Leonard Bernstein, Omnibus : the historic TV broadcasts on 4 DVDs /

Hosted by Alastair Cooke and includes seven episodes featuring lectures, performances, and master classes from the legendary conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. Includes: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (1954), The World of Jazz (1955), The Art of Conducting (1955), American Musical Comedy (19...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Robert Saudek Associates (Production personnel), Archive of American Television (Production personnel), Symphony of the Air (Performer), Schola Cantorum (Musical group) (Performer), E1 Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 (Conductor, Screenwriter, Narrator), McCullough, Andrew (Director), Silverstein, Elliot, 1927- (Director), Dubin, Charles (Director), Robbie, Seymour (Director), Addison, Adele (Performer), Lane, Gloria (Performer), Lloyd, David, 1912-1969 (Performer), Warfield, William (Performer)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	With optional SDH subtitles.
Published:	[Port Washington, N.Y.] : E1 Entertainment, [2010]
Subjects:	Music appreciation. Music > Philosophy and aesthetics. Oratorios > Excerpts. Jesus Christ > Songs and music. Educational television programs. Concert television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Table of Contents:

Beethoven's Fifth symphony / Andrew McCullough, director (33:00). The world of jazz / Elliot Silverstein, director (45:00) (1 disc)
The art of conducting / Charles S. Dubin, director (48:00). American musical comedy / Charles S. Dubin, director (76:00) (1 disc)
Introduction to modern music / Charles S. Dubin, director (49:00). The music of J.S. Bach / Charles S. Dubin, director (64:00) (1 disc)
What makes opera grand? / written and narrated by Leonard Bernstein ; directed by Seymour Robbie (76:00). Bonus: Messiah. Advent & Christmas scenes, with The hallelujah chorus / Handel (Adele Addison, soprano; Gloria Lane, alto; David Lloyd, tenor; William Warfield, baritone; Symphony of the Air; Schola Cantorum; Leonard Bernstein, conductor) (58:00) (1 disc).