when I had to conduct the second movement of the Dvorak 9th symphony, and i had tears in my eyes and had to stop. He asked me why I stopped, and I replied that I was picturing in my mind someone from Central Europe in the New World thinking about the beauty of his homeland knowing that he would never be able to return. Maestro Bernstein said "BRAVO, FINALLY a student who can feel emotion!" He then went on to tell the class that emotion was the most important thing that will turn a good performance into a GREAT Performance.
Great - my singing-teacher said so. He taught me everything I needed to know to perform a song. Then He talked to me about what the meaning of the song was. Could be something historical or emotional. He told me to learn it and feel it and bring my feelings to the outside for the audience. It helped me a lot.
Then there was that wonderful quote from his father who wanted him to pursue a different career - "How did I know he would grow up to become Leonard Bernstein?"
Met an old man who was in the beauty supply business with Bernstein's father. I'm sure the dad's disaapointment turned into pride . You don't get international recognition selling beauty shop supplies!
I think denigrating pop as uncultured misses the point of some of Bernstein’s influences being popular music and Americana; the music world is big enough to have both styles supported, but since pop is more profitable to record companies and the like, it leaves the orchestras underfunded and, as such, less able to take risks in supporting young, new talents. Bernstein premiered in his early 20s conducting the Firebird and I have faith that many people could be supported to reach such heights as him.
One of Leonard Bernstein's greatest performance was his concert in Moscow 1959, where he performed Shostakovich's 'Leningradskaya' conducting the NYP in front of a Soviet audience. He shook hands with the composer at the stage and held a great speech of friendship and understanding. Absolutely great !
It's not true that Leonard Bernstein is not with us. His message is being always with us if only we the people observe his talent and works, to his words correctly, and as of being of ourselves. And, that is the only correct way of observing and accepting our own history as human heritage; or, at least, as being to be such for our predecessors, and for our children, and eventually for ourselves. People die out when you think of them being dead. And, dead is a word to describe a state, not to describe a human act. Our great predecessors will never die and always stay with us in us and in you! Bernstein told that he hated to be alone and life is meaningless if it is not shared, then, why don't any of us won't to choose the way to be with him and share with your deepest thoughts with him. Herefore, Leonard Bernstein, just like any of your intimate frineds who have passed away, is still alive.
At least we must learn he did live his life in "Hot-line" recordings, where he projected every of his concerns to his friends and collegues, and in frank fashion.
Lenny is my role model to this day. I learned so much from him and still do today. I will never forget his master class in my life. Lenny: I love you. Rest in peace
I was lucky to meet him after one of his concerts in NY. I had asked to study with him and he had gently turned me down by mail. When I caught him on his hurry after a concert, he was cheery, smart, kind and took the time to stop and talk with me. He was surrounded by friends and followers, wore a cape over his tux, and seemed taller than anyone else in the hall. His charisma filled the hall.
@@BraxtonKoonsusic is a form of art. Composing and conducting music is an art. So, musicians are considered artists, because they shape an image. Each piece has a story, that helps paint that image. That's why Leonard Bernstein and so many other musicians are considered to be some of the greatest artists out there.
Truly a giant. I will never forget him conducting Beethoven's 9th, Christmas day 1989 in East Berlin's Schauspielhaus, just after the Wall fell. I couldn't stop crying.
Shortly after I started a doctoral program in Miami, FL I thought I saw him sitting at a bar having a drink. I also thought I saw Horowitz at a different bar. This was in 1975. Yes, he was one of the greats, and he died way too young.
I am not a musician, my dad was, and as a uni lecturer I valued him as a great teacher, his “music appreciation course” was the best way to learn music from the stand of non musicians.
One of the greatest musical figures not just of the 20th Century but of any century. This very nice piece mentioned but didn't show anything of his young people's educational concerts from the 1950s and 60s which were pioneering then and remain unequalled to this day, and of course his Norton Lecture Series at Harvard in the '74, demonstrated again his remarkable presentational skills and exceptional intellect, as if all the musical stuff wasn't enough.
