Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein is a classical artist. 22 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
- 22
- Releases
- 1961–1990
- Active years
- 1990
- Died
Discography
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Wonderful Town
2018 · 21 tracks
Ode to Freedom: Bernstein in Berlin: Beethoven Symphony no. 9
1990
Bernstein: West Side Story Symphonic Dances and Songs
1989
Symphonien nos. 5 & 7
1989
CBS Great Performances, Volume 39: Appalachian Spring Suite / Fanfare for the Common Man / El Salón México / Danzón Cubano
1988
Symphonie no. 2
1988
Symphony no. 5 / Pohjola's Daughter
1988
Bernstein Conducts Bernstein (New York Philharmonic feat. conductor: Leonard Bernstein)
1987
Appalachian Spring / Rodeo / Billy the Kid / Fanfare for the Common Man
1987
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms / Copland: In the beginning and Three Motets / Barber: Agnus Dei
1987
Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 / The Unanswered Question
1987
Fauré: Requiem / Bernstein: Chichester Psalms (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Richard Hickox)
1987
Symphony No. 7
1986
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite (Columbia Symphony Orchestra and New York Philharmonic feat. conductor: Leonard Bernstein)
1986
Symphony No. 3 / Quiet City
1986
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps
1983
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / Barber: Adagio for Strings / Copland: Appalachian Spring
1983
Symphony No. 5
1980
The Planets
1973
Bernstein: Le Sacre du printemps
1972
On the Beautiful Blue Danube
1969
West Side Story (1961 film cast)
1961
Credits
1Records Leonard Bernstein worked on for other artists — the roles are as credited on each release.
Appears on
3Releases by other artists featuring Leonard Bernstein.
Les grands airs de ténor
José Carreras · 1998
Philippe Entremont: Grieg, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Highlights from The Complete Piano Concerto Recordings
Manuel de Falla · 2025
Archivi del Teatro Carlo Felice, vol. 8; Jonathan Webb dirige Bernstein, Gershwin, Rachmaninov & Britten
Benjamin Britten · 2017
Featured tracks
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. ModeratoManuel de Falla · Philippe Entremont: Grieg, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Highlights from The Complete Piano Concerto Recordings- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenutoManuel de Falla · Philippe Entremont: Grieg, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Highlights from The Complete Piano Concerto Recordings
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzandoManuel de Falla · Philippe Entremont: Grieg, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Highlights from The Complete Piano Concerto Recordings
Candide, OuvertureBenjamin Britten · Archivi del Teatro Carlo Felice, vol. 8; Jonathan Webb dirige Bernstein, Gershwin, Rachmaninov & Britten- West Side Story, Symphonic DancesBenjamin Britten · Archivi del Teatro Carlo Felice, vol. 8; Jonathan Webb dirige Bernstein, Gershwin, Rachmaninov & Britten
Collaborators
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Community
More about Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein at a glance
- Born in
- Lawrence
- From
- United States
- Active since
- 1940
- Instruments
- piano
- Member of
- Vienna Philharmonic, American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- Labels
- Deutsche Grammophon, Columbia Records, Philips Records, Sony Classical
- Educated at
- Harvard University, Curtis Institute of Music, Eliot House
- Former spouse
- Felicia Montealegre (1951–1978)
- Children
- Jamie Bernstein, Alexander Bernstein, Nina Bernstein Simmons
- Parents
- Samuel Joseph Bernstein, Jennie Resnick
Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Children listed are those with their own public record, so the list may be incomplete.
About
Leonard Bernstein, a unique source of creative energy in America’s music throughout his entire adult lifetime, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on August 25, 1918. He was given piano lessons as a boy and had his pre-college education at the Garrison and Boston Latin schools. Going on to Harvard University, he worked with Walter Piston, Edward Burlingame Hill, and A. Tillman Merritt, among others. By the time of his graduation, in 1939, he had made an unofficial conducting debut (his own incidental music to The Birds), and directed and performed in Marc Blitzstein’s The Cradle Will Rock. Later, at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, he studied piano with Isabella Vengerova, conducting with Fritz Reiner, and composition with Randall Thompson. In 1949 he became a student of the Boston Symphony’s reigning conductor, Serge Koussevitzky, at Tanglewood, and he was subsequently named his conducting assistant.
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Mr. Bernstein’s first permanent conducting post, however, was as Assistant Conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, to which he was named in 1943. That was an important year for him both as a composer and as a conductor. Not only did he win the New York Music Critic’ Award for his first symphony, Jeremiah, but he also made his sudden and now famous debut with the Philharmonic, substituting on just a few hours’ notice for the indisposed Bruno Walter at a concert at Carnegie Hall. He won extraordinary praise, and was soon being sought as guest conductor by leading orchestras all over the world.
Leonard Bernstein in brief
- How many Leonard Bernstein releases are on Riffiter?
- 22 releases are catalogued, spanning 1961 to 2018.
- What genre is Leonard Bernstein?
- Leonard Bernstein is catalogued under Classical, Contemporary Classical.
- What is the most recent Leonard Bernstein release on Riffiter?
- Wonderful Town, released in 2018.
- Does Leonard Bernstein have children?
- Jamie Bernstein, Alexander Bernstein, Nina Bernstein Simmons are children of Leonard Bernstein on public record.
