Leonard Bernstein: A Passion for Music / Johanna Hurwitz ; illustrated by Sonia O. Lisker.
BIOGRAPHY. Follows Leonard Bernstein's life from his childhood through his brilliant career. In exploring Bernstein's pride in his Jewish heritage, the author describes how he conducted the Israeli Philharmonic within the sound of exploding artillery shells. She reveals how Bernstein expressed his identity in his Jeremiah Symphony and Kaddish Symphony commemorating the death of John F. Kennedy, both of which contain traditional Jewish melodies and prayers. Includes an Index. (Key Words: Juvenile Literature, Leonard Bernstein, Music, Jewish Musicians, Jews, Conductors, Composers, Biography, Artur Rodzinski, Serge Koussevitzky, Aaron Copland, Dmitri Mitropoulos, Johanna Hurwitz).
