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Famous Composers, Verdi
directed by Malcolm Hossick, fl. 1996-2011; produced by Malcolm Hossick, fl. 1996-2011, Academy Media, in Famous Composers (Los Angeles, CA - Venice: TMW Media Group, 2017), 34 mins
The film by Malcolm Hossick tells the remarkable story of Verdi - who rose from poverty and obscurity to become one of the greatest opera composers of all time. It is followed by an overview of his work. Verdi was born in the tiny and remote village of Roncole near Busetto a town in the then principality of Parma,...
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directed by Malcolm Hossick, fl. 1996-2011; produced by Malcolm Hossick, fl. 1996-2011, Academy Media, in Famous Composers (Los Angeles, CA - Venice: TMW Media Group, 2017), 34 mins
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The film by Malcolm Hossick tells the remarkable story of Verdi - who rose from poverty and obscurity to become one of the greatest opera composers of all time. It is followed by an overview of his work. Verdi was born in the tiny and remote village of Roncole near Busetto a town in the then principality of Parma, Italy. With the help of a local businessman he was given a good general education and under the local organist a fine training in musi...
The film by Malcolm Hossick tells the remarkable story of Verdi - who rose from poverty and obscurity to become one of the greatest opera composers of all time. It is followed by an overview of his work. Verdi was born in the tiny and remote village of Roncole near Busetto a town in the then principality of Parma, Italy. With the help of a local businessman he was given a good general education and under the local organist a fine training in music. In spite of terrible setbacks in his personal life he went on to become one of Italy's most successful composers of opera. The video traces his career and development over a long life and many operas. He never stood still and in his later years he produced some of his finest work. The video ends with a brief overview of his compositions. Verdi was born in the tiny and remote village of Roncole near Busetto a town in the then principality of Parma, Italy. With the help of a local businessman he was given a good general education and under the local organist a fine training in music. In spite of terrible setbacks in his personal life he went on to become one of Italy's most successful composers of opera. The video traces his career and development over a long life and many operas. He never stood still and in his later years he produced some of his finest work. The video ends with a brief overview of his compositions.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Malcolm Hossick, fl. 1996-2011, Academy Media
Author / Creator
Malcolm Hossick, fl. 1996-2011
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
TMW Media Group
Series
Famous Composers
Speaker / Narrator
Malcolm Hossick, fl. 1996-2011
Person Discussed
Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-1901
Topic / Theme
Opera, Chorale, Chamber
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Famous Composers, Richard Strauss
directed by Malcolm Hossick, fl. 1996-2011; produced by Malcolm Hossick, fl. 1996-2011, Academy Media, in Famous Composers (Los Angeles, CA - Venice: TMW Media Group, 2020), 35 mins
Strauss was born in Munich into a very musical family. He showed talent for composition at an early age and had his first symphony performed when he was only seventeen. He began conducting in various opera houses around Germany and was soon astounding the world with his wonderful music. He began with compositions...
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directed by Malcolm Hossick, fl. 1996-2011; produced by Malcolm Hossick, fl. 1996-2011, Academy Media, in Famous Composers (Los Angeles, CA - Venice: TMW Media Group, 2020), 35 mins
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Strauss was born in Munich into a very musical family. He showed talent for composition at an early age and had his first symphony performed when he was only seventeen. He began conducting in various opera houses around Germany and was soon astounding the world with his wonderful music. He began with compositions for orchestra but became one of leading composers of opera in the first half of the twentieth century. The video traces his career and...
