Dudley Moore presents this eight-part Channel 4 series introducing the modern symphony orchestra and tracing its development from the time of Bach and Handel to the present day. He is joined by conductor Sir Georg Solti and the musicians of the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra. Episodes are: 'Introduction to the Orchestra', 'Upper Strings', 'Woodwind', 'Lower Strings', 'Brass', 'Percussion', 'Piano' and 'The Conductor'.