{"product_id":"leonard-bernstein-9780300219852","title":"Leonard Bernstein","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fresh appreciation of the great musical figure that gives him his due as composer as well as conductor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Excellent.”—David Denby, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An engrossing portrait of a gifted—and conflicted—man.”—\u003ci\u003eJerusalem Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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, \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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, \u003ci\u003eBBC Music\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864339263831,"sku":"9780300219852","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300219852.jpg?v=1722271489","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/leonard-bernstein-9780300219852","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}