Lenny Writes “So-called Poems” to a Teenage Sweetheart
Though not all of them are masterpieces, Bernstein's "so-called poems" for a teenage sweetheart are clear flashes of brilliance from a young man with a lifelong love of language.
Tag: The Early Years (1918-1935)
Bernstein, the son of immigrants, spent his childhood and early youth primarily in Massachusetts. His love of music contradicted with his father’s wishes for his future: but Bernstein’s musical genius was too strong. His first piano lessons, and early signs of composition and conducting prowess, begin during these formative years.
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