The Leonard Bernstein letters /

"Leonard Bernstein was a charismatic and versatile musician-a brilliant conductor who attained international super-star status, and a gifted composer of Broadway musicals (West Side Story), symphonies (Age of Anxiety), choral works (Chichester Psalms), film scores (On the Waterfront), and much...

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Main Author: Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
Other Authors: Simeone, Nigel, 1956- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • Early years, 1932-41 (letters 1-89)
  • First successes : from Tanglewood to On the town, 1941-4 (letters 90-185)
  • Conquering Europe and Israel, 1945-9 (letters 186-294)
  • Marriage, passport problems, and Italy, 1950-55 (letters 295-358)
  • West Side story, 1955-7 (letters 359-409)
  • The New York Philharmonic years, 1958-69 (letters 410-544)
  • Triumphs, controversies, catastrophe, 1970-78 (letters 545-591)
  • Final years, 1979-90 (letters 592-650)
  • Appendix one. Arthur Laurents (with Leonard Bernstein) : outline for Romeo sent to Jerome Robbins
  • Appendix two. Bernstein's letters and postcards to Mildred Spiegel.