West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur Video, [2004]
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Notes:
- Closed-captioned.
- New York Philharmonic Leonard Bernstein, narrator and conductor.
- Produced and directed by Roger Englander some episodes directed by Charles S. Dubin.
- Originally televised between 1958-1972 originally released as a compilation in 1990.
- DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation soundtracks in Dolby digital 5.1 and Dolby stereo.
- MPAA rating: Not rated.
- Noted composer, conductor, and pianist Leonard Bernstein leads the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in an educational music-with-commentary format intended for young people. Includes 25 episodes of the 53 that were originally broadcast.
- Disc 1. What does music mean? What is American music? What is orchestration? — Disc 2. What makes music symphonic? What is classical music? Humor in music — Disc 3. What is a concerto? Who is Gustav Mahler? Folk music in the concert hall — Disc 4. What is Impressionism? Happy Birthday, Igor Stravinsky. What is Melody? — Disc 5. The Latin American spirit. Jazz in the concert hall. What is sonata form? — Disc 6. A tribute to Sibelius. Musical atoms : a study of intervals. The sound of an orchestra — Disc 7. A birthday tribute to Shostakovich. What is a mode? A toast to Vienna in 3/4 time — Disc 8. Quiz-concert : how musical are you? Berlioz takes a trip. Two ballet birds — Disc 9. Fidelio : a celebration of life.
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Requested by Klemp, M.