文档介绍：音乐天才—伦纳德·伯恩斯坦
音乐天才—伦纳德·伯恩斯坦
GIFTFORMUSIC—LEONARDBERNSTEIN
In1986,LeonardBernsteinsaid,“Godknows,,Idrink,Istayupallnight…Iwasdiagnosedashavingemphysemainmymid-’tstopsmoking,I’.”Butinrecentmonthshecanceledengagementsandafortnightageannouncedthat,onhisdoctor’sadvice,hewasretiringasaconductor,In1990,LeonardBernstein,72,diedinhisManhattanapartmentafteraheartattackbroughtonbylungfailure. Perhapstoabandonconductingwastoendaloveaffair,togiveuplife.
Afirst-generationJewishAmerican,BernsteinwasborninLawrence,,Samuel,whowasinthebeauty-—(aftergraduatingfromHarvard,),.
Contrarytolegend,,butcouldn’$10aweektostayalive.“What!”Caesarexclaimed.“You,agenius,starving?Tendollarsaweekforagenius?I’llgetyoufifty!”And