The Leonard Bernstein Letters
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.72 (612 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 030017909X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 624 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Engrossing - a must for any Bernstein fan 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 idea about. All areas of his life are. Jill Meyer said Biography in episilatory form. 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 Leonard Bernstein, biographer Nigel Sim. The Musical Elite Stayed in Touch 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 wife Felicia, and countless others rev
The majority of these letters have never been published before. Bernstein’s letters tell much about this complex man, his collaborators, his mentors, and others close to him. 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. The letters have been selected for the insights they offer into the passions of his lifemusical and personaland the extravagant scope of his musical and extra-musical activities. Beyond all this, these writings provide a glimpse of the man behind the legends: his humanity, warmth, volatility, intellectual brilliance, wonderful eye for descriptive detail, and humor.. 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. Be
Full of fresh information and the authentic voice of a constant seeker.”The Economist (named a 2013 Book of the Year). His galaxy of correspondents includes Stephen Sondheim, Boris Pasternak and Jacqueline Kennedy. “With their intellectual brilliance, humour and wonderful eye for detail, Leonard Bernstein’s letters blow all biographies out of the water