Name: 20th Century Greats
Genre: Documentary
Released: 18 Dec 2004
Rating: 0.00
Cast: Leonard Bernstein, Howard Goodall, George Harrison, Bernard Herrmann, John Lennon

Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Nov 27, 2004

1 - 1

Lennon/McCartney Nov 27, 2004
1 - 2

Cole Porter Dec 04, 2004
1 - 3

Bernard Herrmann Dec 11, 2004
1 - 4

Leonard Bernstein Dec 18, 2004

Overview

Cole Porter was the most gifted of a richly talented generation of composers who transformed popular music in the 1920s and 30s. It had started the century, for the most part, bland, patronising and trite, the gauche, poor relation of classical music. Cole Porter, more than anyone, made it musically, and lyrically sophisticated, emotionally satisfying and subtle. Remarkably, not only did he write some of the best music ever, but was also one of the greatest lyricists in the English language.

Year 2004

Studio Channel 4

Director Howard Goodall

Crew David Jeffcock (Producer), David Jeffcock (Director), Francis Hanly (Director), Paul Sommers (Executive Producer), Howard Goodall (Music), Martin Cooper (Editor)

Popularity 0.6661

Language English