A TV Show's name?

November 1, 2007 4:51 PM

What is this TV show that teach classical music?

I once saw a Black & White TV Show (seems around the '60 but not sure) of a conductor that "conduct" an orchestra in a theatre. All the show is about explaining insight of classical music by talking to the audience and then turning back to the orchestra to conduct an example. This was one of the greatest thing I've ever seen, so if you know anything, don't keep it to yourself, or I'll have to use non-torturing techniques like waterboarding. Nah just kidding

posted by zouhair to sports, hobbies, & recreation (6 comments total)

Sounds like the "Young People's Concert" series, with Leonard Bernstein and the NY Philarmonic. My parents always insisted that we watch those, and they were always good.
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 5:00 PM on November 1, 2007

See this.
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 5:00 PM on November 1, 2007

Bernstein's concerts are quite wonderful. About half of them are available as a DVD box set.
posted by bradlands at 5:48 PM on November 1, 2007

Yeah, SCDB has it, and it's a great show. My favorite episode is probably 'Humor in Music.'
posted by box at 6:16 PM on November 1, 2007

Yay Love you Guys&Gals this is it.

That stuff is wonderful, people from the Opera (who now is suffering from lack of audience) should start some series like this one.
posted by zouhair at 7:04 PM on November 1, 2007

*drool*

I just put this on my wishlist.
posted by frykitty at 7:13 PM on November 1, 2007