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Music For a Sunday Afternoon

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Music For a Sunday Afternoon
Genreclassical music
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producerFranz Kraemer
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release5 February (1967-02-05) –
26 March 1967 (1967-03-26)

Music For a Sunday Afternoon is a Canadian classical music television series which aired on CBC Television in 1967.

Premise

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This classical music series featured mostly Canadian productions except for two episodes from the BBC.

The BBC episodes were "The Golden Ring" (broadcast 5 February 1967) and "Double Concerto" (17 February 1967). The first featured a recording of Richard Wagner's music and was previously aired on CBC's Festival. "Double Concerto" followed pianists Daniel Barenboim and Vladimir Ashkenazy as they practiced and performed a Mozart concerto.[1]

Canadian-produced episodes included:

Scheduling

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This hour-long series was broadcast Sundays at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 5 February to 26 March 1967.

References

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  1. ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Music For a Sunday Afternoon". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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