
从1943年那通救场的电话到1990年最后一场音乐会:伯恩斯坦一生都在名声、政治与私人生活的拉扯中度过,这篇文章讲的是其中有档案和同期报道可查的那些麻烦。
“As I was about to walk onstage, I remembered the pills. I took them out of my pocket, flung them as far away from me across the backstage as I could and said, ‘I’m going to do this on my own.’”4
“Mr. Bernstein showed that he is one of the very few conductors of the rising generation who are indubitably to be reckoned with.”3
“You know, you can play the piano all you want… But if you’re going to be a mensch and support a family, you can’t be a klezmer.”7
“You see, I still don’t really know quite what I want to do. Conduct, compose, piano, produce, arrange, etc. I’m all of these and none of them.”2


“Don’t be frightened. Mr. Gould is here… But the age-old question still remains: ‘In a concerto, who is the boss: the soloist or the conductor?’ The answer is, of course, sometimes one, sometimes the other, depending on the people involved. But almost always, the two manage to get together by persuasion or charm or even threats to achieve a unified performance. I have only once before in my life had to submit to a soloist’s wholly new and incompatible concept, and that was the last time I accompanied Mr. Gould. But this time the discrepancies between our views are so great that I feel I must make this small disclaimer.”25
“You know what, Ossip? I think that even though the conductor makes this big disclaimer, he should not be allowed to wiggle off the hook that easy. I mean, who engaged the Gould boy in the first place? Who is the musical director? Somebody has to be responsible.”23
“Und dann wurde mir berichtet, dass immer noch 60 % Nazis im Orchester sind.”(后来有人告诉我,乐团里还有 60%是纳粹。)28
“You can play the notes, I know that. It’s Mahler that’s missing!”紧接着一句:“I’m aware that it’s only a rehearsal. But what are we rehearsing?”30
“Second: You are a homosexual and may never change - you don’t admit to the possibility of a double life, but if your peace of mind, your health your whole nervous system depend on a certain sexual pattern what can you do?”39

“But he started coughing into a handkerchief during the Beethoven third movement. And he seemed truly exhausted, even in pain, as he walked off the stage amid the concluding ovations.”50
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