Strauss was born in Munich into a very musical family. He showed talent for composition at an early age and had his first symphony performed when he was only seventeen. He began conducting in various opera houses around Germany and was soon astounding the world with his wonderful music. He began with compositions for orchestra but became one of leading composers of opera in the first half of the twentieth century. The video traces his career and ends with and overview of his works.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Malcolm Hossick, fl. 1996-2011, Academy Media
Author / Creator
Malcolm Hossick, fl. 1996-2011
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
TMW Media Group
Series
Famous Composers
Speaker / Narrator
Malcolm Hossick, fl. 1996-2011
Person Discussed
Richard Strauss, 1864-1949
Topic / Theme
Ballet, Opera, Chorale, Chamber, Orchestral
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 TMW Media
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In Search of the Great Composers, Mozart
directed by Phil Grabsky; composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791; produced by Seventh Art Productions; performed by John Davies, Debbie Arnold, fl. 1987, Samuel West, 1966-, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Sean Barrett, 1940-, Topi Lehtipuu, Stefan Herheim, 1970-, Renée Fleming, 1959-, Sine Bundgaard, Sir Thomas Allen, 1944-, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Magdalena Kožená, Louis Langrée, Lang Lang, 1982- and Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Orchestra of the Berlin State Opera, Orchestra of the Netherlands Opera (DNO, De Nederlandse Opera, Dutch Opera), Concerto Köln, Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra (Kammerorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks), Munich, Salzburg Camerata, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, in In Search of the Great Composers (Brighton, England: Seventh Art Productions, 2005), 2 hours 9 mins
An unmissable biography narrated by Juliet Stevenson and featuring interviews and performances with over 70 of the greatest exponents of Mozart's music. A valuable addition to any music lovers collection. Produced in association with the world's leading orchestras, opera houses and musicians. Told through a 25,000...
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directed by Phil Grabsky; composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791; produced by Seventh Art Productions; performed by John Davies, Debbie Arnold, fl. 1987, Samuel West, 1966-, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Sean Barrett, 1940-, Topi Lehtipuu, Stefan Herheim, 1970-, Renée Fleming, 1959-, Sine Bundgaard, Sir Thomas Allen, 1944-, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Magdalena Kožená, Louis Langrée, Lang Lang, 1982- and Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Orchestra of the Berlin State Opera, Orchestra of the Netherlands Opera (DNO, De Nederlandse Opera, Dutch Opera), Concerto Köln, Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra (Kammerorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks), Munich, Salzburg Camerata, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, in In Search of the Great Composers (Brighton, England: Seventh Art Productions, 2005), 2 hours 9 mins
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An unmissable biography narrated by Juliet Stevenson and featuring interviews and performances with over 70 of the greatest exponents of Mozart's music. A valuable addition to any music lovers collection. Produced in association with the world's leading orchestras, opera houses and musicians. Told through a 25,000 mile journey along every route Mozart followed; IN SEARCH OF MOZART is a detective story that travels to the heart of old Europe ... a...
An unmissable biography narrated by Juliet Stevenson and featuring interviews and performances with over 70 of the greatest exponents of Mozart's music. A valuable addition to any music lovers collection. Produced in association with the world's leading orchestras, opera houses and musicians. Told through a 25,000 mile journey along every route Mozart followed; IN SEARCH OF MOZART is a detective story that travels to the heart of old Europe ... and the heart of genius itself. Narrated by Juliet Stevenson and featuring: Ronald Brautigam, Renée Fleming, Magdalena Kožená, Lang Lang, Louis Langrée, Julian Rachlin, Roger Norrington, Imogen Cooper, Škampa Quartet, Orchestra of the 18th Century, the Salzburg Camerata ... and many other leading musicians, performers, and Mozart experts. Without resorting to docu-drama or visual re-enactment, In Search of Mozart traces the composer's life through his music and extensive correspondence. From K1a to K626 (Requiem), over 80 works are featured in chronological order, revealing striking parallels between the music and Mozart's own experiences. Throughout, it is the music that takes centre stage, with the jigsaw of Mozart's life fitting around it. With rigorous analysis from musicologists and experts such as Jonathan Miller, Cliff Eisen, Nicholas Till, Bayan Northcott and the late Stanley Sadie, a new, vivid impression of the composer emerges. It dispels the many common myths about Mozart's genius, health, relationships, death and character, to present a new image, very different from Milos Forman's Amadeus. Narrated by Juliet Stevenson and with Mozart voiced by Samuel West, the film features interviews and performances with over 70 of the greatest exponents of Mozart's music including: Christophe Rousset, Sir Roger Norrington, René Jacobs, Sir Charles Mackerras, Renée Fleming, Magdalena Kožená, Sandrine Piau, Ian Bostridge, Gerald Finley, Sir Thomas Allen, Imogen Cooper, Pierre Laurent Aimard, Leif ove Andsnes, Lang Lang and Škampa Quartet. Frans Bruggen's Orchestra of 18th Century and Ronald Brautigam perform much of the orchestral repertoire but the film also includes live performances from the Vienna Philharmonic, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Salzburg Camerata, Bayerischen Rundfunks, Concerto Köln, Netherlands Opera, Staatskapelle Berlin and Prague Estates Theatre.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Orchestra of the Berlin State Opera, Orchestra of the Netherlands Opera (DNO, De Nederlandse Opera, Dutch Opera), Concerto Köln, Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra (Kammerorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks), Munich, Salzburg Camerata, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, John Davies, Debbie Arnold, fl. 1987, Samuel West, 1966-, Juliet Stev...
