Television: Aug. 21, 1964

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Round 2 of the networks' convention coverage opens this week with a spate of background specials leading up to the Democratic Convention at Atlantic City beginning next Monday. NBC handily won Round 1 with an estimated 55% share of the total Republican Convention audience.

To offer tougher competition to NBC's winsome twosome, Huntley and Brinkley, CBS has replaced Anchorman Walter Cronkite with Roger Mudd and Robert Trout (TIME, Aug. 7), while ABC has Senator Hubert Humphrey and former White House Aide Arthur Schlesinger Jr. as special commentators to supplement Howard K. Smith and Edward P. Morgan.

Wednesday, August 19 DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM COMMITTEE MEETINGS (NBC and CBS, 4:30-5 p.m.).* —* The pre-convention plank-making sessions. Continued Thursday and Friday at the same time.

THE GREAT CONVENTIONS—THE DEMOCRATS (CBS, 7:30-8:30 p.m.). Perry Wolff wrote and produced this special, as well as its Republican counterpart, an excellent historical essay coupled with photographic evocations of the men, moods and issues of previous conventions.

THE CAMPAIGN & THE CANDIDATES (NBC, 9-10 p.m.). A background survey of the Democratic Party.

POLITICS '64 (ABC, 11:15-11:30 p.m.). Updating on the pre-convention news.

Continued Thursday (10:30-11 p.m.) and Friday (10:45-11 p.m.).

Thursday, August 20

GEORGE GOBEL, A MAN WHO . . . (ABC, 10:30-11 p.m.). Gobel looks humorously at Atlantic City, its history as a seaside resort and how it was selected as the convention site, ranges from bathing beauties to political aspirants.

Saturday, August 22

THE WOMAN'S TOUCH IN POLITICS (ABC, 7:30-8 p.m.). Lisa Howard interviewing Democratic lady politicians and politicians' ladies.

Sunday, August 23

MEET THE PRESS (NBC, 5:30-6 p.m.). Senators Hubert Humphrey, Eugene McCarthy and other Veep hopefuls.

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION PREVIEW (CBS, 6:30-7 p.m.). A report on the issues and personalities.

NBC NEWS SPECIAL (NBC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.). Another convention preview.

ABC NEWS SPECIAL (ABC, 7:30-8:30 p.m.). And another.

Monday, August 24

THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION (ABC, CBS and NBC, 7:30 p.m. to conclusion). Continued Tuesday.

RECORDS

Orchestral & Chamber Music

Baroque instrumental music is still trumpeting forth in profusion, perhaps as a welcome antidote to the romantic repertory, and because its bright colors and ornaments are enhanced by today's high-fidelity recordings. Three excellent new releases show the style in France, Italy and England:

SYMPHONIES AND FANFARES FOR THE KING'S SUPPER (Nonesuch). The king in question was Louis XIV, who wanted music for every occasion. The supper "symphonies" by Michel-Richard de Lalande are stately, danceable airs. There are also fanfares and military marches by Jean-Baptiste Lully, the musical dictator of the court, and an engaging trio sonata for violins by Francois Couperin. The highly stylized little pieces are given a bright, clear reading by the Collegium Musicum de Paris under Roland Douatte.