Leonard Bernstein by Laird, Paul R.
Leonard Bernstein by Laird, Paul R.

Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein was one of twentieth-century music's most successful and recognizable figures. In a career spanning five...
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Author: Paul R. Laird
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Language: English
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Leonard Bernstein by Laird, Paul R.

Leonard Bernstein

$269.58
Leonard Bernstein by Laird, Paul R.

Leonard Bernstein

$269.58
Author: Paul R. Laird
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Leonard Bernstein was one of twentieth-century music's most successful and recognizable figures. In a career spanning five decades, he conducted many of the world's leading orchestras and composed scores for landmark musicals such as West Side Story. With an iron self-belief, he negotiated risky and challenging musical situations that resulted in always passionate, if sometimes mixed, reviews. Published to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of Bernstein's birth, this engaging new biography provides a concise overview of the life and work of a prodigiously talented, endlessly enthralling, and controversial musician.

Drawing on more than thirty years of study, leading Bernstein scholar Paul R. Laird describes Bernstein's work as a conductor, composer, music educator, and commentator, evaluating all of his major compositions. Laird also explores the impact of Bernstein's complicated personal life on his professional work, including his homosexuality and many affairs with men, and his strong yet difficult marriage. Featuring original insights into Bernstein's life and work, including information gleaned from a 1982 interview with Bernstein, Laird's book is the ideal introduction to Bernstein's eclectic musical style and complex character, showing how both fit within the larger world of twentieth-century music.

Author: Paul R. Laird
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 05/15/2018
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781780239101


Review Citation(s):
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About the Author
Paul R. Laird is professor of musicology at the University of Kansas School of Music, where he has taught since 1994. He is the author of The Chichester Psalms of Leonard Bernstein, coauthor of Leonard Bernstein: A Research and Information Guide, and coeditor of The Cambridge Companion to the Musical, among many other books.


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