ep.02 - Aaron Copland Birthday Party

Young People´s Concerts Season 4 Episode 02 – Aaron Copland Birthday Party   To commemorate Aaron Copland's 60th birthday, Bernstein explores his musical legacy and leads the Philharmonic in renditions of several iconic pieces. These include "An Outdoor Overture," the "Dogmatic" movement from "Statements," selections from the film "Our Town," "Hoe-Down" from "Rodeo," and stirring performances by baritone William Warfield, who sings "The Boatman's Dance" and "I Bought Me a Cat." To cap off the celebration, Aaron Copland himself conducts "El Salón México."   Originally aired on CBS Television Network, February 12, 1961

Om Podcasten

On January 1958, Leonard Bernstein leading the New York Philharmonic broadcast for first time the Young People’s Concerts, introducing an entire generation to the joy of classical music. In a similar spitit, this “podcast”, is an attempt to archive in audio form the 53 performances that we were lucky to get, and in this way, provide a new generation with Bernstein’s incredible lectures. The material belongs to the NYPhil and Unitel Entertainment, and I don’t wish to gain anything from it. My only purpose is to share the incredible work that Bernstein and the Philharmonic gave to us.