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These 12 half-hour TV programs produced in Boston in the mid-1960s offer conversational talks on music by the best-known American composer of his day, coupled with performances by leading musicians in their prime (the Juilliard String Quartet, Paul Jacobs, Donald Gramm, members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, often conducted by Copland himself). Copland's own 20s were in the 1920s, thus, his commentary illuminates the music he heard (many world premieres) and the people he knew. Copland (1900–90) and superb producer-director Davis (who played trumpet and held a degree in music education) valued ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More