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Fate
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, 1840-1893; conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, Pinchas Zukerman, 1948- and Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), in Fate (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1989), 1 hour 26 mins
Two Christopher Nupen films about the music and the artistic intentions of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, one of the greats and a composer with an immediate appeal for many millions of people. The prime focus of both films is Tchaikovsky's lifelong preoccupation with the idea of fate as a controlling influence in our l...
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, 1840-1893; conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, Pinchas Zukerman, 1948- and Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), in Fate (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1989), 1 hour 26 mins
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Two Christopher Nupen films about the music and the artistic intentions of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, one of the greats and a composer with an immediate appeal for many millions of people. The prime focus of both films is Tchaikovsky's lifelong preoccupation with the idea of fate as a controlling influence in our lives. In the second film the focus shifts to Tchaikovsky's concern with his own fate in Manfred and the last three symphonies and his e...
Two Christopher Nupen films about the music and the artistic intentions of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, one of the greats and a composer with an immediate appeal for many millions of people. The prime focus of both films is Tchaikovsky's lifelong preoccupation with the idea of fate as a controlling influence in our lives. In the second film the focus shifts to Tchaikovsky's concern with his own fate in Manfred and the last three symphonies and his extraordinary relationship with Nadezhda von Meck as told in his revealing correspondence with her. There are no actors in these films, the story is told entirely through Tchaikovsky's music, Tchaikovsky's words and those of some of his closest acquaintances.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, Pinchas Zukerman, 1948-, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-
Contributor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-, Allegro Films, London, England
Author / Creator
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, 1840-1893, Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, Pinchas Zukerman, 1948-, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
Allegro Films, London, England
Person Discussed
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, 1840-1893
Topic / Theme
Music history, Music criticism
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1989 by Allegro Films
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The Ghost
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827 (1808); produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, Pinchas Zukerman, 1948- and Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, in The Ghost (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1970), 29 mins
Almost certainly the finest performance ever filmed of this great work - Beethoven’s Piano Trio Opus 70 No. 1, known as "The Ghost".
The work is a masterpiece, the performance spellbinding and the filming, in the words of the French film and opera director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, the most successful translation of...
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827 (1808); produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, Pinchas Zukerman, 1948- and Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, in The Ghost (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1970), 29 mins
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Almost certainly the finest performance ever filmed of this great work - Beethoven’s Piano Trio Opus 70 No. 1, known as "The Ghost".
The work is a masterpiece, the performance spellbinding and the filming, in the words of the French film and opera director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, the most successful translation of musical performance onto the screen that he had ever seen. The filming took place in St John’s Smith Square, London on the 12th of M...
Almost certainly the finest performance ever filmed of this great work - Beethoven’s Piano Trio Opus 70 No. 1, known as "The Ghost".
The work is a masterpiece, the performance spellbinding and the filming, in the words of the French film and opera director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, the most successful translation of musical performance onto the screen that he had ever seen. The filming took place in St John’s Smith Square, London on the 12th of May 1970, before the onset of Jacqueline du Pré’s illness and in the early days of the Barenboim - du Pré - Zukerman Trio, which promised to become one of the great Piano Trios of all time.
In 1808, the composer and violinist Louis Spohr was invited to a rehearsal in Beethoven’s house of the D major Piano Trio Opus 70 No. 1, known as the "The Ghost", and wrote of the occasion:
"It was not an enjoyable experience. First of all the piano was dreadfully out of tune, which did not trouble Beethoven in the least, since he could not hear it. Little or nothing remained of the brilliant technique which had been so much admired. In loud passages the poor deaf man hammered away at the notes crashing through whole groups of them so that without the score one lost all sense of the melody. I was deeply moved by the tragedy of it all. Beethoven's almost continual melancholy was no longer a mystery to me."
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Date Written / Recorded
1808, 1970-05-12
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, Pinchas Zukerman, 1948-, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-
Contributor
Allegro Films, London, England
Author / Creator
Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827, Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, Pinchas Zukerman, 1948-, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-
Date Published / Released
1970
Publisher
Allegro Films, London, England
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1970 by Allegro Films
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The Trout
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; composed by Franz Peter Schubert, 1797-1828; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Zubin Mehta, 1936-, Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, Pinchas Zukerman, 1948-, Itzhak Perlman, 1945- and Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, in The Trout (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1969), 55 mins
On August 30th 1969, five young musicians, all of whom were about to become established as international artists of the highest rank, came together to play Schubert's Trout Quintet in the new Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Their names: Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Jacqueline du Pré and Zub...
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; composed by Franz Peter Schubert, 1797-1828; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Zubin Mehta, 1936-, Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, Pinchas Zukerman, 1948-, Itzhak Perlman, 1945- and Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, in The Trout (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1969), 55 mins
Description
On August 30th 1969, five young musicians, all of whom were about to become established as international artists of the highest rank, came together to play Schubert's Trout Quintet in the new Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Their names: Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Jacqueline du Pré and Zubin Mehta.
"It was clear to us that the concert might well become legendary in time and so we decided to make a film about it. The inte...
On August 30th 1969, five young musicians, all of whom were about to become established as international artists of the highest rank, came together to play Schubert's Trout Quintet in the new Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Their names: Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Jacqueline du Pré and Zubin Mehta.
"It was clear to us that the concert might well become legendary in time and so we decided to make a film about it. The intention was two-fold: to film the concert itself live on stage, exactly as it happened, with five of the newly invented, silent 16mm film cameras and to make an introduction to it during the preceding week, documenting the preparations and, in particular, the spirit behind the event.
The artists had all been intimate friends for many years, but, more importantly, they had a great deal in common musically and, in addition, they shared an exuberance in their talents which was as appealing as it was filmable.
The introduction takes the television viewer into areas of music-making that are not normally accessible even to the committed concert-going public and the first part of the film ends with the final seven minutes of back-stage preparation before the concert. They are minutes which contain scenes that have passed into musical and television history.
The film then continues with the complete performance shot during the concert, just as it happened, with not a note re-taken."
Christopher Nupen
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Date Written / Recorded
1969-08-30
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Performance, Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Zubin Mehta, 1936-, Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, Pinchas Zukerman, 1948-, Itzhak Perlman, 1945-, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-
Contributor
Allegro Films, London, England
Author / Creator
Franz Peter Schubert, 1797-1828, Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Zubin Mehta, 1936-, Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, Pinchas Zukerman, 1948-, Itzhak Perlman, 1945-, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-
Date Published / Released
1969
Publisher
Allegro Films, London, England
Topic / Theme
Performances, Artistic collaboration, Rehearsals, Musical instruments, Musicians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1969 by Allegro Films
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