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Ashkenazy Observed: Episodes From the Life of a Wandeirng Musician
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-, in Ashkenazy Observed: Episodes From the Life of a Wandering Musician (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1987), 1 hour 5 mins
This documentary directed by Christopher Nupen is about Vladimir Ashkenazy.
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-, in Ashkenazy Observed: Episodes From the Life of a Wandering Musician (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1987), 1 hour 5 mins
Description
This documentary directed by Christopher Nupen is about Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-
Contributor
Allegro Films, London, England
Author / Creator
Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-
Date Published / Released
1987
Publisher
Allegro Films, London, England
Person Discussed
Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-
Topic / Theme
Music, Performers, Concerts, Piano
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1987 by Allegro Films
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Classical Music for Everyone?
directed by Günter Atteln, fl. 2004-2015; produced by Paul Smaczny, fl. 1995-2015, ARTE, ZDF Television and Accentus Music, in Classical Music for Everyone? A documentary about the popularization of classical music (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2015), 52 mins
Although the aesthetics of staging and broadcasting classical music haven't changed much within the past 30 years, a parallel universe driven by a new event culture, marketing strategies and stardom has developed. With the first CD in 1982 as the starting point of the "popularization of classical music" the phenom...
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directed by Günter Atteln, fl. 2004-2015; produced by Paul Smaczny, fl. 1995-2015, ARTE, ZDF Television and Accentus Music, in Classical Music for Everyone? A documentary about the popularization of classical music (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2015), 52 mins
Description
Although the aesthetics of staging and broadcasting classical music haven't changed much within the past 30 years, a parallel universe driven by a new event culture, marketing strategies and stardom has developed. With the first CD in 1982 as the starting point of the "popularization of classical music" the phenomenon found its peak in the 1990s with the overwhelming success of the "Three Tenors." Günter Atteln's documentary "Classical Music for...
Although the aesthetics of staging and broadcasting classical music haven't changed much within the past 30 years, a parallel universe driven by a new event culture, marketing strategies and stardom has developed. With the first CD in 1982 as the starting point of the "popularization of classical music" the phenomenon found its peak in the 1990s with the overwhelming success of the "Three Tenors." Günter Atteln's documentary "Classical Music for Everyone?" offers a close look at the origin and development of classical music presentation. Interviews with insiders in the field provide a unique insight and outlook on the future of this genre.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Paul Smaczny, fl. 1995-2015, ARTE, ZDF Television, Accentus Music, Ian T. Dickinson, 1963-
Author / Creator
Günter Atteln, fl. 2004-2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
C Major Entertainment
Speaker / Narrator
Ian T. Dickinson, 1963-
Topic / Theme
Popular culture, Marketing and advertising, Audio recordings, Performers, Music industry, Classical
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by C Major Entertainment
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Herbert von Karajan
directed by Gernot Friedel, 1941-; conducted by Herbert von Karajan, 1908-1989; produced by Herbert von Karajan Centrum Wien and Austrian Broadcasting Corporation Radio & Television (ORF); performed by Herbert von Karajan, 1908-1989, in Herbert von Karajan (Bristol, England: Digital Classics Distribution, 1999), 1 hour 28 mins
Herbert von Karajan (1908-89), one of the twentieth century’s most fascinating and complex geniuses, bestrode the post-war classical music world like a colossus. He won unprecedented musical power and public acclaim but also had many detractors. This definitive film reveals the phenomenon of the maestro, chartin...
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directed by Gernot Friedel, 1941-; conducted by Herbert von Karajan, 1908-1989; produced by Herbert von Karajan Centrum Wien and Austrian Broadcasting Corporation Radio & Television (ORF); performed by Herbert von Karajan, 1908-1989, in Herbert von Karajan (Bristol, England: Digital Classics Distribution, 1999), 1 hour 28 mins
Description
Herbert von Karajan (1908-89), one of the twentieth century’s most fascinating and complex geniuses, bestrode the post-war classical music world like a colossus. He won unprecedented musical power and public acclaim but also had many detractors. This definitive film reveals the phenomenon of the maestro, charting his life both on and off the podium. Karajan himself talks in archive interviews and throughout the film there is his music, drawn fr...
