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Leonard Bernstein

An American Musician (Jewish Lives)

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Leonard Bernstein

By: Allen Shawn
Narrated by: Peter Lerman
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Leonard Bernstein stood at the epicenter of 20th-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 new 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.

The book is published by Yale University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

©2014 Allen Shawn (P)2023 Redwood Audiobooks
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Critic Reviews

"Excellent." (David Denby, New Yorker)

"An engrossing portrait of a gifted—and conflicted—man." (Jerusalem Post)

"Well-paced and highly readable, Leonard Bernstein brings alive both the man and his music." (Maron L. Waxman, Jewish Book Council)

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