Watch the Young People’s Concerts where he’s discussing (I think) sonatas and uses the Beatles “And I Love Her” as an example. There’s an audible gasp from the audience of kids because they “get it” and love how he brought something so complex down to a level they could understand
Bernstein was also a great educator.The Youth Concerts should be taken over by another great American conductor and. It should not be just something Bernstein did A long time ago.His legacy must be a living legacy not just a memory.
Leonard Bernstein is considered an inspiration! The music he composed is phenomenal. I agree with him for his love Beethoven. I observed how intense, and how somber he could be, it's amazing! His music in west side story was just perfect! It's a shame he isnt in our generation anymore
He was my favorite composer and supreme conductor of music for young and old alike. I was influenced by his Young Peoples series of concerts. I prefer his interpretations of Beethoven and Copeland to this day.
Words cannot even describe the genius and brilliance of Leonard Bernstein. He was on the level of Mozart and Beethoven, whether he would ever agree with that or not. His “West Side Story” is an immortal achievement that is staggering in its scope and is one of the greatest musical achievements of any human being that has ever lived. He need not make any apologies for any eccentricities or excesses he may have had - they always accompany genius, especially at his level. Nothing more can be said or expressed in words of Bernstein that hasn’t already been said. His music and legacy alone speaks for itself. A twentieth century Mozart. So thankful there is video of his existence and performances.
We can separate his genius from his personality or sexual preferences. The man's talent was so abundant, that only the numb could deny it. His podium personality was over the top. Close your eyes. His radical chic was over the top. Whatever. His Unansweeed Question series was subpar. Not every at-bat leads to extra bases. His musical genius was not one wit less for all of these nitpicks and more. I miss him. He left us too soon.
73 I've extracted some video cliff notes or my favourite excerpts. The one to start with is "The Greatest 5 min in Music Education". My channel isn't monetized btw
I worked a high stress job, six days a week at that time. I have no memory of this story/death which occurred on my 26th birthday. Very strange to just notice this now.
@@dougo891 it was never much of a secret. He left his wife for a young man. When it didn't work out, he begged her to take him back. I think he must more accurately be called bi- sexual . It fact , I think he hardly noticed the difference. He had large appetites, and consumed the world and all experiences that interested him in huge portions. I think if he was attracted to a person he didn't hesitate
El más famoso director fue el que menos dinero ganó porque sólo interesaba la música y no cuanto le pagarían.La Sinfónica de Israel finalmente aceptaron interpretar a R.Wagner porque L.Bernstein los pudo persuadir porque es la música y no el hombre.Gracias Lenny.
This is a great obituary. F Sharp Major attitude for the common people in E major C clef world in Koussevitzky's shed hall of Tanglewood in rage, and saying that attitude charming, not pretty; and he envies him; this is a masterful soul and mind sharing from the heart! Thanks for uploading! We need a lot more this kinds, not fourth or fifth kinds. The third was enough.
Peter Jennings was also a class act… great journalist, and lover of the arts… I remember well on his newscast when he gave tribute to the great soprano Joan Sutherland when she passed…so touching to give tribute on national news to even an Australian artist! He also was presenter live of Sutherland and Pavarotti’s live gala from the Met in 1987 when she was nearing the end of her long career… Classical artists don’t get coverage like that anymore! Sadly he developed lung cancer and I remember his later broadcasts when he was losing his voice… so sad, what a gentleman…
Zeupater They only made 'em like that once. Lenny was unique. There had never been anyone like him, and I doubt there will ever be anyone like him again.
I wanted to be Bernstein. I grew up with his "Young People's Concerts" and was thrilled to study music education, jazz composition, conducting and more. But, when I wrote Bernstein asking to study with him, he wrote me back: "Women will never be conductors." I continued to study, taught music in the public schools and loved every minute. Now that I am old, I am thrilled again - this time to see women conductors. And I'm just glad to know Bernstein wasn't perfect.
Of course he was not perfect. All those cigarettes and whiskey?!! But regarding this (incorrect) belief on women's conducting, we know that he changed his mind completely and trained some excellent pupils. Like Marin Alsop...
