I saw those TV programs long time ago, possibly shortly after they were made. I remember seeing Menuhin playing a particularly heartfelt account of Bartok's sonata for solo violin. He talks to other musicians and goes through the history of western classical music in a way that was both highly entertaining and informative. I remember one scene when he visits Glenn Gould and talks to him about recording and performing. At that time Gould decided to give up giving live performances and only did recordings. Gould defended his posture and was seen later recording some Bach and sort of conducting the sound engineers to achieve the sound he wanted. There are not many programs that go through the history of classical music in such a way and I wish programs like that were available.
Review of The Music of Man
