LaFave, Kenneth,

Experiencing Leonard Bernstein : a listener's companion / Kenneth LaFave. - 220 pages ; 23 cm. - The listener's companion . - Listener's companion. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In this text, 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.

9781442235434 (hbk.) : £27.95


Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 --Criticism and interpretation.


Music.
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