Not true. Yehudi Menuhin died closer to the year 2000, the rest have seemed to die later. Stern, Pavarotti, closer to 2010 from memory. Yes all big deals with appropriate coverage
I don't believe he was, although he did frequently have his scores critiqued by Copland who was a student of Boulanger's. Bernstein was also said to have sent a score to Boulanger. Her response: “I am enchanted by its dazzling nature - perhaps facility is a danger, but it is enough to be aware of that and follow it.”
@@ZacLavender there is a letter from Boulanger to Bernstein about being enchanted by the score to West Side Story but having reservations about his facility. She was a mentor to him rather than a teacher
Stanley Chappelle was one of Bernstein's conducting teachers. Chappelle later taught conducted the University of Washington Symphony and taught conducting there. I was one his his students and his symphony librarian. He chose and I marked every up-bow, down-bow, dynamic marking changes... Chappelle was a perfectionist and terrific conductor. Bernstein had a great teacher.
Sadly, he was never tranquil of spirit. He chain smoked himself to death and died way too young. We all love West Side Story but he wanted to compete with Mozart in symphony and opera but could not measure up. It always made him feel like a failure...and that he certainly was not.
Perhaps he didn't want to compete with Mozart but wanted to push opera and musical forms into new directions. The overture to Candide is marvelous. Other composers remembered only for their overtures and not for their complete works were not failures - but were often revolutionaries. Let's applaud imagination.
**DRINK, DRANK...DRUNK!** Lenny just couldn't hold all that booze! He was drinking way-heavy as a young man, middle-aged man, and as a (prematurely) dying man...
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Da hat L. richtig Glück gehabt: Wäre er älter geworden, hätte sich sicherlich irgendeine Frau daran erinnert, dass er ihr vor 40 Jahren einmal an die Wäsche wollte - natürlich gegen ihren Willen.
He did have a pompous and cruel side. He was an interesting bunch of guys. Great composer of musicals , but an overrated conductor, and his attempts at educating the public didn't come off well. He pontificated, rather than make classical music for accessible ( like Previn did with the LSO, ). Lennie was a great personality, a true star in the classical world, but as a musician , I don't think he will have a lasting impact except as the composer of West Side Story. Still, everyone was swept up in his whirlwind of energy. His concerts were real events.
He was my best teacher, not just in music, but in any subject. I had the privilege of studying conducting with him. Maestro, may you rest in peace.
You are very lucky! I hope you have fond memories of studying with him
@@jacobtighe9873 I have to say my best memory of him was when I had to conduct the second movement of the Dvorak 9th symphony, and i had tears in my eyes and had to stop. He asked me why I stopped, and I replied that I was picturing in my mind someone from Central Europe in the New World thinking about the beauty of his homeland knowing that he would never be able to return. Maestro Bernstein said "BRAVO, FINALLY a student who can feel emotion!" He then went on to tell the class that emotion was the most important thing that will turn a good performance into a GREAT Performance.
Great - my singing-teacher said so. He taught me everything I needed to know to perform a song. Then He talked to me about what the meaning of the song was. Could be something historical or emotional. He told me to learn it and feel it and bring my feelings to the outside for the audience. It helped me a lot.
@@markemanuele1929 Thanks
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Then there was that wonderful quote from his father who wanted him to pursue a different career - "How did I know he would grow up to become Leonard Bernstein?"
Met an old man who was in the beauty supply business with Bernstein's father. I'm sure the dad's disaapointment turned into pride . You don't get international recognition selling beauty shop supplies!
It would be amazing if classical music was more celebrated in the US and recognized as it used to be.
Because we educate our youth to love hip hop and not culture.
@@masterboy7249 hip hop is american culture
@@eggwhities5601 unfortunately
I think denigrating pop as uncultured misses the point of some of Bernstein’s influences being popular music and Americana; the music world is big enough to have both styles supported, but since pop is more profitable to record companies and the like, it leaves the orchestras underfunded and, as such, less able to take risks in supporting young, new talents. Bernstein premiered in his early 20s conducting the Firebird and I have faith that many people could be supported to reach such heights as him.
@@masterboy7249 Hiphop is black culture. It's still culture, dawg!
