Leonard Bernstein : the political life of an American musician /

Seldes, Barry, 1938-

Leonard Bernstein : the political life of an American musician / Barry Seldes. - Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)2009. - 1 online resource (xiv, 276 pages, 8. pages of plates )

"Roth Family Foundation music in America imprint"--Prelim. pages.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Young American : Bernstein at Harvard -- The forties : ascent and blacklist -- American Biedermeier : 1951-1959 -- The long sixties : 1960-1973 -- Norton lectures : 1973 -- Bernstein at sea : 1974-1990 -- Understanding Bernstein.

From his conducting debut in 1943 until his death in 1990, Leonard Bernstein's star blazed brilliantly. In this biography of Bernstein's political lie, Barry Seldes examines Bernstein's career against the backdrop of Cold War America and the factors that by the mid-1950s allowed his triumphant return to the New York Philharmonic.



9780520943070

2021696586


Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 --Political activity.
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 --Political and social views.


Musicians--Political activity--United States.


Electronic Books.

ML410 / .L466 2009