Omnibus · SEASON 5
The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach
Episode 22 · 1957-03-31
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Episode overview
The program has two segments: (1) "The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach" (Leonard Bernstein analyzes Bach's music and techniques, illustrated with an excerpt from 'The St. Matthew Passion' and other choral and orchestral works), and (2) "A Maine Lobsterman" (repeat showing of a feature from Season 3 about lobster-fishing in Maine).
Season 5 episodes
1. The American Musical Comedy1956-10-07
2. Androcles and the Lion1956-10-14
3. The Last Day of Manolete1956-10-21
4. My Heart's in the Highlands1956-10-28
5. Let There Be Farce1956-11-04
6. Moliere's School for Wives1956-11-11
7. Plays of the Irish Renaissance1956-11-18
8. The Blue Hotel1956-11-25
9. A Man Without a Country1956-12-02
10. The Fine Art of Murder1956-12-09
11. The Christmas Tie1956-12-16
12. Madeline Visits Omnibus1956-12-23
13. The Art of Choreography1956-12-30
14. Oedipus, the King1957-01-06
15. Introduction to Modern Music1957-01-13
16. Lee at Gettysburg1957-01-20
17. The Big Wheel: the Burlesque Entertainment of Yesterday1957-01-27
18. The Theatre Breaks Loose1957-03-03
19. The Trial of Captain Kidd1957-03-10
20. How the F-100 Got Its Tail1957-03-17
21. The Fall River Legend: the Trial of Lizzie Borden1957-03-24
22. The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach1957-03-31
