André Previn
Previn and the Pittsburgh (1977)
Season 3
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.
Released Feb. 27, 1977
Episode 55 min
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Genres: Documentary, Music
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Production Companies: WQED
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S3E1 - 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 beyond. and sings some old favorites with her combo.
April 3, 1979, midnight
S3E2 - Movie Music
Composer John Williams premieres his new "Superman Suite", Miklos Rozsa conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony in his "Ben Hur Suite", and Previn conducts film scores from Psycho, The Seahawk, and Now Voyager. Previn, Williams, and Rozsa talk about the relationship between composers and movie producers in the old - and new - days of Hollywood.
April 10, 1979, midnight
S3E3 - Itzhak Perlman
Violinist Itzhak Perlman performs the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Pittsburgh Symphony, then talks with conductor Andre Previn.
April 17, 1979, midnight
S3E4 - Nathaniel Rosen
Cellist Nathaniel Rosen, the first American to win the Tchaikovsky Competition since Van Cliburn, is featured soloist in Richard Strauss' "Don Quixote". Rosen also performs a movement from the Prokofiev Cello Sonata, accompanied by Previn on piano, and talks about his experience in Moscow.
April 24, 1979, midnight
S3E5 - Yehudi Menuhin
Violinist Yehudi Menuhin performs chamber music with Pittsburgh Symphony cellist Ann Martindale Williams and Previn.
May 8, 1979, midnight
S3E6 - Carmina Burana
Pittsburgh Symphony and Penn State University Choir perform the concert favorite, Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" - a lively piece set to medieval poems.
May 15, 1979, midnight
S3E7 - Benjamin Britten
This tribute to English composer Benjamin Britten features concert tenor Robert Tear and French hornist Barry Tuckwell soloing in "Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings", and also includes the ballet suite "Prince of the Pagoda". Previn, Tear, and Tuckwell reminisce about the composer.
May 22, 1979, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 55 min.
Season Runtime: 55 min.
Released: Feb. 27, 1977
Last Air Date: Dec. 15, 1982, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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