Orchestra of the Berlin State Opera, Orchestra of the Netherlands Opera (DNO, De Nederlandse Opera, Dutch Opera), Concerto Köln, Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra (Kammerorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks), Munich, Salzburg Camerata, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, John Davies, Debbie Arnold, fl. 1987, Samuel West, 1966-, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Sean Barrett, 1940-, Topi Lehtipuu, Stefan Herheim, 1970-, Renée Fleming, 1959-, Sine Bundgaard, Sir Thomas Allen, 1944-, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Magdalena Kožená, Louis Langrée, Lang Lang, 1982-, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997
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Seventh Art Productions
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791, Phil Grabsky, Orchestra of the Berlin State Opera, Orchestra of the Netherlands Opera (DNO, De Nederlandse Opera, Dutch Opera), Concerto Köln, Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra (Kammerorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks), Munich, Salzburg Camerata, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, John Davies, Debbie...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791, Phil Grabsky, Orchestra of the Berlin State Opera, Orchestra of the Netherlands Opera (DNO, De Nederlandse Opera, Dutch Opera), Concerto Köln, Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra (Kammerorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks), Munich, Salzburg Camerata, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, John Davies, Debbie Arnold, fl. 1987, Samuel West, 1966-, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Sean Barrett, 1940-, Topi Lehtipuu, Stefan Herheim, 1970-, Renée Fleming, 1959-, Sine Bundgaard, Sir Thomas Allen, 1944-, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Magdalena Kožená, Louis Langrée, Lang Lang, 1982-, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997
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Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Seventh Art Productions
Series
In Search of the Great Composers
Topic / Theme
Aria, Concerto, Sinfonia, Sonata, Mass, Symphony, Opera
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Seventh Art Productions
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In Search of the Great Composers, Haydn
directed by Phil Grabsky; composed by Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809; produced by PhilGrabskyFilms.com and Seventh Art Productions; performed by Amanda Wilkie, Henry Goodman, fl. 1998, Ian Page, 1963-, Joseph Kalichstein, 1946-, Emanuel Ax, 1949-, Christophe Rousset, Sir Roger Norrington, 1934-, Gianandrea Noseda, Juliet Stevenson, 1956- and Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Liège Philharmonic Orchestra, Endellion String Quartet, Classical Opera Company, Les Talens Lyriques and Orchestra of the 18th Century, in In Search of the Great Composers (Brighton, England: Seventh Art Productions, 2012), 1 hour 42 mins
In this eagerly-awaited documentary, Phil Grabsky's biographical account of Haydn's life is a visual and aural extravaganza, including breath-taking performances by some of the world's most celebrated musicians. Following his award winning documentaries, In Search of Mozart and In Search of Beethoven, Phil Grabsky...
