The World of Music; The Maestro
Item Information
- Title:
- The World of Music; The Maestro
- Description:
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This episode is a portrait of one of the great orchestra conductors of our time, Leopold Stokowski, interviewed by American composer and series host Morton Gould. The career of the colorful English-born maestro, now well into his eighties, spans more than six decades -- during which time he has been conductor and guest conductor of major orchestras in America and abroad. He is also recognized for his outstanding orchestral transcriptions of the music of J. S. Bach. His career in the US (he became a citizen in 1915) began as organist at St. Bartholomew's in New York City. He was then in his early twenties. A few short years later he became conductor of the Cincinnati Orchestra and then conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, a post he held for more than twenty years. In 1939 he organized the All-American Youth Orchestra which toured Latin America. In the early forties he founded and was conductor of the City Symphony Orchestra of New York. He later became, with the great Dimitri Mitropoulos, a conductor of the New York Philharmonic. He was also conductor of the NBC Symphony. He is now with the American Symphony Orchestra which he founded in 1962. Episode Running Time: 29:01 (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche) This series is designed to illuminate The World of Music through imaginative and informative contact with musical compositions and the artists and instruments that interpret them. The episodes encompass a wide spectrum of styles from the musical past and present -- from the keyboard music of Bach and the madrigals of Gesualdo to the avant garde compositions of Edgar Varese, the protest songs of the civil rights movement, and the "third stream" jazz of Billy Taylor. And some well-known contemporary musicians represent, in performance and discussion, their special fields of interest in conversations with series host, Morton Gould. In general, each episode offers discussion and comment, concerning specific musical subjects, by the host and guest artist; a visual exploration of the "tools" of music, whether it be a precious instrument, the equipment which makes and repairs it, or a composer's score; and performance by the singer or instrumentalist of the music itself. The concentration of each of these components varies with the subject of each episode. The World of Music is a 1964-65 production of National Educational Television, produced through the facilities of Channel 13/WNDT, New York. The 22 half-hour episodes that comprise the series were originally recorded on videotape. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Production company:
- National Educational Television and Radio Center
- Production company:
- WNDT (Television station : Newark, N.J.)
- Producer:
- Toobin, Jerome, 1919-1984
- Director:
- Jones, Clark, 1920-2002
- Host:
- Gould, Morton
- Creator:
- Stokowski, Leopold
- Creator:
- Pernstein, Harriet
- Creator:
- Bowman, Sandra
- Set designer:
- Gurlitz, Eugene
- Date:
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May 30, 1965
- Format:
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Film/Video
- Genre:
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Talk Show
Performance
- Location:
- Library of Congress
- Collection (local):
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American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
- Series:
- Library of Congress > The World of Music
- Subjects:
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Music
- Extent:
- 00:29:56
- Link to Item:
- https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-bk16m3401f
- Terms of Use:
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- Notes:
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Episode Number: 22
