20th Century Greats

20th Century Greats
2004
📺 1 Season
🎬 4 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 48 min/ep
Documentary
Howard Goodall examines the work of The Beatles, Cole Porter, Bernard Herrmann and Leonard Bernstein.

Seasons

Season 1
2004 • 4 Episodes
John Lennon and Paul McCartney turned themselves into the most influential composers of the late twentieth century. Their music wasn’t just immensely popular. It also proved that traditional western harmony – the main building block of European music – still had plenty to offer. They, more than anyone, saved the western musical tradition from extinction, and gave it a new purpose and a direction.

Crew

Director
David Jeffcock, Francis Hanly
Producer
David Jeffcock, Paul Sommers

Network

Channel 4

Production

Tiger Aspect

Keywords

composermusicianclassical musicpop musicculture