Herbert von Karajan (1908-89), one of the twentieth century’s most fascinating and complex geniuses, bestrode the post-war classical music world like a colossus. He won unprecedented musical power and public acclaim but also had many detractors. This definitive film reveals the phenomenon of the maestro, charting his life both on and off the podium. Karajan himself talks in archive interviews and throughout the film there is his music, drawn from the many sound and audiovisual recordings he made.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Herbert von Karajan, 1908-1989
Contributor
Herbert von Karajan, 1908-1989, Herbert von Karajan Centrum Wien, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation Radio & Television (ORF)
Author / Creator
Gernot Friedel, 1941-, Herbert von Karajan, 1908-1989
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Digital Classics Distribution
Person Discussed
Herbert von Karajan, 1908-1989
Topic / Theme
Performing arts occupations, Singers, Orchestras, Biographies, Performing arts life, Audio recordings, Artistic collaboration, Music conducting
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014. Used by permission of Digital Classics Distribution, Ltd. All rights reserved.
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The Highest Level
directed by Christian Berger, 1945-; conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Berliner Philharmonie, Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images, Deutsche Welle and Sony Music Entertainment; performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker) (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2013), 1 hour 1 mins
"The Highest Level" explores the Berlin recording session of Lang Lang and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle. The documentary provides insight into processes that are usually veiled: the recording of an album in a league of its own: the preparation of the musicians, the recordin...
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directed by Christian Berger, 1945-; conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Berliner Philharmonie, Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images, Deutsche Welle and Sony Music Entertainment; performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker) (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2013), 1 hour 1 mins
Description
"The Highest Level" explores the Berlin recording session of Lang Lang and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle. The documentary provides insight into processes that are usually veiled: the recording of an album in a league of its own: the preparation of the musicians, the recording in the Philharmonie Berlin, the battle for the perfect sound, the mixing and balancing units during the audio post-production. It is...
"The Highest Level" explores the Berlin recording session of Lang Lang and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle. The documentary provides insight into processes that are usually veiled: the recording of an album in a league of its own: the preparation of the musicians, the recording in the Philharmonie Berlin, the battle for the perfect sound, the mixing and balancing units during the audio post-production. It is the striking distance to the artists that makes the film an intimate experience. Lang Lang, Sir Simon Rattle, and the musicians of the Berliner Philharmoniker, but of course the audio engineers as well are taking the centre stage. The musical pieces to be recorded are Béla Bartók's Piano Concert No. 2 and Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3.
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Date Written / Recorded
2013
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker)
Contributor
Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-, Sebastian Kleinloh, fl. 2001-2014, Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Berliner Philharmonie, Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images, Deutsche Welle, Sony Music Entertainment
Author / Creator
Christian Berger, 1945-, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker)
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
C Major Entertainment
Person Discussed
Sergey Prokofiev, 1891-1953, Béla Bartók, 1881-1945
Topic / Theme
Rehearsals, Performing arts occupations, Performing arts life, Piano, Symphony orchestra
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by C Major Entertainment
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Lecture and Q & A with Renee Fleming
produced by National Association of Teachers of Singing; interview by Rachelle Fleming, fl. 2016 (Jacksonville, FL: National Association of Teachers of Singing, 2016), 1 hour 16 mins
In the lecture and question-and-answer session, renowned soprano Renée Fleming addresses questions from her audience following her 2016 master class at the annual conference of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Known as "the people's diva" and winner of the 2013 Grammy for Best Classical Vocal S...
