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1、美国名人作曲家，指挥家钢琴家伦纳德伯恩斯坦1.eonardBernStein,1918-1990:Composer,Conductor,PianistandTeacher.playstopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:17repeatByJeriWatson2009-8-1ANNOUNCER:WelcometoPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.Today,RichKleinfeldtandSarah1.ongtellaboutthelifeandworkofoneofthemostinfluentialmusiciansofthetwentie
2、thcentury-1.eonardBernstein.(MUSIC)Thismusicwaswrittenby1.eonardBernstein.HecomposeditfortheopeningoftheJohnF.KennedyCenterforthePerformingArtsinWashington,D.C.zinnineteenseventy-one.VOICETWO:1.eonardBernsteinlivedfromnineteeneighteenuntilnineteenninety.Duringhisseventy-twoyearshewasoneofAmericasmos
3、thard-workingmusicians.Hewasacomposer;conductor,pianistandteacher.Hewrotebothseriousclassicalmusicandlightpopularmusic.HewasmusicaldirectoroftheNewYorkPhilharmonicOrchestraformorethantenyears.Heoftenplayedthepianowhileleadinganorchestraatthesametime.Hetaughtmanyothermusicians.And,heappearedontelevis
4、ionprogramsandwrotebookstohelppeople-especiallychildren-learnaboutmusic.VOICEONE:1.eonardBernstein1.eonardBernsteinwasbornin1.awrence,Massachusetts,onAugusttwenty-fifth,nineteeneighteen.HisparentswereJewsfromRussia.TheymetandmarriedintheUnitedStates.1.eonarddemonstratedearlyinlifethathehadspecialabi
5、litiesinmusicHisfather,however,didnotbelievehissoncouldsupporthimselfasamusician.TheolderBernsteincontinuallyadvisedagainstit.1.uckily,hissonrejectedthisadvice.1.eonardstudiedmusicatHarvardUniversityandtheCurtisInstituteinPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.HespentsummersatafamousmusiccenterinMassachusettscal
6、ledTanglewood.Therehestudiedconductingwithtwomajormusiciansofourtime-SergeKoussevitskyandFritzReiner.1.ater1.eonardBernsteinwouldreturntoTanglewoodtoteachalmosteverysummerofhislife.VOICETWO:Innineteenforty-three,1.eonardBernsteinbecameassistantconductoroftheNewYorkPhilharmonicOrchestra.InNovemberoft
7、hatyear,NewYorkPhilharmonicconductorBrunoWalterbecamesickandcouldnotconductanimportantconcert.MisterBernsteinwascalledtoleadtheorchestraverysoonbeforetheevent.Hehadlittletimetoprepare.StillfhedidsowellthattheNewYorkTimesnewspaperpublishedastorypraisinghiseffort.Thestoryappearedonthefrontpagethedayaf
8、tertheconcert.Afterthat,1.eonardBernsteinwasinvitedtoconductconcertsofalmosteverymajorAmericanorchestra.Innineteenfifty-eight,hebecamemusicaldirectoroftheNewYorkPhilharmonic.HewasthefirstAmericantoholdthatposition.Criticssaidthewellknownorchestrabecameevenbetterunderhisleadership.Hewasthemainconduct
9、orofthePhilharmonicuntilheresignedinnineteensixty-seven.VOICEONE:1.eonardBernsteinbecameinvolvedinmanymoreprojectsafterleavingtheNewYorkPhilharmonic.Peoplesaidhewaslikeapowerfuloceanstorm.Heseemedtolivehiswholelifeinahurry.MisterBernsteintraveledaroundtheworldtoactasguestconductorofmanyorchestras.He
10、wrotemusicandtaughtmusic.Athome,heandhiswifezChileanactressFeliciaMontealegrezwereraisingtheirthreechildren.Theirhomewasagatheringplaceforsomeofthemostinfluentialartists,musiciansandwritersintheUnitedStates.AaronCoplandand1.eonardBernsteinVOICETWO:Astheyearspassed,1.eonardBernsteinsmanymusicalskills
11、madehimknownaroundtheworld.Hewonhighpraiseasapianist.1.istennowasheplaysPianoSonatabyhisfriendAaronCopland.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:CriticssayBernsteinwrotesomeofhisbestworkinhisearlyyears.HewroteSymphonyNumberTwo,theAgeofAnxietyinnineteenforty-ninewhenhewasaboutthirty.Musicalexpertssaythepiececapturesthesou
12、ndsofAmerica.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Thatpiecewasamongseverallargeworks1.eonardBernsteinwroteforsymphonyorchestrasovertheyears.HecomposedseveralsymphoniesthatdemonstratehisdeepinterestinhisJewishreligion.MisterBernsteinwroteothermajorclassicalworksthroughtheyearsforalargegroupofsingersandanorchestra.Healsoc
13、omposedoperasandballetmusic.ManypeoplethinktheseclassicalworksarenotasgreatassomeofhismusicalplaysforBroadwaysuchasOntheTown/WonderfulTownandCandide.SomemusiccriticssayCandideisthebestmusic1.eonardBernsteineverwrote.(MUSIC)ThemusicalWestSideStoryisconsidered1.eonardBernsteinsmostfamouswork.Itopenedo
14、nBroadwayinNewYorkCityinnineteenfifty-seven.Itstillisbeingperformedallovertheworld.TheshowtellsastorysimilartoRomeoandJuliet,thefamousplaybyWilliamShakespeare.StephenSondheimwrotethewordstotheBernsteinmusic.WestSideStoryguaranteed1.eonardBernsteinaspecialplaceinAmericanmusicaltheater.Heretenor1.arry
15、KertsingsMaria,oneofthemostbeautifulsongsfromWestSideStory.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:1.eonardBernsteinworkedforthreeyearsonMass,ATheaterPieceforSingersPlayersandDancerstobeperformedattheKennedyCenteropening.Twohundredpeopleareinthishugework.ItsnamecomesfromthereligiousserviceoftheRomanCatholicChurch.Thestoryt
16、ellsofayoungmanwholoseshisbeliefinGod.MassistheclosestMisterBernsteinevercametojoiningthestylesofBroadwayandclassicalmusic.Itcontainsrockmusic,bluesmusic,andreligiousmusic.VOICEONE:1.eonardBernsteinThroughouthislife,1.eonardBernsteinwasinvolvedwithsocialissuesaswellasmusic.Hesupportedthecivilrightsm
17、ovementandopposedtheVietnamWar.HeconductedconcertstoraisemoneyforAIDSresearch.Inhislateryears,hewantedtowritesomethingthatheknewwouldberememberedalways.Buthewasinpoorhealth.Still,hekeptcomposing,directingandspeaking.HegavehislastperformanceinAugustznineteenninety,atTanglewood.1.essthantwomonthslater;hediedinhisNewYorkhome.Hewillberememberedalwaysforhismanymusicalgiftstotheworld.(MUSIC)ANNOUNCER:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyJeriWatson.ItwasproducedbyPaulThompson.TheannouncerswereRichKleinfeldtandSarah1.ong.mBarbaraKlein.1.istenagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.
