<p><b>A new edition of Humphrey Burton''s celebrated biography of Leonard Bernstein, published to coincide with the centenary of his birth. With a new introduction by the author.</b><br><br>¿Humphrey Burton''s biography remains the essential account of American music''s dominant figure.¿ Alex Ross<br><br>Composer, pianist, author, television teacher, Harvard lecturer, cultural icon, humanist and conductor without peer, Leonard Bernstein''s versatility was legendary. He captivated Broadway with such hits as <i>On the Town</i>and <i>West Side Story</i> and introduced middle America to classical music with his <i>Young People''s Concerts</i> on television. He composed three symphonies and a full-length opera, and he inspired the world''s leading orchestras to give some of the most memorable performances of the twentieth century.<br><br>Humphrey Burton was given exclusive access to Bernstein''s rich legacy of letters and papers, and the book draws on hundreds of interviews with family, fri
