Friday, September 6, 2013

Interesting PBS series









Michael Tilson Thomas and the musicians of the San Francisco Symphony take viewers on a journey revealing classical music's universal connections to the human spirit. Explore the music and compelling stories of composers including Gustav Mahler, Hector Berlioz, Charles Ives...

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique






The story is a self-portrait of its composer, Hector Berlioz.
54:51


Beethoven's Eroica






Beethoven called his Third Symphony Eroica ("Heroic").
55:37


Copland and the American Sound
Explore what brought Copland to write music that gave Americans a sense of identity.
55:21
Ives Holidays Symphony
The composition encourages the listener to think about sound in new ways.
55:03

Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Publicly condemned Shostakovich's 5th Symphony saved his life. Was there a hidden meaning?
55:03

Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
Hear work that shocked the opening night audiences.
55:37

1 comment:

  1. Watched the Copland last night. Really good. Can't wait to take in a couple others.

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