Episode 13 will be broadcast on 8th August at 7pm on RTÉ lyric fm
The Leonard Bernstein Score
Leonard Bernstein’s life and musical output defines the century of recorded song. Bernstein brought together jazz, broadway musicals, classical, opera and even ballet as a composer, pianist and conductor. This edition presented as a Julie Feeney special celebrates the man and his art and tells the story of ‘West Side Story’, Bernstein’s composition, and how the song ‘Somewhere’ has become one of the classics of our time.
The Leonard Bernstein Score
Leonard Bernstein’s life and musical output defines the century of recorded song. Bernstein brought together jazz, broadway musicals, classical, opera and even ballet as a composer, pianist and conductor. This edition presented as a Julie Feeney special celebrates the man and his art and tells the story of ‘West Side Story’, Bernstein’s composition, and how the song ‘Somewhere’ has become one of the classics of our time.