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What is a symphony? What is the role of each instrument in the orchestra? What is a variation? What is a theme? In his Clefs de l'orchestre, Jean-François Zygel seeks to convey to a wide audience the keys to understanding a work from the symphony repertoire performed at the Maison de la Radio. Accompanied by the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and prestigious conductors, the pianist decomposes the work with humour and provides a context for a clearer explanation.

• 1. Musical phonology
• 2. Musical syntax
• 3. Musical semantics
• 4. The delights and dangers of ambiguity
• 5. The twentieth century crisis
• 6. The poetry of earth.

Leonard Bernstein discusses various aspects of musical grammar, making analogies between music and linguistics, illustrating his points at the piano and in orchestral works which he conducts; includes a complete performance of Mozart: Symphony no. 40 (Boston Symphony) as well as excerpts from other works.

Mozart's 40th Symphony is one of Louis Langree's favorites. This young conductor of the National Opera House of Lyon offers us to come with him and "meet the work." After a concert rehearsal in emergency conditions, we meet the orchestra again six months later. They are rehearsing the 40th all over again. Between two breaks, a few musicians watch a video of their conductor, make comments on his gestures as well as the wordless language they use to communicate. Louis Langree takes us into the rehearsal work "until the magic moment, when everything's shared."

Leonard Bernstein discusses various aspects of musical phonology, making analogies between music and linguistics, illustrating his points at the piano and in orchestral works which he conducts; includes a complete performance of Mozart: Symphony no. 40 (Boston Symphony).

Leonard Bernstein discusses various aspects of musical syntax and transformation, comparing structures of music and speech, illustrating his points at the piano and in orchestral works which he conducts; includes a segments of Mozart: Symphony no. 40 (Boston Symphony).