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Composer of the WeekLeonard Bernstein (1918-1990)Episodes

  1. Today16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Wartime success

    2/5Donald Macleod explores Bernstein’s meteoric rise to fame as America goes to war.

  2. Tomorrow16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Marriage

    3/5Donald Macleod finds Bernstein beginning married life.

  3. Thursday16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    “A Double Man”

    4/5Donald Macleod explores as cracks appear in Bernstein's personal life.

  4. Friday16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Final years - hubris and charity

    5/5Donald Macleod explores the final years in the life of Leonard Bernstein.