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 twentieth century.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Introduction
- PART I
- 1: An American Icon Crosses the Pacific
- 2: Mr. Bernstein Goes to Tokyo
- 3: Growing Pains
- 4: The Return of Two Maestros
- 5: The Maestro Pivots
- 6: Japan Beckons
- 7: Unions and Reunion
- 8: The Maestro's Place in a Changing World
- PART II
- 9: From Dear to Dearest
- 10: Faith and Resolution
- 11: New Beginnings
- 12: A Quiet Place
- 13: A Peaceful Place
- 14: Representing Lenny
- 15: A Summer of Prayer
- 16: An Early Autumn
- PART III
- 17: The World According to the Maestro
- 18: Turning Point
- 19: Exploring the Uncharted
- 20: Cultivating New Soil
- 21: The First Harvest
- 22: The Last Japan Tour
- 23: Making the Garden Grow
- Coda: Emails from Honolulu and the Making of Dearest Lenny
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index