Experiencing Leonard Bernstein: A Listener's Companion

by Kenneth Lafave

Book Overview

In this book, Kenneth LaFave guides readers past Bernstein's famously tortured personal problems and into the clarity and balance of his Serenade after Plato's Symposium for Violin and Orchestra, the intense drama of his music for On the Waterfront, the existential cosmography of his three symphonies, and his vibrant works for the musical stage.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442235438
• ISBN13: 9781442235434
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 10.3"