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produced by National Association of Teachers of Singing; interview by Rachelle Fleming, fl. 2016 (Jacksonville, FL: National Association of Teachers of Singing, 2016), 1 hour 16 mins
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In the lecture and question-and-answer session, renowned soprano Renée Fleming addresses questions from her audience following her 2016 master class at the annual conference of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Known as "the people's diva" and winner of the 2013 Grammy for Best Classical Vocal Solo, Fleming continues to grace the world's greatest opera stages and concert halls, now extending her reach to include other musical f...
In the lecture and question-and-answer session, renowned soprano Renée Fleming addresses questions from her audience following her 2016 master class at the annual conference of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Known as "the people's diva" and winner of the 2013 Grammy for Best Classical Vocal Solo, Fleming continues to grace the world's greatest opera stages and concert halls, now extending her reach to include other musical forms and media.
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Date Written / Recorded
2016-07-09
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Contributor
National Association of Teachers of Singing
Author / Creator
Rachelle Fleming, fl. 2016
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
National Association of Teachers of Singing
Person Discussed
Renée Fleming, 1959-
Topic / Theme
Opera, Musical technique, Performing arts occupations, Singing, Performance coaching, Vocal Jazz, Musical
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 National Association of Teachers of Singing
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The Legacy of Rosina Lhevinne
directed by Salome Ramras Arkatov; produced by Salome Ramras Arkatov (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 1 hour 5 mins
This documentary film offers an intimate and compelling portrait of the life and achievements of the legendary pianist and master teacher, Rosina Lhevinne: her years of study at the Moscow Conservatory of Music, her marriage to famous pianist, Joseph Lhevinne, her devastation following her husband's death and her...
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directed by Salome Ramras Arkatov; produced by Salome Ramras Arkatov (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 1 hour 5 mins
Description
This documentary film offers an intimate and compelling portrait of the life and achievements of the legendary pianist and master teacher, Rosina Lhevinne: her years of study at the Moscow Conservatory of Music, her marriage to famous pianist, Joseph Lhevinne, her devastation following her husband's death and her recovery and stunningly productive life from age 65 to 96. Recognized as one of the most remarkable women of the 20th century, Mme. Lhe...
This documentary film offers an intimate and compelling portrait of the life and achievements of the legendary pianist and master teacher, Rosina Lhevinne: her years of study at the Moscow Conservatory of Music, her marriage to famous pianist, Joseph Lhevinne, her devastation following her husband's death and her recovery and stunningly productive life from age 65 to 96. Recognized as one of the most remarkable women of the 20th century, Mme. Lhevinne was hailed as the greatest piano teacher in the world. Through her teaching on film, we witness her influence as a creative force that not only preserved the great 19th century Russian pianistic tradition but helped students go beyond themselves to develop their artistic individuality. We see how Mme. Lhevinne's incomparable teaching career flourished after age 65. And we hear extraordinarily beautiful performances from her solo career which began at age 75 and climaxed at age 82 when Mme. Lhevinne made her spectacular debut with the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Leonard Bernstein. Through her playing, teaching, and unique personality we witness how Rosina Lhevinne brought her passion for music making and creative living to generations of students who are now among the great musicians of the world, such as John Browning, Van Cliburn, Misha Dichter, James Levine, Hiroko Nakamura, Kun Woo Paik, Daniel Pollack, Jeffrey Seigel and John Williams. Aside from musical considerations, the examination of Rosina Lhevinne's life and accomplishments is an inspiration to those who have traditionally viewed age in terms of "declining years" and diminished creative output. To those who associate bereavement of a mate with loss of identity, Mme. Lhevinne's story speaks of recovery, adaptability and new opportunities. The elderly may identify with her capability for late-in-life resourcefulness, energy and expressiveness. By focusing on one remarkable artist whose work flourished in the twilight of her life, we may enlighten society on the creative experience, the aging process and the possibilities that lie within both. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Salome Ramras Arkatov
Author / Creator
Salome Ramras Arkatov
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Rosina Lhevinne, 1880-1976
Topic / Theme
Music, Musicians, Creativity, Aging, Performing arts occupations, Music education, Piano, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Mission Mozart: Lang Lang & Nikolaus Harnoncourt
directed by Christian Berger, 1945-; composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791; conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, 1929-; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images, Sony Music Entertainment, Deutsche Welle, ARTE and ZDF Television; performed by Lang Lang, 1982- (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2014), 53 mins
In spring 2014 the Vienna Musikverein turned into a music laboratory, a recording studio and into a venue for a very exciting enounter of two seemingly very different artists: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, well-known as an intellectual musician who came to attention as a period-practice and Lang Lang, a superstar, a piani...
