ep.04 - What is a Concerto?

Leonard Bernstein explores the evolution of the "concerto form" from the era of Bach to the compositions of Bartok. Bernstein proceeds to illustrate this progression by conducting excerpts from early concertos, including Bach's Fifth Brandenburg Concerto and Vivaldi's Concerto in C Major. Moving into the classical period, he presents Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante, followed by the finale of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. Concluding his discussion, Bernstein conducts excerpts from the fourth and fifth movements of Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra.

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.