Description
For fans of Bradley Cooper's film Maestro, an appreciation that gives Bernstein his due as composer as well as conductor
Leonard Bernstein stood at the epicenter of twentieth-century American musical life. His creative gifts knew no boundaries as he moved easily from the podium to the piano to television with his nationally celebrated Young People's Concerts, which introduced an entire generation to the joy of classical music. In this fascinating biography, the breadth of Bernstein's musical composition is explored, through the spectacular range of music he composed-from West Side Story to Kaddish to A Quiet Place and beyond-and through his intensely public role as an internationally celebrated conductor. For the first time, the composer's life and work receive a fully integrated analysis, offering a comprehensive appreciation of a multi-faceted musician who continued to grow as an artist well into his final days.
About the Author
Allen Shawn is a composer, pianist, educator, and author who lives in Vermont and teaches composition and music history at Bennington College. His previous books include Arnold Schoenberg's Journey and Twin: A Memoir.
Reviews
"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
Book Information
ISBN 9780300219852
Author Allen Shawn
Format Paperback
Page Count 360
Imprint Yale University Press
Publisher Yale University Press
Weight(grams) 404g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm * 30mm
Leonard Bernstein stood at the epicenter of twentieth-century American musical life. His creative gifts knew no boundaries as he moved easily from the podium to the piano to television with his nationally celebrated Young People's Concerts, which introduced an entire generation to the joy of classical music. In this fascinating biography, the breadth of Bernstein's musical composition is explored, through the spectacular range of music he composed-from West Side Story to Kaddish to A Quiet Place and beyond-and through his intensely public role as an internationally celebrated conductor. For the first time, the composer's life and work receive a fully integrated analysis, offering a comprehensive appreciation of a multi-faceted musician who continued to grow as an artist well into his final days.
About the Author
Allen Shawn is a composer, pianist, educator, and author who lives in Vermont and teaches composition and music history at Bennington College. His previous books include Arnold Schoenberg's Journey and Twin: A Memoir.
Reviews
"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
Book Information
ISBN 9780300219852
Author Allen Shawn
Format Paperback
Page Count 360
Imprint Yale University Press
Publisher Yale University Press
Weight(grams) 404g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm * 30mm