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directed by Christian Berger, 1945-; composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791; conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, 1929-; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images, Sony Music Entertainment, Deutsche Welle, ARTE and ZDF Television; performed by Lang Lang, 1982- (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2014), 53 mins
Description
In spring 2014 the Vienna Musikverein turned into a music laboratory, a recording studio and into a venue for a very exciting enounter of two seemingly very different artists: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, well-known as an intellectual musician who came to attention as a period-practice and Lang Lang, a superstar, a pianist of stunning virtuosity and freewheeling music instincts, together with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra record the Mozart Piano Con...
In spring 2014 the Vienna Musikverein turned into a music laboratory, a recording studio and into a venue for a very exciting enounter of two seemingly very different artists: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, well-known as an intellectual musician who came to attention as a period-practice and Lang Lang, a superstar, a pianist of stunning virtuosity and freewheeling music instincts, together with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra record the Mozart Piano Concertos No. 17 K453 in G major and No. 24 K491 in C minor. This documentary is a revealing insight into the creative process of two of the most distinctive and influential musicians in the world today.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Lang Lang, 1982-
Contributor
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, 1929-, David Wasielewski, fl. 2014, Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images, Sony Music Entertainment, Deutsche Welle, ARTE, ZDF Television
Author / Creator
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791, Christian Berger, 1945-, Lang Lang, 1982-
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
C Major Entertainment
Topic / Theme
Performing arts occupations, Performing arts life, Rehearsals, Classical, Piano
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by C Major Entertainment
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Sir Georg Solti - Journey of a Lifetime
directed by Georg Wübbolt; conducted by Sir Georg Solti, 1912-1997; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Kultur, ORF Fernsehprogramm-Service, ARTE and Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2012), 54 mins
Solti's professional advancement starts at a time when Germany was on its knees. The film depicts this situation by including historical video documents. Only a couple of hours before his death on 5th September 1997, he made his last corrections for the book. By using a narrator who reads excerpts of his biography...
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directed by Georg Wübbolt; conducted by Sir Georg Solti, 1912-1997; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Kultur, ORF Fernsehprogramm-Service, ARTE and Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2012), 54 mins
Description
Solti's professional advancement starts at a time when Germany was on its knees. The film depicts this situation by including historical video documents. Only a couple of hours before his death on 5th September 1997, he made his last corrections for the book. By using a narrator who reads excerpts of his biography, Solti is virtually given a voice in this film. The interview partners add an important dimension to the film. All of them were very w...
Solti's professional advancement starts at a time when Germany was on its knees. The film depicts this situation by including historical video documents. Only a couple of hours before his death on 5th September 1997, he made his last corrections for the book. By using a narrator who reads excerpts of his biography, Solti is virtually given a voice in this film. The interview partners add an important dimension to the film. All of them were very well acquainted with Solti and have fascinating stories to tell. In regards to capturing performances, Solti was as productive as Bernstein and Karajan. The archives of the ARD network list about 120 TV productions, interviews, rehearsals. Further rich sources are the archives of BR, HR, SWR, ORF, Unitel and the BBC.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sir Georg Solti, 1912-1997, Eric Horstmann, 1980-, Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Kultur, ORF Fernsehprogramm-Service, ARTE, Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images
Author / Creator
Georg Wübbolt
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
C Major Entertainment
Person Discussed
Sir Georg Solti, 1912-1997
Topic / Theme
Performing arts life, Performing arts occupations, Classical, Hungarians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by C Major Entertainment
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Stravinsky in Hollywood
directed by Marco Capalbo, fl. 1995; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, ARTE and Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2014), 53 mins
Stravinsky in Hollywood explores the short-lived film career of this legendary composer, it is the story of his trials and tribulations with the Hollywood Studios, the story of an 'old school' European artist knocking heads with the brash New World. Igor Stravinsky lived in the heart of Hollywood from 1939 until s...
