Why was Leonard Bernstein so influential (and why I've changed my mind about him)

A brief look into the subject of the upcoming Bradley Cooper movie Maestro: Leonard Bernstein. How was his jump into conducting fame, his collaboration with Stephen Sondheim for West Side Story and his disruptive work merging television with classical music, plus some final thoughts about how my perception of his work did a complete 180 in the last couple of months.

00:00 Intro: Who composed the music of West Side Story?
02:04 Bernstein & conducting
04:55 Bernstein & television
08:11 Bernstein & composition
11:26 Final Thoughts

MORE INFO ON BERNSTEIN:
Here is a scribd link to the book I've read, if you have a subscription
https://www.scribd.com/book/472061587/The-Leonard-Bernstein-Letters
Or if you wanna buy it, its called : The Leonard Bernstein letters, edited by Nigel Simone

A EuroArts documentary on Bernstein
https://youtu.be/lPJyIAW8cE0

Bernstein's TV show about Pop and Rock music
https://youtu.be/vyiGFRj5b-k

Leonard Bernsteins Youtube Channel, where you will find many extracts of his talks
https://youtu.be/RBO6shU729Q

Two very good analysis of West Side Story
Sideways https://youtu.be/aQlgiO29QT4
Inside the score https://youtu.be/1PWpP8priKo

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