Leonard Bernstein

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Author: Paul R. Laird

Format: Paperback / softback

Number of Pages: 216


Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was one of twentieth-century music's most successful and recognisable figures. In a career spanning five decades he conducted many of the world's leading orchestras, and composed scores for landmark musicals such as Candide and West Side Story. Published to tie in with the 100th anniversary of Bernstein's birth, this engaging new biography provides a concise overview of the life and work of this prodigiously talented, fascinating and controversial musician.



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Colin Baskerville
Bernstein: A Concise Biography

The author Paul R.Laird attended rehearsals and met the conductor for a private masterclass. Subsequently he wrote the biography, 214 pages. He mentions that the conductor visited Australia with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. A plus. I went to the concerts in Sydney.

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Author: Paul R. Laird

Format: Paperback / softback

Number of Pages: 216


Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was one of twentieth-century music's most successful and recognisable figures. In a career spanning five decades he conducted many of the world's leading orchestras, and composed scores for landmark musicals such as Candide and West Side Story. Published to tie in with the 100th anniversary of Bernstein's birth, this engaging new biography provides a concise overview of the life and work of this prodigiously talented, fascinating and controversial musician.