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Born: August 25, 1918 in Lawrence, MA
Years Active: 30 's, 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's
Died: October 14, 1990 in New York, NY
Genre: Classical

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No figure in 20th century American classical music had as prominent or controversial a career -- or did more to sell classical music to the general public as something genuinely exciting, and worth getting into a sweat over -- than Leonard Bernstein. For more than 30 years, from his assumption of the post of Music Director of the New York Philharmo... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2008 Sorcerer's Apprentice
2007 West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Recording
2006 Leonard Berstein Weekend
2006 Leonard Bernstein Conducts Music of Our Time
2003 West Side Story [Deutsche Grammophon]
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Filmography:
1998 Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
1998 Bernstein in Rehearsal and Performance: Shostakovich - Symphony No. 1
1994 The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
1993 Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music
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Influenced By: Aaron Copland Randall Thompson Robert Schumann Gustav Mahler Jerome Kern More >> Followers: Stephen Sondheim Howard Brubeck Mark Perreault Janis Ian Jimmy Webb More >>

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