Previn and the Pittsburgh

Previn and the Pittsburgh

1977 4 Seasons 26 Episodes ⭐ 8.0 Documentary

Renowned composer, conductor, and pianist Andre Previn welcomes one or more musical guests for conversation and performance, either accompanied by Mr. Previn on piano or in concert with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Produced by WQED and syndicated nationally on PBS, the series was notable among musical performance programs for its deft camera work and editing. The episode The Music That Made the Movies was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction.

Renowned composer, conductor, and pianist Andre Previn welcomes one or more musical guests for conversation and performance, either accompanied by Mr. Previn on piano or in concert with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Produced by WQED and syndicated nationally on PBS, the series was notable among musical performance programs for its deft camera work and editing. The episode The Music That Made the Movies was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Mozart as Keyboard Prodigy

Previn discusses Mozart's life and genius, performs his "C-Major Sonata for Four Hands" with Patricia Prattis-Jennings,

EP 2

Concert of Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky

Previn conducts the symphony in Stravinsky's "Firebird", and soloist Horatio Gutierrez plays Tchaikovsky's "Piano Concer

EP 3

The World of Stephen Sondheim

The award-winning Broadway composer-lyricist talks about his craft and the state of today's musical theatre. Cast member

EP 4

Creating an Impression

Previn and guest Thomas Hoving, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, examine the Impressionistic movement and its

EP 5

Oscar Peterson

Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson joins Previn at the keyboard for a lively two-man show of conversation and music reflecting

EP 6

Why a Rehearsal?

As television cameras observe an actual Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra rehearsal, Previn explains the importance of the r

EP 7

Isaac Stern

Violinist Isaac Stern joins pianist Andre Previn and cellist Michael Grebanier of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for

EP 8

Concert of Brahms and Prokofiev

Previn conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as they perform "Symphony No. 2" by Brahms and "Classical Symphony" by

EP 1

The Music That Made the Movies

Composer John Williams, who wrote the music for Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Star Wars, joins for performances

EP 2

A Feast of Walton

Composer Sir William Walton is honored with a performance of his oratorio "Belshazzar's Feast", which includes baritone

EP 3

An Evening with Comden and Green

The musical comedy team of Betty Comden and Adolph Green join for reminiscences of their movie musical days in Hollywood

EP 4

Two Concerti

With principal pianist Patricia Prattis Jennings of the Pittsburgh Symphony, Previn performs Mozart's "Concerto for Two

EP 5

A Gathering of Players

Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman, and Nathaniel Rosen, principal cellist for the Pittsburgh Symphony, join Previn in an inf

EP 6

Alpine

Previn conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony in a performance of Richard Strauss' Alpine Symphony, then examines some of Stra

EP 7

Dame Janet Baker

Dame Janet discusses her artistic career with Previn, who accompanies her in a performance of the song cycle she commiss

EP 8

Brahms' Requiem

The 70-minute-long requiem features the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, soprano Barbara Hendricks, and baritone Ryan Ed

EP 1

Mistress of Jazz / Jazz Great Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald discusses her career, from Chick Webb to the big bands to the song books of Gershwin and Cole Porter and

EP 2

Movie Music

Composer John Williams premieres his new "Superman Suite", Miklos Rozsa conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony in his "Ben Hur

EP 3

Itzhak Perlman

Violinist Itzhak Perlman performs the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Pittsburgh Symphony, then talks with conductor A

EP 4

Nathaniel Rosen

Cellist Nathaniel Rosen, the first American to win the Tchaikovsky Competition since Van Cliburn, is featured soloist in

EP 5

Yehudi Menuhin

Violinist Yehudi Menuhin performs chamber music with Pittsburgh Symphony cellist Ann Martindale Williams and Previn.

EP 6

Carmina Burana

Pittsburgh Symphony and Penn State University Choir perform the concert favorite, Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" - a livel

EP 7

Benjamin Britten

This tribute to English composer Benjamin Britten features concert tenor Robert Tear and French hornist Barry Tuckwell s

EP 1

Perlman: Cool and Classic

A candid close-up on the making of a jazz record, this special features violinist Itzhak Perlman, Andre Previn on piano,

EP 2

Rachmaninov

Pianist Horacio Gutierrez joins Andre Previn and the Pittsburgh Symphony for a performance of Rachmaninov's Third Piano

EP 3

The British Festival

Highlights from Pittsburgh's city-wide festival honoring British music and arts in the fall of 1981. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma jo

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