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Leonard Bernstein
About this book
Composer, pianist, author, television teacher, Harvard lecturer, cultural icon, humanist and conductor without peer, Leonard Bernstein's versatility was legendary. He captivated Broadway with such hits as
On the Town and
West Side Story and introduced middle America to classical music with his
Young People's Concerts on television. He composed three symphonies and a full-length opera, and he inspired the world's leading orchestras to give some of the most memorable performances of the twentieth century.
Humphrey Burton was given exclusive access to Bernstein's rich legacy of letters and papers, and the book draws on hundreds of interviews with family, friends and colleagues to reveal Bernstein's fascinating and complex personality. His compelling narrative captures Bernstein's high-spirited vitality on the page, providing a frank account of his homosexuality and his marriage and chronicling the lifelong conflict between the rival claims of Bernstein's conducting and composing careers.
'Humphrey Burton has written a very detailed and candid account of his friend ... The mass of material is superbly handled ... [Bernstein] was a musical genius and he deserves this measured and meticulous biography.'
Sunday Telegraph
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Dedication
- Contents
- New Introduction by Humphrey Burton
- Foreword
- Prologue: The Funeral
- Part One–The Education of An American Musician: 1918–1943
- Part Two–Rise to Prominence: 1943–1951
- Part Three–Something’s Coming–the Composing Years: 1952–1957
- Part Four–The New York Philharmonic Era: 1957–1969
- Part Five–Coming Apart: 1969–1978
- Part Six–Anything But Twilight: 1978–1990
- Principal Events in the Life of Leonard Bernstein
- Principal Compositions of Leonard Bernstein
- Notes to Sources
- Selected Bibliography
- Authors Note
- Permissions
- Index
- Photos
- About the Author
- Copyright
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