New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

Season 1 Episode 46: Berlioz Takes a Trip

Bernstein discusses what he describes as the "first psychedelic symphony," Berlioz's La Symphonie fantastique, examining the concept of the idée fixe in music and illustrating this concept with excerpts froth first movement. Bernstein analyzes the music and discusses the story line of the remaining movements, which are performed by the Philharmonic.

Genre:

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

53

Actor:

Leonard Bernstein

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

1958

IMDb:

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