Working with Bernstein - Hal Leonard

As they engage with one of the 20th century's most provocative musical
personalities, studies of the multifaceted Leonard Bernstein will always
proffer new insights into the human condition. But this is the first
book on Bernstein to be written by a composer, and the first by a
colleague and friend who worked intimately with the maestro for more
than three decades. Jack Gottlieb has been described as Bernstein's
amanuensis and as the preeminent Bernstein scholar. This memoir presents
fresh, sensitive, and revealing information about the everyday life of
the maestro in Part One, featuring reminiscences peppered with
anecdotes, humor, and stories by others. Part Two includes Gottlieb's
commentaries and analyses of Bernstein's works, which have appeared in
program notes for concerts by many of the world's orchestras, as jacket
notes for recordings, and as articles in journals and elsewhere,
beginning with the New York Philharmonic tribute “A Valentine for
Leonard Bernstein” on February 13, 1961. Preceded by updated remarks,
this collection allows those seeking firsthand information on
Bernstein's compositions to find all of Gottlieb's valuable scholarship
in one place.