Leonard Bernstein Movies

  • 2006
    Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem

    Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem

    Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem

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    In a stirring 1970 concert dedicated to victims of war and oppression, American composer, pianist and conductor Leonard Bernstein leads the London...

    Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem
  • 2001
    Contender: Mastering the Method

    Contender: Mastering the Method

    Contender: Mastering the Method

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    An in-depth analysis and celebration of the famous "I coulda been a contender" scene between Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger in the 1954 film "On the...

    Contender: Mastering the Method
  • 1993
    Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

    Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

    Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

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    Leonard Bernstein narrated by legendary screen star Lauren Bacall. The movie also relies extensively on Bernstein's own words to provide the...

    Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music
  • 1957
    The Lark

    The Lark

    The Lark

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    Adaptation of Jean Anouilh's 1952 play about Joan of Arc, the young girl who led the French to victory against the English in the Hundred Years' War.

    The Lark
  • 2005
    Candide

    Candide

    Candide

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    Candide falls in love with the beautiful but materialistic Cunegonde. Her barron father doesn't approve of the affair so Candide wanders, meeting all...

    Candide
  • 2003
    Leonard Bernstein: Candide

    Leonard Bernstein: Candide

    Leonard Bernstein: Candide

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    Concert performance of Bernstein's Candide, with additional connecting texts by Loriot (Vicco von Bülow). The world is absurd, and no one...

    Leonard Bernstein: Candide
  • 2018
    Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided

    Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided

    Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided

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    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...

    Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided
  • 2009
    Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

    Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

    Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

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    A documentary on the mysterious and influential pianist.

    Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
  • 2025
    West Side Story

    West Side Story

    West Side Story

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    The story of the forbidden love of Tony, a young American gang member, and Maria, the sister of the rival Puerto Rican gang leader. This love story...

    West Side Story
  • 1985
    The Making Of West Side Story

    The Making Of West Side Story

    The Making Of West Side Story

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    A documentary which shows, in great detail, the making of the 1985 Bernstein-conducted recording of the entire score of "West Side Story", featuring...

    The Making Of West Side Story
  • 1981
    Leonard Bernstein's Mass

    Leonard Bernstein's Mass

    Leonard Bernstein's Mass

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    Seen only once in 1981, this is a live national broadcast of the 10th anniversary production of MASS. Directed for the stage by Tom O’Horgan of...

    Leonard Bernstein's Mass
  • 2023
    Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the Académie

    Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the Académie

    Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the Académie

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    Beneath the gilded ceilings of the Palais Garnier, Gustavo Dudamel takes us on a colorful journey between Spain and South America, performed by the...

    Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the Académie
  • 2008
    Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture

    Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture

    Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture

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    Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture
  • 1970
    Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde

    Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde

    Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde

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    For his audio-visual recordings of both Das Lied von der Erde and the songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Leonard Bernstein turned to the Israel...

    Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde
  • 1976
    The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

    The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

    The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

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    This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew...

    The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
  • 1976
    The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

    The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

    The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

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    This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew...

    The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics
  • 2008
    Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1

    Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1

    Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1

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    This program captures one of the most celebrated classical conductors of all time, Leonard Bernstein, in rehearsal and performance at the Academy of...

    Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1
  • 2023
    Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023

    Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023

    Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023

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    For the centenary of the Verona Opera Festival, Jonas Kaufmann gave a gala concert in the Arena on 20 August 2023. With colleagues Sonya Yoncheva and...

    Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023
  • 2018
    BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town

    BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town

    BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town

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    John Wilson and the London Symphony Orchestra present the hit Broadway musical On the Town live from the Royal Albert Hall. With classic numbers such...

    BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town
  • 2006
    Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem

    Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem

    Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem

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    Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem