Leonard Bernstein
Born
August 25, 1918
Died
October 14, 1990 (72 years old)
Known For
Sound
Place of Birth
Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
Leonard Bernstein was an American composer, conductor, pianist, music educator, author, and lifelong humanitarian. He was one of the most significant American cultural personalities of the 20th century. According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history".
Known For
Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
Self (archive footage)
2024
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Self (Archive Footage)
2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
2022
West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein
himself
2018
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Self
2016
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9
2008
Karajan: Beauty As I See It
Self (archive footage)
2008
Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2
Himself
2007
Rostropovich Life & Art
Self - Conductor
2007
Mozart: Requiem
Self - conductor
2007
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5
Himself
2007
Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate
Conductor
2006
Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts
2006
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
(archival footage)
1998
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
Self (archive footage)
1993
Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky
1992
Candide
Commentator
1991
Debussy, Images pour orchestre
dirigent
1991
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
Self - Conductor
1989
Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor
Self
1985
Tanglewood: A Place for Music
Self
1985
The Making Of West Side Story
Self / Conductor
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli
dirigent
1984
Bernstein Brahms Symphonies
Himself
1984
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
Himself
1979
Beethoven Fidelio
Conductor
1978
Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
Self
1978
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach
dirigent
1977
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6
Conductor
1976
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
Himself
1976
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax
Himself
1976
The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics
Himself
1976
The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity
Himself
1976
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
Himself
1976
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth
Himself
1976
Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives
Himself
1976
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
Self
1967
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
Self - Interviewee
1966
The Creative Performer
1960
Satchmo the Great
1957
Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music
Bernstein | Mahler Lieder
Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein
Director
Beatles '64
Self (archive footage)
2024
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Bernstein's Wall
Self (archive footage)
2021
Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided
self
2018
Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life
Himself
2016
Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades
self
2013
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius
Self - Conductor
2012
Leonard Bernstein Conducts Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 & Haydn Missa in Tempore Belli
Conductor
2012
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker
Conductor
2010
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Self (archival footage)
2009
Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein
Conductor
2008
Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann
Self - Conductor
2007
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde
Conductor
2005
20th Century Greats
Self (archive footage) · (4 episodes)
2004
Glenn Gould: Extasis
Self (archival footage)
1993
Bernstein in Japan
Self - Conductor
1992
Ode to Freedom
1989
Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal
1988
The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein
Self
1985
Brahms The Piano Concertos
Conductor
1984
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
Self - Conductor
1983
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · (1 episode)
1978
Bernstein Beethoven Overtures
Conductor
1978
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2
Self / Conductor
1977
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal
Self - Conductor
1976
The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein
Presenter · (6 episodes)
1976
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
Self
1975
Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5
Self - Conductor
1975
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
Self - Conductor
1973
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (2 episodes)
1972
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
Self (conductor and commentator)
1972
Great Performances
Self · (3 episodes)
1971
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
Self / Narrator
1970
Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major
Self / Conductor / Pianist
1970
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
Self / Conductor
1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
1970
Das Sonntagskonzert
Self · (1 episode)
1969
Omnibus
(8 episodes)
1952
What Makes Music Symphonic? (Young People's Concert No. 4)
(1 episode)
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
Self · (1 episode)
1967
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
(53 episodes)
1958
Tony Awards
Self - Recipient · (1 episode)
1956
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
1948
Bambi-Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1948