New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts - Season 1 - Humor in Music (Episode 6)
Plot: Using excerpts from Shostakovich, Mahler, Haydn and others Bernstein demonstrates how a "serious" composition can take an unexpected humorous turn. Prokofiev's Classical Symphony is played in its entirety
Episode Aired On:
Saturday, February 28 1959 66 years ago