The Music of Man
Season 1 • Episode 5: The Age of the Individual • Watch with subtitles
Episode 5: The Age of the Individual
December 8, 1978
The era of Western industrialization and the Romantic movement brought with it the grand piano and the huge symphony orchestra. Verdi, Brahms, Wagner and Tchaikovsky each put their unique stamp on Western music. National Ballet of Canada stars Karen Kain and Frank Augustyn dance the Swan Lake pas de deux to Tchaikovsky's music played by violinist Yehudi Menuhin.
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