The Sound of Leonard Bernstein (3-CD)

Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Artists: Various
Conductors: Paavo Järvi, André Previn, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Litton, John McGlinn, Yutaka Sato
Number of Discs: 3
Label: Warner Classics
CD Release Date: February 1, 2018

Few personalities of our time unite so many diverse talents with such passion, generosity and charisma as the immensely gifted Leonard Bernstein, world citizen and all-round star. His death in October 1990 did nothing to diminish his legacy, still deeply felt to this day, 100 years after his birth. He was the epitome of a universal musical genius: conductor, composer, pianist and music educator, a crossover artist in the purest sense of the word. Maestro of a vast repertoire from classical to jazz, from songs to symphonies, he gave America its musical voice.

With the global success of West Side Story and many other works he tore down genre barriers, and with his books and legendary televised appearances opened people’s ears and hearts to music from Bach and Beethoven to modern times. Featuring performances by great international classical musicians, The Sound of Leonard Bernstein brings together his most famous works.

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