Season 4

Previn and the Pittsburgh

3 Episodes Premiered October 6, 1982

Season Overview

After finding a new corporate sponsor, the program returned in the fall of 1982 with a final, abbreviated season. Though referred to as "specials", the episodes aired in the usual timeslot on a monthly cadence, with a format and runtime similar to earlier seasons.

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Episodes

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EP 1

Perlman: Cool and Classic

Oct 6, 1982

A candid close-up on the making of a jazz record, this special features violinist Itzhak Perlman, Andre Previn on piano, Shelly Manne on drums, Red Mitchell on bass, and Jim Hall on guitar playing original music by Previn.

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EP 2

Rachmaninov

Nov 3, 1982

Pianist Horacio Gutierrez joins Andre Previn and the Pittsburgh Symphony for a performance of Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto from Heinz Hall, and a humorous chat about the composer's thoughts and problems with his 1909 masterpiece.

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EP 3

The British Festival

Dec 15, 1982

Highlights from Pittsburgh's city-wide festival honoring British music and arts in the fall of 1981. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma joins Previn and the Pittsburgh Symphony to perform Sir Edward Elgar's "Cello Concerto". The Symphony also performs the final movement of the Second Symphony of Sir William Walton. British composers Oliver Knussen, John McCabe, and Sir Michael Tippett also appear.

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