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American composer, conductor and pianist Leonard Bernstein, in 1970, at a London press conference.

Got 'Mambo'? A Playlist For Leonard Bernstein Fanatics And First-Timers

Need to beef up on Leonard Bernstein? Hear the musical polymath's most delightful tunes, from West Side Story classics to surprises from Aretha Franklin, Tom Waits and Selena.

"Sometimes when you watch Bernstein conduct ... it's his own involvement and enthusiasm at that moment, his own kind of oneness with the work," archivist Barbara Haws says.

The Complex Life Of Leonard Bernstein, A Once-In-A-Century Talent

Born 100 years ago on Aug. 25, 1918, Bernstein was a larger-than-life character — on stage as a conductor, at the piano as a composer, on TV as an educator and in a sometimes tangled personal life.

Composer George Walker takes a bow at a performance of his Pulitzer winning piece, <em>Lilacs</em>, in California in1996.

George Walker, Trailblazing American Composer, Dies At 96

The composer, whose music fused many styles with a singular voice, constantly broke new ground. He was the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for music.

Esperanza Spalding performs at the 2011 Montreux Jazz festival in Switzerland.

Esperanza Spalding Is The 21st Century's Jazz Genius

The ways in which Spalding's music is the most radical are perhaps the most easily overlooked: how, through her singing and playing, she challenges gender norms across styles.

Renée Fleming, photographed singing the national anthem during Super Bowl XLVIII, will sing at the memorial service for the late Sen. John McCain at Washington's National Cathedral.

Renée Fleming, America's Go-To Diva, To Sing At McCain Memorial In Washington

The versatile opera star will sing an Irish classic at the memorial service of Senator John McCain Saturday at Washington's National Cathedral.

George Li: Tiny Desk Concert

Watch the young Harvard grad dispatch some of the most "knuckle-busting" piano repertoire with uncommon panache and precision.

Helen Sung's <em>Sung With Words</em> comes out Sept. 14.

Helen Sung Spins Dana Gioia's Poetry Into Jazz On 'Sung With Words'

The pianist merges jazz and poetry together to make a multi-movement work that explores themes of the human condition.

John Williams (left) and Anne-Sophie Mutter at a recording session at Sony Pictures Studios for <em>Across the Stars</em> available via Deutsch Grammophon.

John Williams And Anne-Sophie Mutter, 2 Geniuses For The Price Of One

John Williams is an honored film composer, but he began as an arranger. Williams is now arranging again, this time with the acclaimed violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter on the album Across the Stars.

A look inside George Frideric Handel flat at 25 Brook Street (left), and Jimi Hendrix's at 23 Brook Street (right)

Jimi Hendrix And George Frideric Handel Were Neighbors Across The Centuries

If 1960s rock icon Jimi Hendrix and 18th century composer George Frideric Handel were alive at the same time, they would have been next door neighbors in London.

Miles and Betty Davis in color in Miles' New York westside brownstone, 1969

Electric Miles: Behind The 'Brew'

We celebrate the 50th anniversary of Miles Davis going electric for Bitches Brew — part controversial, part revolutionary and as a whole, historic.

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