Jon Johanning <[log in to unmask]> writes:

>Last night I managed to catch two episodes of the (U.S.) public TV series
>on composers, the Tchaikovsky and Puccini episodes.  While I can see the
>New York Times reviewer's reasons for being down on these programs, and
>comparing them unfavorably with Bernstein's young people's programs, I
>didn't think that they were all that bad, actually.

I agree.  I had read bad things about the series (I think one was the
article in the New York Times you mention), bemoaning how dumbed down the
programs were.  But I saw the Mahler episode the other night and thought
it was just fine.  If I wanted to turn a friend on to Mahler, I think that
that program would be a fine choice.

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