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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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The Gift of Music
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Evgeny Kissin, 1971-, in The Gift of Music (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1998), 1 hour
A film by Christopher Nupen with the Russian master pianist who has taken the classical music world by storm in the past fifteen years. Evgeny Kissin not only has dazzling virtuosity and unmistakable star-appeal, his meteoric rise to the top of the international concert circuit has seldom been equalled. There have...
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Evgeny Kissin, 1971-, in The Gift of Music (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1998), 1 hour
Description
A film by Christopher Nupen with the Russian master pianist who has taken the classical music world by storm in the past fifteen years. Evgeny Kissin not only has dazzling virtuosity and unmistakable star-appeal, his meteoric rise to the top of the international concert circuit has seldom been equalled. There have been few careers in music that have climbed so high, so fast. The film shows Kissin in preparation, interview, rehearsal and performan...
A film by Christopher Nupen with the Russian master pianist who has taken the classical music world by storm in the past fifteen years. Evgeny Kissin not only has dazzling virtuosity and unmistakable star-appeal, his meteoric rise to the top of the international concert circuit has seldom been equalled. There have been few careers in music that have climbed so high, so fast. The film shows Kissin in preparation, interview, rehearsal and performance with several dazzling performances shot live on stage, in true concert conditions, where this captivating artist is undoubtedly at his best.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Evgeny Kissin, 1971-
Contributor
Allegro Films, London, England
Author / Creator
Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Evgeny Kissin, 1971-
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Allegro Films, London, England
Person Discussed
Evgeny Kissin, 1971-
Topic / Theme
Performance practice, Piano
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998 by Allegro Films
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Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist (I know I played every note)
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; conducted by Carl Pini; produced by Westdeutscher Rundfunk Studios, Südwestrundfunk (SWR) and Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Itzhak Perlman, 1945-, Philharmonia Orchestra, in Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist (I know I played every note) (London, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1978), 59 mins
A true Christopher Nupen combination of portrait and performance films, this DVD focuses on the great violinist and international star Itzhak Perlman. It is a compelling look at the formative years of one of the most extraordinary musical careers of our time and the triumph of character, talent and tenacity over s...
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; conducted by Carl Pini; produced by Westdeutscher Rundfunk Studios, Südwestrundfunk (SWR) and Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Itzhak Perlman, 1945-, Philharmonia Orchestra, in Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist (I know I played every note) (London, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1978), 59 mins
Description
A true Christopher Nupen combination of portrait and performance films, this DVD focuses on the great violinist and international star Itzhak Perlman. It is a compelling look at the formative years of one of the most extraordinary musical careers of our time and the triumph of character, talent and tenacity over seemingly insurmountable odds: a must for every classical music fan.
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra, Itzhak Perlman, 1945-
Contributor
Carl Pini, Westdeutscher Rundfunk Studios, Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Allegro Films, London, England
Author / Creator
Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Philharmonia Orchestra, Itzhak Perlman, 1945-
Date Published / Released
1978
Publisher
Allegro Films, London, England
Person Discussed
Itzhak Perlman, 1945-
Topic / Theme
Musical performances, Concerts, Performance practice, Violin
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1978 by Allegro Films
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Nathan Milstein: Master of Invention (Some memories of a quiet magician), Part 1
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Pinchas Zukerman, 1948-, Georges Pludermacher and Nathan Milstein, 1904-1992, in Nathan Milstein: Master of Invention (Some memories of a quiet magician), Part 1 (London, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1993), 54 mins
This is a film in two parts with one of the finest performing musicians of the 20th century, an artist whose career spanned 73 years and who won the admiration and respect of virtually every international musician of his time and the genuine affection of most of them. Why master of invention? Because Nathan Mirono...
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Pinchas Zukerman, 1948-, Georges Pludermacher and Nathan Milstein, 1904-1992, in Nathan Milstein: Master of Invention (Some memories of a quiet magician), Part 1 (London, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1993), 54 mins
Description
This is a film in two parts with one of the finest performing musicians of the 20th century, an artist whose career spanned 73 years and who won the admiration and respect of virtually every international musician of his time and the genuine affection of most of them. Why master of invention? Because Nathan Mironovich Milstein's ability to invent new ways of doing things on the violin constantly impressed musicians, critics and the public alike t...
