Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts with the New York Philharmonic [9 Discs]
Cast: Leonard Bernstein
DVD
(Black & White)
$149.99
- Release Date: 09/28/2004
- UPC: 0032031150393
- Original Release: 2004
- Source: KULTUR ***
- Region Code: A
- Presentation: [B&W]
- Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
- Language: English
- Runtime: 90000
- Sales rank: 19,369
What Does Music Mean?
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What Is American Music?
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What Is Orchestration?
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Side #2 -- Disc 2
What Makes Music Symphonic?
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What Is Classical Music?
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Humor in Music
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Side #3 -- Disc 3
What Is a Concerto?
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Who Is Gustav Mahler?
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Folk Music in the Concert Hall
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What Is Impressionism?
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Happy Birthday, Igor Stravinsky
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What Is a Melody?
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Side #5 -- Disc 5
The Latin American Spirit
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Jazz in the Concert Hall
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What Is Sonata Form?
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Side #6 -- Disc 6
A Tribute to Sibelius
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Musical Atoms: A Study of Intervals
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The Sound of an Orchestra
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A Birthday Tribute to Shostakovich
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What Is a Mode?
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A Toast to Vienna in 3/4 Time
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Side #8 -- Disc 8
Quiz-Concert: How Musical Are You?
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Berlioz Takes a Trip
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Two Ballet Birds
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Side #9 -- Disc 9
Fidelio: A Celebration of Life
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"This nine-DVD set is a fascinating, even dazzling body of work from several points of view. From 1958 until 1970, Leonard Bernstein hosted this series of broadcasts on the CBS network, which went out in prime-time. On their most superficial level, the Yo
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On the basis of his compositions alone -- including everything from major symphonic works to landmark Broadway scores, including West Side Story and On the Town -- Leonard Bernstein would rank among the musical giants of 20th century. Yet, it is in his role as music director for the New York Philharmonic that he left what may well prove his most edifying legacy: the extraordinary Young People's Concerts telecast over CBS from 1958 to '73, 25 hours of which are presented in this magnificent nine-DVD set. The maestro brings considerable charisma to his role as professor here, lending the air of a master class to the proceedings, yet he manages to be accessible without condescending to his presumed school-age audience. In fact, anyone interested in music beyond pop will benefit from this 25-hour immersion in Bernstein's genius. Many episodes are framed as questions, and his contagious passion informs discussions of everything from music fundamentals ("What Does Music Mean?," "What Is Melody?," "What Is Sonata Form?") to celebrations of specific composers such as Jean Sibelius, Gustav Mahler, and Dmitri Shostakovich. Episodes such as "Humor in Music," "Jazz in the Concert Hall," and "Folk Music in the Concert Hall" offer wonderful entry points to the classical world. In fact, one beauty of the set is that it doesn't demand sequential viewing. What it does call out for, though, is repeat viewing. For any parent who has grown fond of the various Baby Mozart and Brainy Baby offerings, Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts are much more than a next step. This is a singularly brilliant introduction to the expansive world of classical music, one sure to delight interested viewers of all ages.