One of Leonard Bernstein's greatest performance was his concert in Moscow 1959, where he performed Shostakovich's 'Leningradskaya' conducting the NYP in front of a Soviet audience. He shook hands with the composer at the stage and held a great speech of friendship and understanding. Absolutely great !
The video is here on RUclips!
And his recording of Shostakovich 7 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is the best on the planet!
He was so good at it and it is really sad to not have him in our generation
It's not true that Leonard Bernstein is not with us. His message is being always with us if only we the people observe his talent and works, to his words correctly, and as of being of ourselves. And, that is the only correct way of observing and accepting our own history as human heritage; or, at least, as being to be such for our predecessors, and for our children, and eventually for ourselves. People die out when you think of them being dead. And, dead is a word to describe a state, not to describe a human act. Our great predecessors will never die and always stay with us in us and in you! Bernstein told that he hated to be alone and life is meaningless if it is not shared, then, why don't any of us won't to choose the way to be with him and share with your deepest thoughts with him. Herefore, Leonard Bernstein, just like any of your intimate frineds who have passed away, is still alive.
@@YoshiyukiMukudai_NBC-ABC-CBS my guy the only reason I said that is for a class project I don’t think that he is good and I don’t even know who he is
At least we must learn he did live his life in "Hot-line" recordings, where he projected every of his concerns to his friends and collegues, and in frank fashion.
@@smd1252 lol
I had the privilege to meet him several times in Vienna. He was not only a great artist he was a great human being!
May your soul rest in peace Maestro!!! You will always be my Hero!!
Lenny is my role model to this day. I learned so much from him and still do today. I will never forget his master class in my life. Lenny: I love you. Rest in peace
there will never again be a conductor that can be compared to the mighty Leonard Bernstein!
"If I were someone else, I'd envy me." What a wonderful thing to be able to say about your life, as you look back on it.
Leonard Bernstein seemed like a good-hearted person and his music was phenomenal, in both West Side Story and in real concerts.
I was lucky to meet him after one of his concerts in NY. I had asked to study with him and he had gently turned me down by mail. When I caught him on his hurry after a concert, he was cheery, smart, kind and took the time to stop and talk with me. He was surrounded by friends and followers, wore a cape over his tux, and seemed taller than anyone else in the hall. His charisma filled the hall.
Nearly brought me to tears all these years later.
Beautiful composer and conductor…amazing!!!
I adore him, i love his West Side Story, i sang it once in a view concerts... may he rest in peace!
One of the greatest 'artist' of all time! Greetings from Spain!
What do you mean “artist”
@@BraxtonKoonsusic is a form of art. Composing and conducting music is an art. So, musicians are considered artists, because they shape an image. Each piece has a story, that helps paint that image. That's why Leonard Bernstein and so many other musicians are considered to be some of the greatest artists out there.
Truly a giant. I will never forget him conducting Beethoven's 9th, Christmas day 1989 in East Berlin's Schauspielhaus, just after the Wall fell. I couldn't stop crying.
omg you saw this live?? incredible moment in history
I just watched it on your recommendation. Thank you. Politely and resevitably stated: BLEW THE F DOORS OFF.
True Bernstein was one of a kind, but over 4 minutes of the national nightly news on the death of a composer? This would NEVER happen now!
Reporting this sad story was ABC’s Peter Jennings who died far too young of lung cancer.
You can’t help but feel inspired seeing the excitement and passion in his eyes.
Shortly after I started a doctoral program in Miami, FL I thought I saw him sitting at a bar having a drink. I also thought I saw Horowitz at a different bar. This was in 1975. Yes, he was one of the greats, and he died way too young.
He was 72 years old, how is that young
@@debrakish7215 I am 74 and I feel young. All a matter of perspective Miss.
God, I miss Lenny!!! What a fitting tribute, Bravo!!!👍👌🎼🎵🎶🎼🎵🎶
No other countru has given so mucho music in justo two hundred years.
I am not a musician, my dad was, and as a uni lecturer I valued him as a great teacher, his “music appreciation course” was the best way to learn music from the stand of non musicians.
