The Leonard Bernstein Letters
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (717 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 030017909X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 624 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bernstein’s letters tell much about this complex man, his collaborators, his mentors, and others close to him. Bernstein was also an enthusiastic letter writer, and this book is the first to present a wide-ranging selection of his correspondence. Leonard Bernstein was a charismatic and versatile musiciana brilliant conductor who attained international super-star status, and a gifted composer of Broadway musicals (West Side Story), symphonies (Age of Anxiety), choral works (Chichester Psalms), film scores (On the Waterfront), and much more. They have been carefully chosen to demonstrate the breadth of Bernstein’s musical interests, his constant struggle to find the time to compose, his turbulent and complex sexuality, his political activities, and his endless capacity for hard work. The majority of these letters have never been published before. His galaxy of correspondents encompassed, among others, Aaron Copland,Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins, Thornton Wilder, Boris Pasternak, Bette Davis, Adolph Green, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and family members including his wife Felicia and his sister Shirley. Beyond all th
“With their intellectual brilliance, humour and wonderful eye for detail, Leonard Bernstein’s letters blow all biographies out of the water. His galaxy of correspondents includes Stephen Sondheim, Boris Pasternak and Jacqueline Kennedy. Full of fresh information and the authentic voice of a constant seeker.”The Economist (named a 2013 Book of the Year)
"Engrossing - a must for any Bernstein fan" according to T. Fisher. Leonard Bernstein was a prolific correspondent, and this book, apparently, only begins to scratch the surface of the sheer amount of letters available.What we have here is truly fascinating and gives tremendous insight into the personality and character of Leonard Bernstein, as well as biographical details I had no . "Biography in episilatory form" according to Jill Meyer. Biographies can be written many different forms and by using different primary sources. A biographer may use interviews, if the subject is of recent vintage, as well as original source material such as letters and other documentation. Usually biographers use a combination of all these methods. In his biography of Le. The Musical Elite Stayed in Touch A.R. The letters in this volume cover the period 1932-1980. For one thing, they indicate how stifling things could be in the U.S. for people in the arts during the McCarthy era.The likes of Poulenc, Lukas Foss, Stravinsky, many other musical greats, and remarkable women such as Martha Gellhorn, Betty Davis, Bernstein's w