New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

Season 1 Episode 7: What is a Concerto?

Leonard Bernstein discusses the development of the concerto form from Bach to Bartok. Bernstein conducts examples of early concertos-Bach's Fifth Brandenburg Concerto and Vivaldi's Concerto in C Major. From the classical period, he conducts Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante and, finally, the fourth and fifth movements of Bartok's neo-classical Concerto for Orchestra.

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

53

Actor:

Leonard Bernstein

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

1958

IMDb:

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