Leonard Bernstein
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (890 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385423454 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 594 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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The definitive biography of one of the most influential, flamboyant, and multifaceted musical talents of the 20th century, a man whose concert hall performances inspired generations of musicians and music lovers, and whose theatrical triumphs dazzled Broadway.From the Trade Paperback edition.
It was great! It took me about 2 months to finish reading it, not because it wasn't a page-turner, but because it was a long book and also I'd been busy. It was actually a great page-turner. I could read on and on for 5-7 hours without a break.Bernstein's personal letters to his friends and colleagues, including Aaron Copland, his thesis at Harvard, etc. were all very inspiring to read. There were quite a bit of poems he wrote also. The positive and negative sides of the great man were also. AN INSIGHTFUL BIOGRAPHY INTO A MAJOR AMERICAN MUSICAL FIGURE Humphrey Burton has written a tremendous biography of Bernstein (1918-1990). It is filled with details and insights into the man, his conducting, and his own compositions. Bernstein was renowned as a composer, as a performer on the piano, as a conductor, and as an educator, and Burton highlights all of these aspects. Bernstein was also gay, or bisexual; Burton indicates early on, "The reference to Bernstein's sexual problems underscored the confusion he felt about his sexualit. "A Must Buy for Leonard Bernstein fans" according to Alanna. One of the best biographies I've read of Leonard Bernstein.
Photos. The fact that a biography can raise such questions is a tribute to the tact and imagination that infuse this one. Bernstein was a man who owed much to his Jewish heritage (and Burton adroitly notes how much of his serious music had Jewish roots) and experienced a strong sense of guilt about his bisexuality, particularly after the death of his betrayed wife Felicia. From the start "Lenny" was a determinedly colorful character, insistent on the limelight, extravagant of gesture and emotion. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Flamboyant composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), who was America's ambassador to the world of serious music for most of his jam-packed life, has long needed a sober, well-researched and encompassing biography, and this