Difference. Cathy, for example, is no slouch at the keyboard as I learned later from her web page. The music is: Moszkowski's Etincelles (twinkles), and then three B's: the Bach/Godowsky aria in C, the Bach/Liszt prelude and fugue in a, the Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, and the Bolcom Graceful. Heard of: 'West Side Story'. The 'Mambo' comes from this high-energy musical. It's a fast-paced, Cuban-inspired dance that's guaranteed to make you want to move which is exactly what Bernstein wanted. For him, music wasn't about writing or reading notes on a page, but instead about how it made you feel physically.

Leonard Bernstein Born Louis Bernstein ( 1918-08-25)August 25, 1918, U.S. Died October 14, 1990 ( 1990-10-14) (aged 72), New York, U.S.

Occupation,,,, Years active 1940–1990 Spouse(s) ( m. 1951; d. 1978) Signature Leonard Bernstein (; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American,, author, music lecturer, and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the US to receive worldwide acclaim. According to music critic, he was 'one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history.' His fame derived from his long tenure as the music director of the, from his conducting of concerts with most of the world's leading orchestras, and from his music for,,,,,, his, and a range of other compositions, including three symphonies and many shorter chamber and solo works.

Bernstein was the first conductor to give a series of television lectures on classical music, starting in 1954 and continuing until his death. He was a skilled pianist, often conducting piano concertos from the keyboard. As a composer he wrote in many styles encompassing symphonic and orchestral music, ballet, film and theatre music, choral works, opera, chamber music and pieces for the piano. Many of his works are regularly performed around the world, although none has matched the tremendous popular and critical success of West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein and in rehearsal, ca.

1940–1949 After he left Curtis, Bernstein lived in New York. Install Cop Files Call Manager. He shared an apartment with his friend and often accompanied Green, and in a comedy troupe called The Revuers who performed in.