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A fresh appreciation of the great musical figure that gives him his due as composer as well as conductor

Trade Review
“Excellent.”—David Denby, New Yorker

“An engrossing portrait of a gifted—and conflicted—man.”—Jerusalem Post

“There were, and are, critics who believe that Bernstein’s facility and fecundity was merely dilettantism. Allen Shawn’s suave new biography hopes to give them pause.”—Christopher Bray, The Spectator

“Immensely valuable as a concise study of a major figure; sympathetic in its account of his life and its artistic and social context, and illuminating in its critical judgements.”—Anthony Burton, BBC Music

“I can’t imagine a better biography of Leonard Bernstein. His intensity, complexity, and personal charm come across fully; so do his manifest importance to twentieth-century American culture and his intimate relation to the music he produced. Bravo!”—Wendy Lesser

Leonard Bernstein

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      Publisher Yale University Press
      Published 22 March 2016
      ISBN-13 9780300219852
      978-0300219852
      ISBN-10 0300219857
      Also in:
      Art music, orchestral and formal music Composers and songwriters

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A fresh appreciation of the great musical figure that gives him his due as composer as well as conductor

      Trade Review
      “Excellent.”—David Denby, New Yorker

      “An engrossing portrait of a gifted—and conflicted—man.”—Jerusalem Post

      “There were, and are, critics who believe that Bernstein’s facility and fecundity was merely dilettantism. Allen Shawn’s suave new biography hopes to give them pause.”—Christopher Bray, The Spectator

      “Immensely valuable as a concise study of a major figure; sympathetic in its account of his life and its artistic and social context, and illuminating in its critical judgements.”—Anthony Burton, BBC Music

      “I can’t imagine a better biography of Leonard Bernstein. His intensity, complexity, and personal charm come across fully; so do his manifest importance to twentieth-century American culture and his intimate relation to the music he produced. Bravo!”—Wendy Lesser

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