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- A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
- One year after Kevin McCallister was left home alone and had to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars, he accidentally finds himself stranded in New York City - and the same criminals are not far behind.
- The life and career of legendary comedian Andy Kaufman.
- Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers.
- A mischievous, adventuresome fourteen-year-old girl and her best friend begin following an eccentric concert pianist around New York City after she develops a crush on him.
- A dysfunctional young man is pulled between loyalties to his Italian mob-connected loan-shark father and his mentally-disturbed Jewish concert-pianist mother.
- George Schneider is an author whose wife had just died. His brother Leo gives him the number of Jennie MacLaine, and somehow they hit it off, and just when things are moving along, the memory of his first wife comes between them.
- Eight small-town teens travel to New York City for a one-in-a-million shot at stardom in a national dance competition.
- As he struggles with Alzheimer's disease, country-music legend Glen Campbell embarks on his farewell tour in the U.S., Australia, and Europe.
- A profile of the noted and extraordinarily cheerful veteran New York City fashion photographer.
- A mother (Marsha Hunt) wants her son (William Prince) to grow up to be a pianist good enough to play at Carnegie Hall but, when older, the son prefers to play with Vaughn Monroe's orchestra. But Mama's wishes prevail and the son appears at Carnegie Hall as the composer-conductor-pianist of a modern horn concerto, with Harry James as the soloist. Frank McHugh is along as a Carnegie Hall porter and doorman, and Martha O'Driscoll is a singer who provides the love interest for Prince. Throughout the story a brigade of classical music names from the 20th century appear - the conductors Walter Damrosch, Bruno Walter, Artur Rodzinski, Fritz Reiner and Leopold Stokowski; singers Risë Stevens, Lily Pons, Jan Peerce and Ezio Pinza, plus pianist Artur Rubinstein, cellist Gregor Piatigorsky and violinist Jascha Heifetz.
- 'Til Tuesday and Aimee Mann perform in the music video for "Voices Carry", from their debut album "Voices Carry" recorded by Epic Records. Mann is a woman in an abusive relationship with a controlling man, who criticizes her for playing in a rock band and demands that she change her look to fit into his upper-class lifestyle. In the end, she lashes out as the couple attend a concert at Carnegie Hall, shaming him in front of the audience.
- Movie star and jazz afficionado Clint Eastwood presents some of his favorite music in an evening that celebrates a uniquely American art form as the soundtracks of many of his films are performed by some of America's hottest jazz musicians at New York's Carnegie Hall.
- A series of televised classical music concerts by the New York Philharmonic. They were telecast on CBS and syndicated in over 40 countries. In 1958, they started under the leadership of then-new conductor Leonard Bernstein. The televised series ended in 1972, when Bernstein left his position at the Philharmonic. A total of 53 concerts were televised.
- Vladimir Horowitz's first television concert.
- An hour of music with bandleader and clarinetist Benny Goodman, who performs at his home studio, at the Rainbow Room in New York City, and at Carnegie Hall, with special guests Cleo Laine and Mel Tormé.
- A concert given to celebrate the reopening of Carnegie Hall in 1987, after its renovation.
- Celebration of Carnegie Hall's 100th birthday. Featuring performances and recollections of some of the greatest talents and personalities in music and the arts.
- Roger Daltrey and guests perform the music of Pete Townshend, accompanied by the Juilliard Orchestra.
- Tribute concert held in 1987 at Carnegie Hall (and later televised on PBS), commemorating Harry Chapin's posthumous receipt of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his humanitarian efforts. Featuring songs and speeches by Harry's friends, family and peers.
- Maestro Arthur Fiedler leads the Boston Pops Orchestra in a special concert at New York City's Carnegie Hall, with special guest vocalist Lena Horne.
- A salute to the performing arts on public television.
- A second television concert of Wagner music conducted by Toscanini, in which a few of the selections played in the first concert are repeated.
- TUBA U: BASSO PROFUNDO follows an unusual 22-piece musical ensemble into the recording studio, across the U.S., and onto the stage of renowned Carnegie Hall. Featuring the career of tuba maestro Winston Morris, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gunther Schuller, German tuba makers, and the 100-member Tubas of Mass Destruction, this is the offbeat anatomy of one instrument that speaks to the dedication shared by players of all instruments. The half-hour program assures us that some unusual things are indeed worthy of a lifetime of commitment, dispelling assumptions of size, value and ability and addressing prejudice-even if a very quirky one. Filled with "Who knew?" moments, this quirky documentary TUBA U: BASSO PROFUNDO takes an affectionate look at the history, physicality and personalities of the tuba-an amazing, if unheralded, horn.
- A piano recital by Rudolf Serkin on the occasion of his 75th birthday.
- Jazz legend Count Basie and His Orchestra performs a concert at New York's Carnegie Hall, with guests Sarah Vaughn, Tony Bennett and George Benson.
- Blind from birth, 20 year old pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii's handicap, if a drawback at all, never affected his ability to play the piano. Set against the backdrop of the music of Liszt, Beethoven, Mussorgsky, and other inspiring piano masterpieces, this film will be an inspiration to all people who face disabilities, hurdles, or obstacles in life. When Gold Medalist Nobuyuki Tsujii rose from the piano, having completed his performance at the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in May, 2009, audience members leapt to their feet and jurors were moved to tears by his passionate interpretations. The extraordinary and poignant performances by the young pianist from Japan, and the resulting audience impact, has taken on a momentum that Time Magazine coined "Nobu Fever".
- 1971– 1h 39mTV-G8.1 (211)TV EpisodeThis film presents highlights of a concert given on 28 September 1998 at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Some of the ladies offer songs with which they have been closely associated over the years, while others explore the road not taken. There are also a couple of stunts: Rosie O'Donnell sneaks onto the stage and begins singing "Liza With a Z," only to be interrupted by Liza Minnelli, for whom the song was written. Later, the child actress Anna Kendrick sings "Life Upon the Wicked Stage," backed up by a chorus of cynical, strung-out Kit-Kat Girls from the 1990's revival of "Cabaret." Their fate, apparently, is what young Miss Kendrick can look forward to should she remain in her chosen profession!
- 1971– TV-G8.6 (25)TV Episode
- Taped before a sold-out house at New York City's Carnegie Hall, the performance represents a creative resurgence for Carlin, following a heart attack earlier that year. He ignites the stage with unique perceptions and his outrageous physical comedy, employing along the way his well-honed powers of mimicry, The routines include: Rice Krispies, Newscast #3, Have a Nice Day, Ice-Box Man, Fussy Eater, Dogs & Cats #2 and Over 200 Filthy Words and Phrases.
- 1971– 1h 25mTV-G8.7 (122)TV Episode
- 1958–197255m8.4 (29)TV EpisodeSome passages tell stories; excerpts from Ravel, Rossini, Richard Strauss, Beethoven, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, and Webern.
- 1958–197255mTV Episode
- 1958–197255m7.2 (9)TV Episode
- 1958–197259m8.3 (10)TV Episode
- 1958–19727.4 (19)TV EpisodeExpressing humor in music. Examples include pieces by Haydn, Mahler, Mozart, and Shostakovich.
- 1958–19721h7.8 (17)TV EpisodeBernstein discusses the origins and characteristics of American music. In closing, Aaron Copland conducts parts of his own Third Symphony.