Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts: A Tribute to Sibelius (1965)
Directed by Roger Englander
Genres - Children's/Family, Music |
Sub-Genres - Children's Educational, Children's Entertainment, Instrumental Music |
Run Time - 53 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Matthew Tobey
Perhaps best-known for the musical West Side Story, composer Leonard Bernstein was one of the most accomplished and influential musicians of the 20th century. For fifteen years, beginning in 1958, Bernstein attempted to turn the youth of America on to music through a series of televised performances called Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts. Bernstein pays tribute to legendary Finnish composer Jean Sibelius is this February 19, 1965 episode. Featuring violinist Sergiu Luca, Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts: A Tribute to Sibelius includes selections from Sibelius' famous tone poem "Finlandia" along with his Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 2.
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music-appreciation, classical-music, concert, orchestra, music-theory, composer, concerto, conductor [music], symphony, tribute
