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collegiate_assessor_kovalyov's review against another edition
5.0
THIS BOOK.
Oh my goodness.
READ THIS BOOK.
I cannot eloquently express how beautiful this book is, you just have to read it.
Thanks and goodnight.
Oh my goodness.
READ THIS BOOK.
I cannot eloquently express how beautiful this book is, you just have to read it.
Thanks and goodnight.
carmenx9's review against another edition
5.0
Louis Armstrong addressed Leonard as Daddy Bernstein and that was reason enough to get through 600+ pages (also the first draft for West Side Story was inspirational in how bad it was - if anything it's proof not to stop working on your ideas)
adastraperlibris's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
4.5
milocross's review against another edition
5.0
A far more complicated man than even someone appreciating his muscial genius could have imagined. One finds him more calculating in his ambition and less sympathetic in his personal life and loyalties than the charmer who delighted a generation of young classical music-loving children in the Young People's Concerts of yore. But he was one of the greats, no doubt.
nferre's review against another edition
4.0
I read a good part of this, most of what interested me. Much of this could have been edited down a bit a I found bits to be redundant, however what comes across brilliantly is Bernstein's ability to communicate, whether by correspondence or through his music.
I knew him personally as his wife Felicia and my mother went to school together and in the 60's lived close by. His kids and I shared the same piano teacher and at one time we had a piano recital in his home. I was playing a piece by Bartok when Bernstein walked in the room - I got distracted and missed a note but recovered nicely and went on to play my other two pieces without a mishap. When I was done, Bernstein stood up, clapped heartily and said "Bravo!" as I curtsied. I was 10 years old and that was the highlight of my youth.
I knew him personally as his wife Felicia and my mother went to school together and in the 60's lived close by. His kids and I shared the same piano teacher and at one time we had a piano recital in his home. I was playing a piece by Bartok when Bernstein walked in the room - I got distracted and missed a note but recovered nicely and went on to play my other two pieces without a mishap. When I was done, Bernstein stood up, clapped heartily and said "Bravo!" as I curtsied. I was 10 years old and that was the highlight of my youth.
pamela_d's review
4.0
This is a great listen! Such a great look into the life and times of the Maestro. Flags a little towards the end, but don't we all.
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