/tags/bernstein-minutes Bernstein Minutes en-US Copyright Wed, 22 Aug 2018 14:39:10 GMT /show/classical-music-with-cheryl-dring/2018-08-22/west-side-story-composer-leonard-bernstein-conducted-score-years-after-film For the 1961 movie West Side Story, composer Leonard Bernstein was not the conductor. So when, in the '80s, he had the chance to make a recording of the… Wed, 22 Aug 2018 14:39:10 GMT /show/classical-music-with-cheryl-dring/2018-08-22/west-side-story-composer-leonard-bernstein-conducted-score-years-after-film Cheryl Dring /show/classical-music-with-cheryl-dring/2018-08-16/leonard-bernstein-marked-the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-with-ode-to-freedom For East Germans, the Berlin Wall wasn't just a vast, 96-mile structure — it represented what they called "the wall in the head," a looming feeling of no… Thu, 16 Aug 2018 18:47:55 GMT /show/classical-music-with-cheryl-dring/2018-08-16/leonard-bernstein-marked-the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-with-ode-to-freedom Cheryl Dring /show/classical-music-with-kent-teeters/2018-08-15/celebrating-leonard-bernstein-the-lenny-list It's simply too difficult to create a list of recordings made by conductor Leonard Bernstein that could be called "The Best of Lenny" or "The Definitive… Wed, 15 Aug 2018 11:45:00 GMT /show/classical-music-with-kent-teeters/2018-08-15/celebrating-leonard-bernstein-the-lenny-list Kent Teeters /show/the-american-sound/2018-08-13/leonard-bernstein-had-bette-davis-eye Like many people in the 1940s, Leonard Bernstein was a fan of actress Bette Davis. And, as Bernstein's conducting and composing careers skyrocketed, the… Mon, 13 Aug 2018 15:11:31 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2018-08-13/leonard-bernstein-had-bette-davis-eye Jennifer Hambrick /show/the-american-sound/2018-07-25/even-leonard-bernstein-pulled-an-all-nighter-in-college Here’s the story of one of Leonard Bernstein’s college capers.Bernstein was a senior at Harvard University when he met Aaron Copland at a concert in 1938.… Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:45:00 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2018-07-25/even-leonard-bernstein-pulled-an-all-nighter-in-college Jennifer Hambrick /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-07-13/how-leonard-bernsteins-lost-boys-score-was-nearly-lost Between Maude Adams in 1905 and Mary Martin in 1954, there was Leonard Bernstein!Adams lives in museums today and Martin on an enchanting TV film. Both… Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:45:00 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-07-13/how-leonard-bernsteins-lost-boys-score-was-nearly-lost Christopher Purdy /show/the-american-sound/2018-07-02/leonard-bernstein-and-yo-yo-ma-beginnings-and-endings Leonard Bernstein was there at the beginning of Yo-Yo Ma's career. And in a special way, Yo-Yo Ma was there at the end of Bernstein's life.In 1962,… Mon, 02 Jul 2018 18:25:57 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2018-07-02/leonard-bernstein-and-yo-yo-ma-beginnings-and-endings Jennifer Hambrick /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-06-19/medea-maria-callas-and-a-chance-collaboration-with-conductor-leonard-bernstein It wasn't as if Leonard Bernstein was looking for work.By 1953, at the age of 35, Bernstein had already created two Broadway hits and had been on top of… Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:34:34 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-06-19/medea-maria-callas-and-a-chance-collaboration-with-conductor-leonard-bernstein Christopher Purdy /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2018-06-14/leonard-bernstein-looked-for-escape-in-florida-only-to-find-inspiration The year is 1941. War is raging in Europe.Here on the home front, Leonard Bernstein is 23 years old, a student at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music… Thu, 14 Jun 2018 11:45:00 GMT /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2018-06-14/leonard-bernstein-looked-for-escape-in-florida-only-to-find-inspiration Jennifer Hambrick /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-06-13/the-night-i-heard-leonard-bernstein-conduct On Oct. 22, 1983, the Metropolitan Opera threw an all-day bash celebrating its 100th birthday.Singers active and retired, and some in between, were… Wed, 13 Jun 2018 17:18:55 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-06-13/the-night-i-heard-leonard-bernstein-conduct Christopher Purdy