Young People's Concerts

So successful were Bernstein's "Young People's Concerts" broadcasts, that they ran on TV for more than a decade, were dubbed into more than a dozen languages, and syndicated in over forty countries. This book brings back into print a classic collection of fifteen of the best of those lectures, presented in full, including: What Does Music Mean? What Is Classical Music? Humour in Music; What Is a Concerto? What Is Melody? A Tribute to Sibelius; Berlioz Takes a Trip; and eight other classics.

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was on of the twentieth century's preeminent composers and conductors. His creative output spans the range of musical genres, including works for orchestra, theatre, ballet, film, solo voice, choral, chamber music, and piano. Among his best-known works are the scores for the musicals West Side Story, Candide, and On the Town, and the film score for On the Waterfront.

On January 18, 1958, the Columbia Broadcasting Corporation aired the first of Leonard Bernstein's 53 Young People's Concerts with the New York Philharmonic. So successful were these performance lessons that they ran for over a decade on television. This book brings back into print a classic collection of the best of the best of these Emmy and Peabody Award-winning lectures. A total of 15 lectures are presented here in full. Here is the century's most unique musician and teacher, explaining beautifully and clearly the joy of music in a way that grasps the attention of all. Every aspect of music is so cleverly presented that everyone, regardless of age, culture, or educational background, will enjoy and understand it.

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.