One of the greatest musical figures not just of the 20th Century but of any century. This very nice piece mentioned but didn't show anything of his young people's educational concerts from the 1950s and 60s which were pioneering then and remain unequalled to this day, and of course his Norton Lecture Series at Harvard in the '74, demonstrated again his remarkable presentational skills and exceptional intellect, as if all the musical stuff wasn't enough.
Leonard Bernstein was a great person. His music always was good and in the movie West Side Story, his music really went well with the scenes
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I loved his Omnibus series where I learned so much about music. I was only 13 years old when I saw him talk about music without talking down.
Watch the Young People’s Concerts where he’s discussing (I think) sonatas and uses the Beatles “And I Love Her” as an example. There’s an audible gasp from the audience of kids because they “get it” and love how he brought something so complex down to a level they could understand
Great video, always wanted to see this
I still miss him... I always will!
I still want him to alive. R.I.P legend.
Bernstein was also a great educator.The Youth Concerts should be taken over by another great American conductor and. It should not be just something Bernstein did A long time ago.His legacy must be a living legacy not just a memory.
Leonard Bernstein is considered an inspiration! The music he composed is phenomenal. I agree with him for his love Beethoven. I observed how intense, and how somber he could be, it's amazing! His music in west side story was just perfect! It's a shame he isnt in our generation anymore
He was my favorite composer and supreme conductor of music for young and old alike. I was influenced by his Young Peoples series of concerts. I prefer his interpretations of Beethoven and Copeland to this day.
Words cannot even describe the genius and brilliance of Leonard Bernstein. He was on the level of Mozart and Beethoven, whether he would ever agree with that or not. His “West Side Story” is an immortal achievement that is staggering in its scope and is one of the greatest musical achievements of any human being that has ever lived. He need not make any apologies for any eccentricities or excesses he may have had - they always accompany genius, especially at his level. Nothing more can be said or expressed in words of Bernstein that hasn’t already been said. His music and legacy alone speaks for itself. A twentieth century Mozart. So thankful there is video of his existence and performances.
We can separate his genius from his personality or sexual preferences. The man's talent was so abundant, that only the numb could deny it. His podium personality was over the top. Close your eyes. His radical chic was over the top. Whatever. His Unansweeed Question series was subpar. Not every at-bat leads to extra bases. His musical genius was not one wit less for all of these nitpicks and more. I miss him. He left us too soon.
He was a great man and he gave us so much. Thank you God for giving us A Genius in our time. ❤
Check out his Norton lectures at Harvard... circa 74. Wow... just wow.
73 I've extracted some video cliff notes or my favourite excerpts. The one to start with is "The Greatest 5 min in Music Education". My channel isn't monetized btw
his greatest gift which opened on broadway in 1957 and is timeless is, of course, West Side Story. simply brilliant
I worked a high stress job, six days a week at that time. I have no memory of this story/death which occurred on my 26th birthday.
Very strange to just notice this now.
Just heard an interview with his daughter, who said he wanted to come out as gay, but was waiting until his mother died. She outlived him!
The first time I read that Lenny was gay was in the Maria Callas biography by Arianna Huffington (nee Stassinopoulos) kn 1982
What?!?
@@dougo891 it was never much of a secret. He left his wife for a young man. When it didn't work out, he begged her to take him back. I think he must more accurately be called bi- sexual . It fact , I think he hardly noticed the difference. He had large appetites, and consumed the world and all experiences
that interested him in huge portions. I think if he was attracted to a person he didn't hesitate
El más famoso director fue el que menos dinero ganó porque sólo interesaba la música y no cuanto le pagarían.La Sinfónica de Israel finalmente aceptaron interpretar a R.Wagner porque L.Bernstein los pudo persuadir porque es la música y no el hombre.Gracias Lenny.
@@jefolson6989 Yes yes he was Bi sexual.However his love for musical education and opportunities for talented youth,is why he was loved so much.
I loved his Young People's concerts on PBS TV from Carnegie Hall
RIP Legend.
Maestro di tutti i maestri ~ R.I.P.
This is a great obituary. F Sharp Major attitude for the common people in E major C clef world in Koussevitzky's shed hall of Tanglewood in rage, and saying that attitude charming, not pretty; and he envies him; this is a masterful soul and mind sharing from the heart! Thanks for uploading! We need a lot more this kinds, not fourth or fifth kinds. The third was enough.
