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Film, Video Leonard Bernstein Centennial Bernstein's America

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Title

  • Leonard Bernstein Centennial Bernstein's America

Summary

  • The Library's vast Leonard Bernstein Collection provides the world's best vantage point to contemplate the career of this extraordinary man: composer, conductor, pianist, educator, and humanitarian. We see Bernstein as social observer, revealed in three major stage works. His musical 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue portrays sharp racial divides over 100 years of White House history. The operas Trouble in Tahiti and A Quiet Place paint a vision of a family's struggles and offer a glimpse of reconciliation. There will also be moments of discovery, with a few extraordinarily rare, still-unknown songs you won't hear anywhere else. With special thanks to Mark Eden Horowitz, artistic advisor and co-producer. The event was introduced by Susan Vita, Chief of the Music Division, and Jamie Bernstein. Program:; [0:16] Introduction; Leonard Bernstein: ; [6:11] Meditations Before a Wedding ; [9:40] Selections from Trouble in Tahiti: ; [9:40] Prelude: "Mornin' Sun" ; [15:52] Final Scene, unpublished version ; [19:37] Final Scene, published version ; [29:06] Selections from A Quiet Place ; [29:06] Trio from Act I: "Dear Daddy" ; [33:50] Dee Dee's Aria from Act III: "Morning!" ; [39:23] Prelude from Bridal Suite; [41:36] "It's Gotta Be Bad to Be Good" ; [46:59] Selected Unpublished Works: ; [46:59] "My Baby's Baby" ; [48:40] "Re La Mi" ; [51:05] "Play No More" ; [55:50] Selection from Songfest: ; "I Too Sing America/Okay 'Negroes'" ; [1:02:05] Selections from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue; [1:02:05] Prelude ; [1:05:42] "Take Care of This House" ; [1:09:46] "Seena" ; [1:13:27] "Lud's Wedding" ; [1:18:27] "We Must Have a Ball" ; [1:22:16] "To Make Us Proud" ; [1:27:11] Selections from West Side Story and Candide ; [1:27:11] "I Feel Pretty" from West Side Story ; [1:30:30] "A Boy Like That /I Have a Love" from West Side Story ; [1:36:08] "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide ; [1:43:03] "Somewhere" from West Side Story ; [1:49:45] Encore: Nachspiel from Arias & Barcarolles

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Music Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2018-05-18.

Notes

  • -  Classification: Music and Books on Music.
  • -  Michael Barrett, Adrian Rosas, Amy Owens, Leann Osterkamp, Martin Luther Clark, Julia Bullock, Amanda Lynn Bottoms.
  • -  Recorded on 2018-05-18.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024697692

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Music Division. Leonard Bernstein Centennial Bernstein's America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-18, 2018. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024697692/.

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Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Music Division, S. B. (2018) Leonard Bernstein Centennial Bernstein's America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-18. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024697692/.

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Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Music Division. Leonard Bernstein Centennial Bernstein's America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-18, 2018. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024697692/>.