Music For a Sunday Afternoon
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Genreclassical music
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
| 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.
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 Richard Wagner's music and was previously aired on CBC's Festival. "Double Concerto" followed pianists Daniel Barenboim and Vladimir Ashkenazy as they practiced and performed a 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,