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Leonard Bernstein (Paperback)
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Leonard Bernstein (Paperback)
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This is an illustrated biography of the American conductor and
composer Leonard Bernstein. Despite international fame and success,
he was a man constantly struggling with inner conflicts. The best
loved and most successful conductor of his generation, also a
virtuoso pianist, he was adored by an international public, but
suffered years of hostile criticism from the New York press. An
inspiration to fellow American musicians, he was the first native
American to direct a major American orchestra, and the first to
conquer Europe (conducting the Vienna Philharmonic and at La Scala,
Milan). His conducting style was famously flamboyant, yet he
possessed a rare ability to communicate his music to the listener,
who was often held spellbound. But Bernstein often dismissed
conducting for its temporary character, and declared himself to be
primarily a composer. Among other musicals, Bernstein wrote the
world-famous West Side Story (1957), and the moving score to the
film On the Waterfront, but he never enjoyed unanimous critical
acclaim for his serious classical works, such as Chichester Psalms
and Mass. In later years he feared that he would be remembered
solely for his musicals.
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