Centennial Series I
| Program No. 1 - January 4, 1967 |
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| Classical Symphony - Sergei Prokofiev Enigma Variations - Edward Elgar Interviews: Don Gillis (composer - producer) |
| Program No. 2 - January 11, 1967 |
| Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin - Richard Wagner Prelude to Parsifal - Richard Wagner Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde - Richard Wagner Interview: Friedelind Wagner (granddaughter of Richard Wagner) |
| Program No. 3 - January 18, 1967 |
| Arturo Toscanini - In Memoriam (1867-1957) Mass in C minor - Luigi Cherubini Interview: Cardinal Spellman (Archbishop of New York) |
| Program No. 4 - January 25, 1967 |
| Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Concerto No. 1 for Bassoon and Orchestra - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 35 "Haffner" - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Interview: Ray Crissara (trumpet) |
| Program No. 5 - February 1, 1967 |
| Leonore Overture No. III - Ludwig van Beethoven Festa Romane - Ottorino Respighi Interview: Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) |
| Program No. 6 - February 8, 1967 |
Highlights from La Boheme - Giacomo PucciniChe gelida manina se la lasci riscaldar Cast Includes: Ann McKnight, Nicola Moscona, Jan Peerce, Licia Albanese Interview: Madame Fosca Crespi (step-daughter of Giacomo Puccini) |
| Program No. 7 - February 15, 1967 |
| Overture to William Tell - Gioachino Rossini Skater's Waltz - Emile Waldteufel Ballabile and Triumphal March from Aida - Giuseppe Verdi Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun - Claude Debussy Dance of the Hours from La Giocanda - Amilcare Ponchielli Interviews: Jerome Hines (bass), Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Vivian Della Chiesa (soprano), etc. |
| Program No. 8 - February 22, 1967 |
| All-American Program An American in Paris - George Gershwin On the Trail from The Grand Canyon Suite - Ferde Grofe Symphony No. 5 1/2 for Fun - Don Gillis Feature: Maestro and the American Composer |
| Program No. 9 - March 1, 1967 |
| Kindersinfonie or "Toy Symphony" - Leopold Mozart Symphony No. 1 - Dmitri Shostakovich Interview: Peter Delheim (RCA recording director) |
| Program No. 10 - March 8, 1967 |
| Fete from Nocturnes - Claude Debussy Pohjola's Daughter - Jean Sibelius Symphony Concertante - Joseph Haydn Interview: Walter Hendl (conductor) |
| Program No. 11 - March 15, 1967 |
| Finlandia - Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major - Jean Sibelius Interviews: Howard Taubman (music critic), Massimo Freccia (conductor) |
| Program No. 12 - March 22, 1967 |
| Overture to La Forza del Destino - Giuseppe Verdi Symphony No. 9, final movement - Ludwig van Beethoven Feature: Arturo Toscanni - Portrait of a Century |
| Program No. 13 - March 29, 1967 |
| Egmont Overture - Ludwig van Beethoven Invitation to the Dance - Carl Maria von Weber Symphony No. 99 in E flat - Joseph Haydn Interview: Hugh Ross (conductor) |