Peter Jennings was also a class act… great journalist, and lover of the arts… I remember well on his newscast when he gave tribute to the great soprano Joan Sutherland when she passed…so touching to give tribute on national news to even an Australian artist! He also was presenter live of Sutherland and Pavarotti’s live gala from the Met in 1987 when she was nearing the end of her long career… Classical artists don’t get coverage like that anymore! Sadly he developed lung cancer and I remember his later broadcasts when he was losing his voice… so sad, what a gentleman…
R.I.P. - I never forget if you conducted Beethoven's 9th - the best from all conducters on earth
They just don’t make em like that anymore.
Zeupater They only made 'em like that once. Lenny was unique. There had never been anyone like him, and I doubt there will ever be anyone like him again.
@@cufflink44 Aight hold your horses now. He was great, but dial down a little your exceptionalism
@@no-rq7fp it is true , every single person is unique in it's own way
@@metafull Well that's just a tautology. Keep it shut if that's the smartest tou can go
@@no-rq7fp projecting on me? Mkay.
I am impressed by his piano skill.
Miss Peter! What a giant Bernstein was!🎶❣️🌏🕊🎶
I wanted to be Bernstein. I grew up with his "Young People's Concerts" and was thrilled to study music education, jazz composition, conducting and more. But, when I wrote Bernstein asking to study with him, he wrote me back: "Women will never be conductors." I continued to study, taught music in the public schools and loved every minute. Now that I am old, I am thrilled again - this time to see women conductors. And I'm just glad to know Bernstein wasn't perfect.
Of course he was not perfect. All those cigarettes and whiskey?!!
But regarding this (incorrect) belief on women's conducting, we know that he changed his mind completely and trained some excellent pupils. Like Marin Alsop...
@@ChejaalebA sexist arrogant man he was…but changed? I hope so.
The media would never devote this much time to eulogize a classical artist these days.
Not true. Yehudi Menuhin died closer to the year 2000, the rest have seemed to die later. Stern, Pavarotti, closer to 2010 from memory. Yes all big deals with appropriate coverage
That was a clip of On the Town, not Fancy Free, but I’ll allow it 😉
He was a student of Nadia Boulanger in Paris.
I don't believe he was, although he did frequently have his scores critiqued by Copland who was a student of Boulanger's. Bernstein was also said to have sent a score to Boulanger. Her response: “I am enchanted by its dazzling nature - perhaps facility is a danger, but it is enough to be aware of that and follow it.”
@@ZacLavender there is a letter from Boulanger to Bernstein about being enchanted by the score to West Side Story but having reservations about his facility. She was a mentor to him rather than a teacher
@@frogmouth Very cool! Did not know that.
Stanley Chappelle was one of Bernstein's conducting teachers. Chappelle later taught conducted the University of Washington Symphony and taught conducting there. I was one his his students and his symphony librarian. He chose and I marked every up-bow, down-bow, dynamic marking changes... Chappelle was a perfectionist and terrific conductor. Bernstein had a great teacher.
miss LB and Peter Jennings!
My favourite maestro!
He was conducting the Bavarian Symphonic Orcherstra & the Choir also .. it was a Great Time ! Bernstein was outstandig Conductor ! ⭐⭐⭐
Rest in peace, Shalom
How a human being should be.
Which Is The first performance in this video?
Thanks.
Einer der besten allezeit.
Genau..
Could someone tell me from which symphony the mahler excerpt is from, thank you in advance and have a nice day
It was Mahler Symphony No.2.
The 2nd Symphony.
He never came to grips withthe fact that his ONE truly important composition was JUST a musical.
Both Bernstein and Peter Jennings seemed to be chain smokers.
Hello! Can you help me? What composition is that on 47 second? Thank you!
The coda of Tchaikovsky Symphony 5 movement 4
Jennings knew how to do it. Few have known better since.
What happened?
How did one follow him? He always seemed half a measure ahead
"Life filled with eccentricity and excess..." His bad habits (chain smoking among them) probably contributed to his early demise.
