Pluto, the Unpredictable: Improvisation by Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic
submitted by Loraine Ho
on 01/30/21
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Young People's Concert: Holst: The Planets / Bernstein • New York Philharmonic Leonard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic in Holst's orchestral suite, The Planets. Five of the seven movements—Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, and Uranus—are performed, and then Bernstein and the Philharmonic improvise a piece for Pluto, whose discovery in 1930 postdated the Holst composition. Originally broadcast on CBS Television Network, March 26, 1972. Produced and directed by Roger Englander. Full Program available through Kultur: www.kulturvideo.com/Young-People-s-Concerts-Volume-II-p/d4370.htm ©2013 The Leonard Bernstein Office, Inc.
