Howard Goodall deserves a place within the pantheon of the world’s greatest documentary series presenters, among them Jacob Bronowski, Carl Sagan, David Attenborough, and Neil deGrasse Tyson. I first encountered Howard Goodall in 2017 when PBS Wisconsin aired his “Sgt. Pepper’s Musical Revolution” and I was wowed by his enthusiasm, knowledge of music, and presentation style. Since then, I’ve purchased several of his music documentary series (some of them are not currently available, at least not here in the U.S.), and there is no question he is not only a British treasure, but a world treasure.
If you want to obtain a deeper knowledge of the music theory behind classical and popular music, seek him out! You won’t be disappointed.
Sgt. Pepper’s Musical Revolution (2017)
DVD (includes Lennon/McCartney from Howard Goodall’s 20th Century Greats)
Howard Goodall’s The Story of Music (2013)
- The Popular Age
- The Age of Rebellion
- The Age of Tragedy
- The Age of Elegance & Sensibility
- The Age of Invention
- The Age of Discovery
MP4 download – make your own DVD with Wondershare DVD Creator
Music Room with Howard Goodall (2010)
- Julian Lloyd Webber (cellist)
- Lang Lang (pianist)
- Nicola Beneditti (violinist)
- Alison Balsom (trumpeter)
- Leif Ove Andsnes (pianist)
- Emma Johnson (clarinetist)
- Natalie Clein (cellist)
- Evelyn Glennie (percussionist)
Not currently available?
- Melody
- Rhythm
- Harmony
- Bass
MP4 download – make your own DVD with Wondershare DVD Creator
Howard Goodall’s 20th Century Greats (2004)
- Lennon/McCartney
- Bernard Herrmann
- Leonard Bernstein
- Cole Porter
DVD
Howard Goodall’s Great Dates (2002)
- 1564
- 1791
- 1874
- 1937
Not currently available?
Howard Goodall’s Big Bangs (2000)
- The Thin Red Line: Guido of Arezzo & the Invention of Notation
- The Inventing of Opera
- Accidentals will happen: The Invention of Equal Temperament
- Bartolomeo Cristofori and his Amazing Loud and Soft Machine
- Mary and her Little Lamb: The Invention of Recorded Sound
DVD
Howard Goodall’s Choir Works (1998)
- Bulgaria & Estonia
- Nashville
- South Africa
- Oxford
DVD
Howard Goodall’s Organ Works (1997)
- Medieval Organs
- Baroque Organs
- 19th Century
- Contemporary
DVD