Beautiful
What’s the name of the music at 4:09 please
That is the finale to Beethoven's 5rh sumphony.
@@iangreer4585
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¡ Master !
Sadly, he was never tranquil of spirit. He chain smoked himself to death and died way too young. We all love West Side Story but he wanted to compete with Mozart in symphony and opera but could not measure up. It always made him feel like a failure...and that he certainly was not.
Perhaps he didn't want to compete with Mozart but wanted to push opera and musical forms into new directions. The overture to Candide is marvelous. Other composers remembered only for their overtures and not for their complete works were not failures - but were often revolutionaries. Let's applaud imagination.
His three symphonies, especially the Symphony No. 2, "The Age of Anxiety" are very worthy additions to the symphonic literature.
Look forward to Bradley Cooper telling his story next year!
You are in for a treat, as Maestro is a tour de force on every level. Bradley Cooper IS Bernstein. It’s uncanny.
@@danielgloverpiano7693 I agree. I just saw Maestro last night, and loved it!
Haven't finished watching it yet but so far, it's good, 2nd time that Bradley Cooper directed a film! Loved Bradley Cooper in A Star is Born
NO. 5!
He held a fund raiser in his Man. Apartment for Black Liberation army in the 1960's
And was mocked for it by Tom Wolfe and The New York Times...."radical chic", "elegant slumming". Twas the Black Panters
@@DavesCarWash Oh, how sad if he was mixed up with them in any way.
"What's this?", Leonard Bernstein's last words
The new Bernstein biopic "Maestro" is a disgrace and disservice to his lifework.
Only 72 years, too short. Lung failure as the result of heavy smoking.
I thought he was great in those books about those bears.
😂😂😂😂😂Berenstain....but you knew that!😅😅😅😅😅
**DRINK, DRANK...DRUNK!**
Lenny just couldn't hold all that booze! He was drinking way-heavy as a young man, middle-aged man, and as a (prematurely) dying man...
A giant
A visual conducting style; yes. True of any performer/conductor.
Aaron Lington Maestro Bernstein was not just "any performer/conductor.
アメリカに滞在中にバーンスタイが亡くなる、その日にウエストサイド物語が放映されていました。ニュースキャスターのピーター(？)も懐かしいですね❤
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He was a hack surrounded by out-of-date deference and naivete
This is a disgusting comment. What have YOU accomplished that is anywhere near what he accomlished?
Da hat L. richtig Glück gehabt: Wäre er älter geworden, hätte sich sicherlich irgendeine Frau daran erinnert, dass er ihr vor 40 Jahren einmal an die Wäsche wollte - natürlich gegen ihren Willen.
Was ein schwachsinnskommentar, könnte man sich eigentlich sparen.
@@s3ri0uz99 Stimmt, hast recht - war dem aktuellen "metoo" (Wedel) geschuldet.
My favourite American citizen along with Gershwin. They did more for Americas greatness than a million atom bombs.
I also thi9nk Frank Sinatra did a lot for American greatness - he was loved all over the world.
Egomaniac, megalomaniac.
Bernstein conducts Beethoven's Symphonies? Yikes
He didn't like Beethoven. He had no appreciation for the depth of pathos in Beethoven's music, calling him only an expert on form.
Not true
I believe that his conducting of the 9th Symphony following the fall of the Berlin Wall will prove you wrong.
Chris Palo You are totally wrong on this remark.
@@sarahjones-jf4pr His words, not mine.
Sorry you have no idea what you are talking about. He loved Beethoven.
All hype and bs.
He did have a pompous and cruel side. He was an interesting bunch of guys. Great composer of musicals , but an overrated conductor, and his attempts at educating the public didn't come off well. He pontificated, rather than make classical music for accessible ( like Previn did with the LSO, ). Lennie was a great personality, a true star in the classical world, but as a musician , I don't think he will have a lasting impact except as the composer of West Side Story. Still, everyone was swept up in his whirlwind of energy. His concerts were real events.
His Mahler was genius. He singlehandedly brought Mahler to North American audiences in 1960.
Clown
But why did he perform on stage like a clown?🤦♂️🤪