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The Levin Interviews

Leonard Bernstein

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 9 months

Bernard Levin talks to composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, who has written everything from song cycles to symphonies but is probably best known as the creator of West Side Story. Show more

Contributors

Interviewer:
Bernard Levin
Interviewed Guest:
Leonard Bernstein

Bernstein on Mahler

The Little Drummer Boy

Duration: 1 hour, 24 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Leonard Bernstein celebrates the 125th anniversary of the birth of composer Gustav Mahler with a musical essay that explores the roots of Mahler's inspiration. Show more

Bernstein on Mahler

Des Knaben Wunderhorn

Duration: 52 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Leonard Bernstein conducts the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in a complete performance of Gustav Mahler's song cycle Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Oscar-winning drama. A one-time boxing hopeful learns about responsibility through his love for the sister of a murdered docker. Music by Leonard Bernstein.

Contributors

Terry Malloy:
Marlon Brando
Edie Doyle:
Eva Marie Saint
Father Barry:
Karl Malden
Johnny Friendly:
Lee J Cobb
Charley Malloy:
Rod Steiger
Kayo Dugan:
Pat Henning
'Pop' Doyle:
John Hamilton
Moose:
Rudy Bond
Director:
Elia Kazan
Producer:
Sam Spiegel
Director of photography:
Boris Kaufman

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