Maestro Season 1 Episode 1 (12 August 2008) [MakeGreatMusic.Net]

Maestro Season 1 Episode 1 (12 August 2008)



Tuesday 12 August

9:00pm - 10:30pm

BBC2

Episode 1 out of - Baton Camp



How difficult do you reckon it can be to conduct an orchestra? Wave a little stick around in time with the music? Think again. The initial attempts by eight celebrities show just how hard it is. No matter that they have a musical background or are famous for arm waving, they manage to make some beautiful classical pieces sound like dirges played through custard. Music lovers will spend much of this programme with cushions over their ears while the rest of us howl with laughter. The facial grimacing, strange posturing and the dreadful sounds the BBC Concert Orchestra can make in the wrong hands: it's fantastically entertaining. At the end of the series the best celebrity conductor has the chance to conduct a Prom. But be warned: you'll never again be able to listen to The Apprentice theme tune without wincing.