Lenny - The Best of Bernstein

Few personalities of our time unite so many diverse talents with such passion, generosity, and charisma as the immensely gifted American composer, pianist, conductor, and music communicator Leonard Bernstein, a world citizen and all-round star. His death in October 1990 did nothing to diminish his legacy, still deeply felt to this day. Leonard Bernstein, or Lenny as he loved to be known, significantly shaped the musical culture of America. His boundless energy and talent were his gift to the world, despite moments of self-doubt and ambivalence. The spectrum of his creative activity ranges from the famous musical "West Side Story" with its pulsating Broadway rhythms to grave, complex works that embrace his Jewish faith or political sensitivity. He once framed his convictions thus: "What have we artists got to do with oil and commerce, with survival and honor? The answer is everything."