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In Search of the Great Composers, Chopin
directed by Phil Grabsky; composed by Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, 1810-1849; produced by Amanda Wilkie, AVRO Television and Seventh Art Productions; performed by Hershey Felder, 1968-, David Dawson, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Jeremy Siepmann, 1942-2016, Leif Ove Andsnes, 1970-, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Kevin Kenner, 1963- and Lars Vogt, 1970-, in In Search of the Great Composers (Brighton, England: Seventh Art Productions, 2016), 1 hour 55 mins
Phil Grabsky brings us the music and life story of Fryderyk Chopin, considered one of the greatest composers of all time. Chopin's grave in Paris remains a place of pilgrimage and his music continues to sell out concert halls worldwide - but who exactly was this astonishing man? He was terrified of public performa...
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directed by Phil Grabsky; composed by Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, 1810-1849; produced by Amanda Wilkie, AVRO Television and Seventh Art Productions; performed by Hershey Felder, 1968-, David Dawson, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Jeremy Siepmann, 1942-2016, Leif Ove Andsnes, 1970-, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Kevin Kenner, 1963- and Lars Vogt, 1970-, in In Search of the Great Composers (Brighton, England: Seventh Art Productions, 2016), 1 hour 55 mins
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Phil Grabsky brings us the music and life story of Fryderyk Chopin, considered one of the greatest composers of all time. Chopin's grave in Paris remains a place of pilgrimage and his music continues to sell out concert halls worldwide - but who exactly was this astonishing man? He was terrified of public performance; he fled his Polish homeland for Paris never to return; took up with the most notorious transvestite in France and, despite a life...
Phil Grabsky brings us the music and life story of Fryderyk Chopin, considered one of the greatest composers of all time. Chopin's grave in Paris remains a place of pilgrimage and his music continues to sell out concert halls worldwide - but who exactly was this astonishing man? He was terrified of public performance; he fled his Polish homeland for Paris never to return; took up with the most notorious transvestite in France and, despite a life of ill-health, wrote some of the deepest and most powerful music ever written? How exactly did a young Polish boy rise to such heady heights? For four years, Phil Grabsky has travelled the globe in his quest to lay bare the life and music of Chopin. By talking to acclaimed musical historians such as Jeremy Siepmann and bringing to the screen performances by such esteemed musicians as Leif Ove Andsnes, Daniel Barenboim, Ronald Brautigam, Kevin Kenner and Lars Vogt he hopes to answer those questions. Renowned stage and screen star Juliet Stevenson provides narration. David Dawson brings life to the letters of Chopin himself.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Biography, Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Hershey Felder, 1968-, David Dawson, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Jeremy Siepmann, 1942-2016, Leif Ove Andsnes, 1970-, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Kevin Kenner, 1963-, Lars Vogt, 1970-
Contributor
Chris Wright, 1944-, Phil Grabsky, Amanda Wilkie, AVRO Television, Seventh Art Productions
Author / Creator
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, 1810-1849, Phil Grabsky, Hershey Felder, 1968-, David Dawson, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Jeremy Siepmann, 1942-2016, Leif Ove Andsnes, 1970-, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Kevin Kenner, 1963-, Lars Vogt, 1970-
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Seventh Art Productions
Series
In Search of the Great Composers
Topic / Theme
Waltz, Ballade, Mazurka, Sonata, Polonaise, Variations, Nocturne, Opera
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 Seventh Art Productions
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Who Was Jacqueline du Pré?
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Daniel Barenboim, 1942- and Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, in Who Was Jacqueline du Pré? (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 2001), 57 mins
Jacqueline stopped playing the cello when she was 28 years old: a victim of multiple sclerosis. She died at the age of 42, after 14 years of unremitting illness. Her story is so unusual, her gift so unexplainable and the sudden and tragic end to it so beyond understanding that the world had to invent its own myths...
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Daniel Barenboim, 1942- and Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, in Who Was Jacqueline du Pré? (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 2001), 57 mins
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Jacqueline stopped playing the cello when she was 28 years old: a victim of multiple sclerosis. She died at the age of 42, after 14 years of unremitting illness. Her story is so unusual, her gift so unexplainable and the sudden and tragic end to it so beyond understanding that the world had to invent its own myths and then, as the years went by, to embellish them. In the process the stories have projected an image of her character that bears less...
Jacqueline stopped playing the cello when she was 28 years old: a victim of multiple sclerosis. She died at the age of 42, after 14 years of unremitting illness. Her story is so unusual, her gift so unexplainable and the sudden and tragic end to it so beyond understanding that the world had to invent its own myths and then, as the years went by, to embellish them. In the process the stories have projected an image of her character that bears less and less resemblance to the real person – who so caught the public imagination and who meant so much to so many people. Who was the real Jacqueline du Pré?
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary, Biography
Performer / Ensemble
Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987
Contributor
Allegro Films, London, England
Author / Creator
Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Allegro Films, London, England
Person Discussed
Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987
Topic / Theme
Biographies, Performances, Death, Performing arts life, Expression in performance, Cello
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 by Allegro Films
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