Season 2 (1978)

The Music That Made the Movies
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March 26, 1978 • 1h

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

A Feast of Walton
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April 2, 1978 • 1h

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

An Evening with Comden and Green
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April 9, 1978 • 1h

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

Two Concerti
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April 16, 1978 • 1h

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

A Gathering of Players
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April 23, 1978 • 1h

Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman, and Nathaniel Rosen, principal cellist for the Pittsburgh Symphony, join Previn in an informal sett...Read more

Alpine
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April 30, 1978 • 1h

Previn conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony in a performance of Richard Strauss' Alpine Symphony, then examines some of Strauss' music...Read more

Dame Janet Baker
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May 7, 1978 • 1h

Dame Janet discusses her artistic career with Previn, who accompanies her in a performance of the song cycle she commissioned him to write.

Brahms' Requiem
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May 14, 1978 • 1h 30m

The 70-minute-long requiem features the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, soprano Barbara Hendricks, and baritone Ryan Edwards. An ...Read more