Leonard Bernstein - Paul Myers
Leonard Bernstein - Paul Myers This is an illustrated biography of the American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. The best loved and most successful conductor of his generation, also a…
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Leonard Bernstein - Paul Myers
This is an illustrated biography of the American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. 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. Despite international fame and success, he was a man constantly struggling with inner conflicts.
His conducting style was famously flamboyant, yet he possessed a rare ability to communicate his music to the listener, who was often held spellbound. 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). But Bernstein often dismissed conducting for its temporary character, and declared himself to be primarily a composer.
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