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directed by Marco Capalbo, fl. 1995; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, ARTE and Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2014), 53 mins
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Stravinsky in Hollywood explores the short-lived film career of this legendary composer, it is the story of his trials and tribulations with the Hollywood Studios, the story of an 'old school' European artist knocking heads with the brash New World. Igor Stravinsky lived in the heart of Hollywood from 1939 until shortly before his death in 1971 - longer than in any other single place. He came expecting to find lucrative work composing for the mov...
Stravinsky in Hollywood explores the short-lived film career of this legendary composer, it is the story of his trials and tribulations with the Hollywood Studios, the story of an 'old school' European artist knocking heads with the brash New World. Igor Stravinsky lived in the heart of Hollywood from 1939 until shortly before his death in 1971 - longer than in any other single place. He came expecting to find lucrative work composing for the movies. The 60-minute film uses a combination of existing archival footage (some of it never before seen), contemporary interviews with experts in the field and living movie composers, and scenes from several big studio films of the 40s brought together - for the first time - with the music which Stravinsky wrote for them.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, ARTE, Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images
Author / Creator
Marco Capalbo, fl. 1995
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
C Major Entertainment
Person Discussed
Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern, 1883-1945, Arnold Schoenberg, 1874-1951, Igor Stravinsky, 1882-1971
Topic / Theme
Musical scores, Performing arts occupations, Film industry, Film Music, Americans, French, Russians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by C Major Entertainment
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To Be a Musician, To Be a Performer
directed by Terry Sanders, 1931-; produced by Terry Sanders, 1931-, Churchill Films and American Film Foundation; performed by Jeffrey Solow, 1949- and Gregor Piatigorski, 1903-1976, in To Be a Musician (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 2012), 26 mins
"To Be A Musician" is a series of 3 films made in 1970 for High School and Junior High Education. They are portraits of the artists 42 years ago as they were just starting out on their careers. "To Be a Performer" has a rare and great 6 minute sequence with famed cellist Gregor Piatigorski teaching his Master Clas...
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directed by Terry Sanders, 1931-; produced by Terry Sanders, 1931-, Churchill Films and American Film Foundation; performed by Jeffrey Solow, 1949- and Gregor Piatigorski, 1903-1976, in To Be a Musician (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 2012), 26 mins
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"To Be A Musician" is a series of 3 films made in 1970 for High School and Junior High Education. They are portraits of the artists 42 years ago as they were just starting out on their careers. "To Be a Performer" has a rare and great 6 minute sequence with famed cellist Gregor Piatigorski teaching his Master Class at USC. "To Be a Performer" portraits cellist Jeffrey Solow.
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Jeffrey Solow, 1949-, Gregor Piatigorski, 1903-1976
Contributor
Terry Sanders, 1931-, Churchill Films, American Film Foundation
Author / Creator
Terry Sanders, 1931-, Jeffrey Solow, 1949-, Gregor Piatigorski, 1903-1976
Date Published / Released
1970, 2012
Publisher
American Film Foundation
Series
To Be a Musician
Speaker / Narrator
Jeffrey Solow, 1949-
Person Discussed
Jeffrey Solow, 1949-, Gregor Piatigorsky, 1903-1976
Topic / Theme
Performers, Music practice, Musical instruments, Music arrangement, Musical meter and rhythm
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1970 American Film Foundation
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