Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
A salute to an iconic American.
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Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
American composer, conductor and educator. Audio
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Bernstein Covered
26 Aug 2018With Leonard Bernstein's big hundredth birthday this year, it's time to open the Bernstein songbook and see what various interpreters have done. William Dart unearths versions by Nina Simone, Kiri Te… Audio
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West Side Story music keeps the fire alive
21 Jun 2017Donald Chan has conducted more than 3000 performances of West Side Story. You’d think after so many repetitions the novelty would wear off. But the music keeps the spark alive for the Music Director… Audio
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BERNSTEIN: Candide Overture
24 Jun 2017BERNSTEIN: Overture to Candide. Christchurch Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Northey. Audio
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Candide - Too Much Genius?
17 Feb 2018Voltaire's 18th century satirical novella takes the central character through a tumultuous series of adventures in a parody of the classic adventure-romance plot, all testing the philosophy of… Audio
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Brilliant Bernstein’s Candide
It’s Bernstein’s centenary this year. New Zealand Opera Music Director Wyn Davies and leading man James Benjamin Rogers discuss his opera Candide and play their favorite Bernstein songs. Audio
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Grunge, classical music and Leonard Bernstein
9 May 2018NZSO guest conductor Brett Mitchell explains what classical music, grunge, and musical theatre have in common and what composer Leonard Bernstein has to do with it. Audio
