Dinner with Lenny
Michael Brandon and Tony Turner star in a staged reading of the last long interview with composer Leonard Bernstein by Jonathan Cott. Part of the Bernstein centenary celebrations.
Michael Brandon and Tony Turner star in a staged reading of the last long interview with composer Leonard Bernstein, by Jonathan Cott. Part of a season of programmes celebrating the centenary of the birth of the American composer, conductor and educator.
In November 1989, just a year before his death, Bernstein invited writer Jonathan Cott to his country home in Connecticut for what turned out to be his last major interview. In this extract from their extraordinary conversation, Bernstein talks with wit and passion on subjects musical, pedagogical and personal.
Leonard Bernstein.....Michael Brandon
Jonathan Cott.....Tony Turner
Pianist.....Richard Sissons
Producer.....Emma Harding
Recorded in front of an audience as part of the 91热爆 Proms.
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George Walker
Lyric
Ensemble: Son Sonora String Quartet.- Walker: Chamber music and songs.
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George Walker
Reponse; I went to heaven
Performer: George Walker. Singer: Phyllis Bryn鈥怞ulson.- NEW WORLD.
Broadcast
- Fri 31 Aug 2018 21:1591热爆 Radio 3
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Bernstein 100—91热爆 Proms
A collection of programmes to mark the centenary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein.
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