Young People's Concerts

Young People´s Concerts Season 5 Episode 03 – Happy Birthday Igor Stravinsky   Bernstein provides an overview of Stravinsky's musical career, highlighting the evolution of his style and directional shifts. The entire piece of 'Petrouchka' is performed, with each scene thoroughly analyzed.   Originally aired on CBS Television Network, March 26, 1962

Young People´s Concerts Season 4 Episode 04 – Folk Music in the Concert Hall   Leonard Bernstein explores the impact of folk music on orchestral compositions, conducting excerpts from works by Mozart, Chavez, and Ives, as well as "Songs of the Auvergne" performed by Marni Nixon.   Originally aired on CBS Television Network, April 9, 1961

Young People´s Concerts Season 4 Episode 03 – Young Performers No.2   In the annual Young People's Concert hosted by Leonard Bernstein, the spotlight shines on young performers. The lineup features cellist Lynn Harrell and conductor Elyakum Shapira showcasing music by Dvořák, pianist Jung Ja Kim and conductor Russell Stanger presenting pieces by Chopin, soprano Veronica Tyler and conductor Gregory Millar performing two arias by Puccini and Menotti, and Bernstein himself conducting with Henry Chapin narrating "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" by Britten.   Originally aired on CBS Television Network, March 19, 1961

Young People´s Concerts Season 2 Episode 1 – Who is Gustav Mahler? To mark Mahler's centennial, Leonard Bernstein leads excerpts from Gustav Mahler’s Fourth Symphony while delving into the concept of the 'double man' within him. The orchestra is joined by soprano Reri Grist for a rendition of the final movement of the Fourth Symphony, with William Lewis performing 'Youth' and Helen Raab singing selections from 'The Farewell,' both sourced from Mahler's 'The Song of the Earth' ('Das Lied von der Erde') Originally aired on CBS Television Network, February 7, 1960

Young People's Concerts Season 2 Episode 3 - Humor in Music Using excerpts from the likes of Shostakovich, Mahler, Prokofiev, Haydn and others, Leonard Bernstein demonstrates how classical music can be more than a "serious" composition but can take an unexpected humorous turn. Originally aired on CBS Television Network, February 28, 1959.

Young People's Concerts Season 2 Episode 1 - What Makes Music Symphonic? By using the examples of Mozart's Jupiter Symphony and Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony, Leonard Bernstein demonstrates the techniques of repetition and variation in the development of symphonic music. After conducting part of Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet" Fantasy Overture, he asks the audience to sing "Frère Jacques," demonstrating the uses of sequence and imitation in symphonic composition. Concluding by playing and analysing the final movement of Brahms' Second Symphony. Originally aired on CBS Television Network, December 13, 1958.

Young People's Concerts Season 1 Episode 3 - What is Orchestration? Performing the music of Mozart, Stravinsky, Ravel, and others, Leonard Bernstein describes the process of writing music by contrasting the families of instruments that compose an orchestra Originally aired on CBS Television Network, March 8, 1958.

Young People's Concerts Season 1 Episode 02 - What is American Music? After introducing a new audience to the brilliance of classical music on the first episode, Leonard Bernstein discusses the origins and characteristics of American music. Opening with an extended excerpt from George Gershwin's "An American in Paris" and a discussion of nationalistic and folk music, followed by compositions of American composers Edward MacDowell, William Schuman, Virgil Thomson, and others are performed. In closing, Aaron Copland conducts parts of his own Third Symphony. Originally aired on CBS Television Network, February 1, 1958.

Young People's Concerts Season 1 Episode 1 - What Does Music Mean? "No matter what stories people tell you about what music means, forget them. Stories are not what music means. Music is never about things. Music just is. It's a lot of beautiful notes and sounds put together so well that we get pleasure out of hearing them. So when we ask, 'What does it mean; what does this piece of music mean?' we're asking a hard question. Let's do our best to answer it." Leonard Bernstein Originally aired on CBS Television Network, January 18, 1958.