The Leonard Bernstein Letters

“With their intellectual brilliance, humor and wonderful eye for detail, Leonard Bernstein’s letters blow all biographies out of the water.”— The Economist (2013 Book of the Year) Leonard Bernstein was a charismatic and versatile musician—a brilliant conductor who attained international superstar status, and a gifted composer of Broadway musicals ( West Side Story ), symphonies ( Age of Anxiety ), choral works ( Chichester Psalms ), film scores ( On the Waterfront ), and much more. Bernstein was