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Leonard Bernstein
Paul Myers
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Description for Leonard Bernstein
Paperback. A biography of one of the 20th-century's most famous musicians. Num Pages: 240 pages. Dimension: 218 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
Leonard Bernstein (1918-90), creator of the Broadway masterpiece, West Side Story, was the best loved and most successful conductor of his generation. He inspired fellow American musicians, being the first native American to direct a major American orchestra, and the first to conquer Europe. This biography covers all aspects of Bernstein's career, from his extraordinary early rise to fame as a conductor to his work as a world-famous composer, including his musicals and the score for On the Waterfront. It examines the paradoxes of a man who was brilliant, articulate, witty and charming but could also be vain, egocentric and ... Read more
Leonard Bernstein (1918-90), creator of the Broadway masterpiece, West Side Story, was the best loved and most successful conductor of his generation. He inspired fellow American musicians, being the first native American to direct a major American orchestra, and the first to conquer Europe. This biography covers all aspects of Bernstein's career, from his extraordinary early rise to fame as a conductor to his work as a world-famous composer, including his musicals and the score for On the Waterfront. It examines the paradoxes of a man who was brilliant, articulate, witty and charming but could also be vain, egocentric and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
20th-Century Composers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714837017
SKU
V9780714837017
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About Paul Myers
Paul Myers is a freelance classical record producer whose work for Decca and Colombia (now Sony) and Naxos brought him into contact with Bernstein over many years.
Reviews for Leonard Bernstein
Paul Myers writes concisely and entertainingly... Will make readers long to hear the music. -Times Literary Supplement On the 20th Century Composers Series As a series, Phaidon's 20th Century Composers has brought remarkable variety and a welter of information, both necessary and delightfully trivial. Intended both for the general reader ... Read more