Leornard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, first with pianist Glenn Gould performing Bach's Keyboard Concerto #1 in D minor and then with soprano Eileen Farrell singing the "Suicidio!" aria from Amilcare Ponchielli 's opera "La Gioconda". Finally, composer Igor Stravinsky takes over the podium, conducting the last three scenes from his ballet "The Firebird". Bernstein also gives an opening talk on the vagaries of musical score notation and introduces each of the three guest performers. Originally aired on January 31, 1960 on CBS Television as part of its Ford Presents series.
The Creative Performer (1960) is a music movie produced by CBS in United States of America. It was directed by William A. Graham and written by Leonard Bernstein. On screen you will see Leonard Bernstein, Glenn Gould, Eileen Farrell and Igor Stravinsky. With a runtime of 1h 0m, the film averages 8.5/10 across 2 TMDB ratings.
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