Young People's Concert: "The Sound of a Hall"
with the New York Philharmonic
Written and conducted by Leonard Bernstein

Bernstein discusses acoustics, and the acoustical properties of the Philharmonic Hall are demonstrated as the orchestra plays pieces by Berlioz, Copland, Vivaldi, Walton, and Tchaikovsky.

In this excerpt, Bernstein and members of the New York Philharmonic perform "Tango-Pasodoble" from "Façade – An Entertainment." Music by William Walton and poetry by Edith Sitwell.

Original CBS Television Network Broadcast Date: November 21, 1962
Produced and directed by Roger Englander

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