This is a film in two parts with one of the finest performing musicians of the 20th century, an artist whose career spanned 73 years and who won the admiration and respect of virtually every international musician of his time and the genuine affection of most of them. Why master of invention? Because Nathan Mironovich Milstein's ability to invent new ways of doing things on the violin constantly impressed musicians, critics and the public alike thoughout his career.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Pinchas Zukerman, 1948-, Georges Pludermacher, Nathan Milstein, 1904-1992
Contributor
Allegro Films, London, England
Author / Creator
Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Pinchas Zukerman, 1948-, Georges Pludermacher, Nathan Milstein, 1904-1992
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Allegro Films, London, England
Person Discussed
Nathan Milstein, 1904-1992
Topic / Theme
Music history, Musical performances, Performance practice, Violin
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991 by Allegro Films
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Nathan Milstein: Master of Invention (Some memories of a quiet magician), Part 2
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Nathan Milstein, 1904-1992, in Nathan Milstein: Master of Invention (Some memories of a quiet magician), Part 2 (London, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1993), 1 hour
This is a film in two parts with one of the finest performing musicians of the 20th century, an artist whose career spanned 73 years and who won the admiration and respect of virtually every international musician of his time and the genuine affection of most of them. Why master of invention? Because Nathan Mirono...
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Nathan Milstein, 1904-1992, in Nathan Milstein: Master of Invention (Some memories of a quiet magician), Part 2 (London, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1993), 1 hour
Description
This is a film in two parts with one of the finest performing musicians of the 20th century, an artist whose career spanned 73 years and who won the admiration and respect of virtually every international musician of his time and the genuine affection of most of them. Why master of invention? Because Nathan Mironovich Milstein's ability to invent new ways of doing things on the violin constantly impressed musicians, critics and the public alike t...
This is a film in two parts with one of the finest performing musicians of the 20th century, an artist whose career spanned 73 years and who won the admiration and respect of virtually every international musician of his time and the genuine affection of most of them. Why master of invention? Because Nathan Mironovich Milstein's ability to invent new ways of doing things on the violin constantly impressed musicians, critics and the public alike thoughout his career.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Nathan Milstein, 1904-1992
Contributor
Allegro Films, London, England
Author / Creator
Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Nathan Milstein, 1904-1992
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Allegro Films, London, England
Person Discussed
Nathan Milstein, 1904-1992
Topic / Theme
Musical performances, Concerts, Performance practice, Violin
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991 by Allegro Films
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Remembering Jacqueline du Pré
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, in Remembering Jacqueline du Pré (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1995), 56 mins
Jacqueline Du Pre was an artist with an exuberant personality and seemingly infinite talent who in her youth was recognized as one of the finest cellists of the century. The film Remembering Jacqueline Du Pre celebrates this extraordinary artist through footage that is at once inspiring and intimately revealing. Y...
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, in Remembering Jacqueline du Pré (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1995), 56 mins
Description
Jacqueline Du Pre was an artist with an exuberant personality and seemingly infinite talent who in her youth was recognized as one of the finest cellists of the century. The film Remembering Jacqueline Du Pre celebrates this extraordinary artist through footage that is at once inspiring and intimately revealing. You can see the musician her friends knew and her spontaneous and natural response to music.
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary, Biography
Performer / Ensemble
Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987
Contributor
Allegro Films, London, England
Author / Creator
Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Allegro Films, London, England
Person Discussed
Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987
Topic / Theme
Performances, Death, Performing arts life
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 by Allegro Films
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Segovia at Los Olivos
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; designed by David Findlay, fl. 1984; produced by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Andres Segovia, 1893-1987, in Segovia at Los Olivos (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1994), 57 mins
In Western classical music, the achievement of Andrés Segovia is unique. As a boy in Granada, he was captivated by the variety of tone colours and the wealth of harmonic possibilities of the Spanish guitar and he saw a future for it that nobody had previously even dreamed of. On those seemingly slender beginnings...
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; designed by David Findlay, fl. 1984; produced by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Andres Segovia, 1893-1987, in Segovia at Los Olivos (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1994), 57 mins
Description
In Western classical music, the achievement of Andrés Segovia is unique. As a boy in Granada, he was captivated by the variety of tone colours and the wealth of harmonic possibilities of the Spanish guitar and he saw a future for it that nobody had previously even dreamed of. On those seemingly slender beginnings, he set out on a remarkable quest. Playing the music written by Fernando Sor and Francisco Tarrega in the nineteenth century and addin...
