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Michael Tilson Thomas and the musicians of the San Francisco Symphony take viewers on a journey revealing classical music's universal connections to the human spirit.
Explore the music and compelling stories of composers including Hector Berlioz, Charles Ives, Dmitri Shostakovich, who each struggled with musical language as a unique expression of their ideas.
Lead funding for Keeping Score provided by the Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund.
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Keeping Score | Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
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Keeping Score | Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique The story is a self-portrait of its composer,... The story is a self-portrait of its composer, Hector Berlioz. (54:51)
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Keeping Score | Beethoven's Eroica
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Keeping Score | Beethoven's Eroica Beethoven called his Third Symphony Eroica ("... Beethoven called his Third Symphony Eroica ("Heroic"). (55:37)
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Keeping Score | Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
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Keeping Score | Stravinsky's Rite of Spring Hear work that shocked the opening night audi... Hear work that shocked the opening night audiences. (55:37)
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Keeping Score | Copland and the American Sound
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Keeping Score | Copland and the American Sound Explore what brought Copland to write music t... Explore what brought Copland to write music that gave Americans a sense of identity. (55:21)
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Keeping Score | Ives Holidays Symphony
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Keeping Score | Ives Holidays Symphony The composition encourages the listener to th... The composition encourages the listener to think about sound in new ways. (55:03)
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Keeping Score | Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
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Keeping Score | Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 Publicly condemned Shostakovich's 5th Symphon... Publicly condemned Shostakovich's 5th Symphony saved his life. Was there a hidden meaning? (55:03)
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