Young People's Concerts

ep.03 - Humor in Music


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Young People's Concerts Season 2

Episode 3 - Humor in Music


Using excerpts from the likes of Shostakovich, Mahler, Prokofiev, Haydn and others, Leonard Bernstein demonstrates how classical music can be more than a "serious" composition but can take an unexpected humorous turn.


Originally aired on CBS Television Network, February 28, 1959.

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Young People's ConcertsBy Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic