Dearest Lenny : letters from Japan and the making of the world maestro

Dearest Lenny : letters from Japan and the making of the world maestro / Mari Yoshihara.

Through personal letters from little known Japanese individuals that had never been studied before, Dearest Lenny interweaves an intimate story of love and relationships with a history of Leonard Bernstein's transformation from an American icon to the world maestro during the second half of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yoshihara, Mari, 1968- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Bernstein, Leonard, > 1918-1990 > Appreciation > Japan.
Bernstein, Leonard, > 1918-1990 > Travel > Japan.
Bernstein, Leonard, > 1918-1990 > Correspondence.
Hashimoto, Kunihiko > Correspondence.
Amano, Kazuko, > 1929- > Correspondence.
Bernstein, Leonard, > 1918-1990
Musicians > United States > Correspondence.
Musicians > Japan > Correspondence.
Art appreciation
Musicians
Travel
Japan
United States
personal correspondence.
Personal correspondence
Personal correspondence.
Correspondance privée.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • An American icon crosses the Pacific
  • Mr. Bernstein goes to Tokyo
  • Growing pains
  • The return of two maestros
  • The maestro pivots
  • Japan beckons
  • Unions and reunion
  • The maestro's place in a changing world
  • From dear to dearest
  • Faith and resolution
  • New beginnings
  • A quiet place
  • A peaceful place
  • Representing Lenny
  • A summer of prayer
  • An early autumn
  • The world according to the maestro
  • Turning point
  • Exploring the uncharted
  • Cultivating new soil
  • The first harvest
  • The last Japan tour
  • Making the garden grow
  • Coda: emails from Honolulu and the making of Dearest Lenny.

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