In Western classical music, the achievement of Andrés Segovia is unique. As a boy in Granada, he was captivated by the variety of tone colours and the wealth of harmonic possibilities of the Spanish guitar and he saw a future for it that nobody had previously even dreamed of. On those seemingly slender beginnings, he set out on a remarkable quest. Playing the music written by Fernando Sor and Francisco Tarrega in the nineteenth century and adding the compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach, he began to build, not only a career for himself, but to lay the foundations of modern guitar technique and the present-day international popularity of the Spanish guitar as a serious musical instrument, an instrument capable of musical expression at the very highest level. Within twenty years, Andrés Segovia had taught himself the instrument, revolutionised the technique and won acceptance for it on the concert platforms of Europe. He spent the next fifty years giving concerts in almost every part of the world and was at various times a resident of Spain, The United States, Switzerland and Argentina. At the age of 75, he returned to his native Andalusia with his young wife, Emilita, to build a new home, Los Olivos, on the Costa del Sol as close as he could to Granada where he spent his childhood. Segovia at Los Olivos is made in the relaxed atmosphere of his new home and in Jaen and Granada where he spent his formative years. The idea is very simple: to give a great man an opportunity to look back on sixty years of concert life and one of the most astonishing contributions to Western music made by any performing musician in the last hundred years.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Andres Segovia, 1893-1987
Contributor
David Findlay, fl. 1984, Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Allegro Films, London, England
Author / Creator
Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Andres Segovia, 1893-1987
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Allegro Films, London, England
Person Discussed
Andres Segovia, 1893-1987
Topic / Theme
Music practice, Music history, Performance practice, Guitar
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1967 by Allegro Films
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The Song of the Guitar
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Andres Segovia, 1893-1987, in Andres Segovia: The Song of the Guitar (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1977), 49 mins
THE SONG OF THE GUITAR is a tribute to the maestro by Christopher Nupen, who knew him well for more than twenty-five years. It is shot in the Palaces of the Alhambra and in Granada, where Segovia spent his childhood and where, as he says in the film, he opened his eyes to beauty and the Lord put the seed of music...
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Andres Segovia, 1893-1987, in Andres Segovia: The Song of the Guitar (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1977), 49 mins
Description
THE SONG OF THE GUITAR is a tribute to the maestro by Christopher Nupen, who knew him well for more than twenty-five years. It is shot in the Palaces of the Alhambra and in Granada, where Segovia spent his childhood and where, as he says in the film, he opened his eyes to beauty and the Lord put the seed of music in his soul. He often described the Alhambra as the Leitmotif of his life. And so the setting is as legitimate as it is glorious.
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Andres Segovia, 1893-1987
Contributor
Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Allegro Films, London, England
Author / Creator
Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Andres Segovia, 1893-1987
Date Published / Released
1977
Publisher
Allegro Films, London, England
Person Discussed
Andres Segovia, 1893-1987
Topic / Theme
Performance practice, Guitar
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1977 by Allegro Films
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Tribute to Jacqueline du Pré
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Itzhak Perlman, 1945-, Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987 and Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, in Tribute to Jacqueline du Pré (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 2005), 29 mins
The story of Jacqueline du Pré is one of the saddest in music. She was one of the finest performing musicians that England has ever produced and she touched people as few have ever done but she stopped playing in 1973 at the age of 28 and died in 1987 at the age of 42. She should have celebrated her sixtieth birt...
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Itzhak Perlman, 1945-, Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987 and Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, in Tribute to Jacqueline du Pré (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 2005), 29 mins
Description
The story of Jacqueline du Pré is one of the saddest in music. She was one of the finest performing musicians that England has ever produced and she touched people as few have ever done but she stopped playing in 1973 at the age of 28 and died in 1987 at the age of 42. She should have celebrated her sixtieth birthday on the 26th of January 2005 and this television film was made to mark that event. It consists largely of previously unseen materia...
The story of Jacqueline du Pré is one of the saddest in music. She was one of the finest performing musicians that England has ever produced and she touched people as few have ever done but she stopped playing in 1973 at the age of 28 and died in 1987 at the age of 42. She should have celebrated her sixtieth birthday on the 26th of January 2005 and this television film was made to mark that event. It consists largely of previously unseen material from our archives but also includes the unforgettable last five minutes of the Elgar cello concerto in what has become the best remembered performance of the work ever given.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Itzhak Perlman, 1945-, Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-
Contributor
Allegro Films, London, England
Author / Creator
Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Itzhak Perlman, 1945-, Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Allegro Films, London, England
Person Discussed
Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987
Topic / Theme
Biographies, Performances, Death, Performing arts life, Cello
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 by Allegro Films
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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
Description
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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