Music For a Sunday Afternoon
| Music For a Sunday Afternoon | |
|---|---|
| Genre | classical music |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Franz Kraemer |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 5 February – 26 March 1967 |
Music For a Sunday Afternoon is a Canadian classical music television series which aired on CBC Television in 1967.
Premise
This classical music series featured mostly Canadian productions except for two episodes from the BBC.
The BBC episodes were "The Golden Ring" (broadcast 5 February 1967) and "Double Concerto" (17 February 1967). The first featured a recording of
Mozart concerto.[1]
Canadian-produced episodes included:
- a Bernardo Segall recital of Chopin's work
- Glenn Gould performing Beethoven, marking 140 years after the composer's death
- Cavalleria rusticana (Jean-Ives Landry producer), the opera by Mascagni
- an Isaac Stern recital (Pierre Morin producer)
- Les Sylphides performed by Les Grands Ballets Canadiens,
Scheduling
This hour-long series was broadcast Sundays at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 5 February to 26 March 1967.
References
- ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Music For a Sunday Afternoon". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Music For a Sunday Afternoon". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.