Join us with composer Allen Shawn, author of Leonard Bernstein: An American Musician, for an appreciation of the great musical genius who stood at the epicenter of 20th-century American musical life.

Music in this episode: 

Leonard Bernstein and Steven Sondheim - "Cool" from West Side Story 

Leonard Bernstein - Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety 

Leonard Bernstein - Symphony No 3., Kaddish 

 Leonard Bernstein - Chichester Psalms