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6 de abr. de 2024 · This chapter focuses on three events during Bernstein’s New York Philharmonic years that illustrate the importance of Mahler to Bernstein’s tenure: the 1960 Mahler Festival, the 1963 death of John F. Kennedy, and the 1967 Mahler symphonic recordings.
Hace 1 día · Leonard Bernstein ( / ˈbɜːrnstaɪn / BURN-styne) [1] (born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first American-born conductor to receive international acclaim.
6 de abr. de 2024 · Leonard Bernstein’s career-long involvement with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra intersected with the Cold War, the Civil Rights movement, and the growth of television. He first conducted the Philharmonic in 1943, at age twenty-five, and his term as music director (1958−69) is remembered as a particularly vibrant period in the orchestra’s history.
Hace 5 días · Posted April 25, 2024. Leonard Bernstein in Context. Edited by Elizabeth A. Wells. Designed for students, aficionados of classical music, and historians, this volume offers a wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary and comprehensive view of Leonard Bernstein. Scholars from diverse backgrounds and fields have contributed rich insights into Bernstein's ...
6 de abr. de 2024 · music director conductor Civil Rights Gustav Mahler Young People’s Concerts Leonard Bernstein New York Philharmonic. Type. Chapter. Information. Leonard Bernstein in Context , pp. 322 - 330. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108891349.039. Publisher: Cambridge University Press. Print publication year: 2024. Access options.
14 de dic. de 2010 · Leonard Bernstein was so lionized in his lifetime that you’d think in death his reputation would have nowhere to go but down. Not only is that not the case 20 A box of Bernstein's symphonic work
17 de abr. de 2024 · Mahler described the sound produced by the instrument to be “brief and mighty, but dull in resonance and with a non-metallic character — like the fall of an axe.” At the Sixth Symphony’s premiere in 1906, the sound did not quite carry far enough from the stage, and the problem of achieving the proper volume while maintaining a dull resonance remains a challenge.
