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He was politically [[liberal]].<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n1_v41/ai_6975866/</ref> | He was politically [[liberal]].<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n1_v41/ai_6975866/</ref> | ||
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Bernstein helped classical music reach millions of children through his Young People's Concerts and gained worldwide critical success as a pianist, composer, and conductor. His multiple talents led him to established reputations as a conductor of traditional literature ([[Mozart]], [[Beethoven]], etc.), the high romantics ([[Mahler]] and Bruckner), and especially [[opera]], for which he became admired in the leading opera houses of the world. Like [[George Gershwin]], he was eager to straddle the classical and popular music worlds and did so in music halls, [[jazz]] clubs, opera halls, television, and the avant-garde scene.<ref>Leonard Bernstein, Obituary, ''New York Times Learning Network''[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0825.html]</ref> | Bernstein helped classical music reach millions of children through his Young People's Concerts and gained worldwide critical success as a pianist, composer, and conductor. His multiple talents led him to established reputations as a conductor of traditional literature ([[Mozart]], [[Beethoven]], etc.), the high romantics ([[Mahler]] and Bruckner), and especially [[opera]], for which he became admired in the leading opera houses of the world. Like [[George Gershwin]], he was eager to straddle the classical and popular music worlds and did so in music halls, [[jazz]] clubs, opera halls, television, and the avant-garde scene.<ref>Leonard Bernstein, Obituary, ''New York Times Learning Network''[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0825.html]</ref> | ||
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| + | With movie star good looks, Bernstein was the son of a doctor and graduated cum laude from Harvard College. In his autobiography he admitted to being bi-sexual. He had been seduced by long-time Boston Symphony conductor Serge Koussevitzky. | ||
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Revision as of 01:03, July 1, 2010
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was the American conductor of the New York Philharmonic, a conductor and an honorary member of the Vienna Philharmonic, and a composer of the musical scores for West Side Story, On the Town, and Candide.
He was politically liberal.[1] Vice President Agnew identified him as one of the "radical chic" group of artistic/musical/intellectual luminaries who were opposed to President Nixon and the Republican agenda.
Bernstein helped classical music reach millions of children through his Young People's Concerts and gained worldwide critical success as a pianist, composer, and conductor. His multiple talents led him to established reputations as a conductor of traditional literature (Mozart, Beethoven, etc.), the high romantics (Mahler and Bruckner), and especially opera, for which he became admired in the leading opera houses of the world. Like George Gershwin, he was eager to straddle the classical and popular music worlds and did so in music halls, jazz clubs, opera halls, television, and the avant-garde scene.[2]
With movie star good looks, Bernstein was the son of a doctor and graduated cum laude from Harvard College. In his autobiography he admitted to being bi-sexual. He had been seduced by long-time Boston Symphony conductor Serge Koussevitzky.
References
- ↑ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n1_v41/ai_6975866/
- ↑ Leonard Bernstein, Obituary, New York Times Learning Network[1]