Leonard Bernstein: A Life of Music and Passion | Full Documentary

Leonard Bernstein was America’s ambassador to the world of music. He was one of the most influential musicians of the last century and inspired an entire generation with his music ensembles and symphony orchestras. An influential teacher, a brilliant conductor, a fine composer and an accomplished pianist. A man, who lived five lives and who exuded passion from every pore. This portrait by Georg Wübbolt, director of the awardwinning documentaries on Herbert von Karajan and Sir Georg Solti, covers the whole spectrum of Bernstein’s life: From his world famous TV series Young People’s Concerts to the recording of his Mahler cycle and from the West Side Story to his Chichester Psalms. The film includes interviews with Bernstein’s children as well as with friends and companions such as Stephen Sondheim, Kent Nagano and Christoph Eschenbach. Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Introduction ▷ 04:11 - A fascinating character since the beginning ▷ 09:45 - Berstein's influences: Serge Koussevitzky and Dimitri Mitropoulos ▷ 14:26 - Devoting himself to composing ▷ 17:23 - Composing 'West Side Story' ▷ 20:24 - Bernstein changes the world's view of Gustav Mahler ▷ 27:42 - Wresting with his religious background ▷ 31:56 - A love for teaching: Omnibus and The Young People's Concerts ▷ 39:12 - Teaching young conductor's at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival ▷ 41:59 - The final years of Bernstein's life ▷ 51:06 - End credits ------ Subscribe for more:    / @cmajorentertainment   Facebook: facebook.com/CmajorEntertainment Twitter: twitter.com/CmajorEnt1 Website: https://www.cmajor-entertainment.com/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/cmajor_entertainment ------ Original Title: Leonard Bernstein – Larger than Life A film by Georg Wübbolt © 2015, Licensed by C Major Entertainment