January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semiregularly for almost ten seasons-sometimes weekly, sometimes biweekly, and sometimes as irregularly scheduled specials. All types of music were presented on the hour series; Donald Voorhees conducted the Bell Telephone Orchestra.
Broadcast direct from Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NY. Erich Leinsdorf, Music Director and Conductor. Commentary by Martin Bookspan. (FM STEREO).
Highlights:
Beethoven..........Symphony #3 ("Eroica").
Barber..............Piano Concerto (World Premiere)
(Soloist:John Browning)
R. Strauss..........Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks.
R. Strauss