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directed by Phil Grabsky; composed by Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809; produced by PhilGrabskyFilms.com and Seventh Art Productions; performed by Amanda Wilkie, Henry Goodman, fl. 1998, Ian Page, 1963-, Joseph Kalichstein, 1946-, Emanuel Ax, 1949-, Christophe Rousset, Sir Roger Norrington, 1934-, Gianandrea Noseda, Juliet Stevenson, 1956- and Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Liège Philharmonic Orchestra, Endellion String Quartet, Classical Opera Company, Les Talens Lyriques and Orchestra of the 18th Century, in In Search of the Great Composers (Brighton, England: Seventh Art Productions, 2012), 1 hour 42 mins
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In this eagerly-awaited documentary, Phil Grabsky's biographical account of Haydn's life is a visual and aural extravaganza, including breath-taking performances by some of the world's most celebrated musicians. Following his award winning documentaries, In Search of Mozart and In Search of Beethoven, Phil Grabsky continues the series with In Search of Haydn. Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was one of the greatest musical innovators. Mozart and Beethove...
In this eagerly-awaited documentary, Phil Grabsky's biographical account of Haydn's life is a visual and aural extravaganza, including breath-taking performances by some of the world's most celebrated musicians. Following his award winning documentaries, In Search of Mozart and In Search of Beethoven, Phil Grabsky continues the series with In Search of Haydn. Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was one of the greatest musical innovators. Mozart and Beethoven greatly looked up to him as an inspiration and yet today in concert halls he is perhaps too often overshadowed in favour of his younger contemporaries. As Andras Schiff recently pointed out: "The world needs to appreciate him much more: of all the really great composers, he is still the most underrated". By speaking to some of the greatest living exponents of Haydn's music, this film redresses the balance and sheds light on the master and his work. Phil Grabsky hopes that Haydn will reach a wider audience who will be surprised, entertained and enthralled by Haydn’s wit, humanity and insatiable creativity. Haydn's life spanned from the end of the Baroque period to Napoleon's invasion of Vienna, outliving his younger friend Mozart. He was one of the most prolific composers, producing more than 100 symphonies, 64 quartets, 16 extant operas, 51 piano sonatas and the oratorios 'The Creation' and 'The Seasons'.His seemingly light-hearted, placid temperament embraced the troubles and tribulations of life with casual humour and irony. Though blessed by an encouraging patron, running his own orchestra and opera company for some 30 years on the Esterhazy Estate, he was exposed to the usual upstairs-downstairs antics of an aristocratic household and follies of an artistic world. These years proved to be enormously productive, inspiring Haydn to write numerous works to please his patron and his eminent guests with witty theatrical evenings, jokes and the occasional prank. Phil Grabsky follows the same format of presenting the composer's biography and music chronologically. Through intimate and revealing interviews with experts and detailed extracts from Haydn's personal recollections, the audience gains tremendous insight not only into Haydn's music but an appreciation of the artist himself. The emphasis of the film, as with the previous films, is on the performance - and interpretation - of Haydn's music, with performances from the world’s greatest musicians and orchestras.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Biography, Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Liège Philharmonic Orchestra, Endellion String Quartet, Classical Opera Company, Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra of the 18th Century, Amanda Wilkie, Henry Goodman, fl. 1998, Ian Page, 1963-, Joseph Kalichstein, 1946-, Emanuel Ax, 1949-, Christophe Rousset, Sir Roger Norrington, 1934-, Gianandrea Noseda, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997
Contributor
Chris Wright, 1944-, Phil Grabsky, PhilGrabskyFilms.com, Seventh Art Productions
Author / Creator
Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809, Phil Grabsky, Liège Philharmonic Orchestra, Endellion String Quartet, Classical Opera Company, Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra of the 18th Century, Amanda Wilkie, Henry Goodman, fl. 1998, Ian Page, 1963-, Joseph Kalichstein, 1946-, Emanuel Ax, 1949-, Christophe Rousset, Sir Roger Norrington, 1934-, Gianandrea Noseda, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Seventh Art Productions
Series
In Search of the Great Composers
Topic / Theme
Opera, String Quartet, Piano Trio, Concerto, Symphony, Sonata
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Seventh Art Productions
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Mysteries of the Macabre
directed by Olivier Simonnet; composed by György Ligeti, 1923-2006 (1991); conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; produced by Les Films Jack Febus and Mezzo; performed by Barbara Hannigan, 1971-, London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) (London, England: London Symphony Orchestra, 2015), 11 mins
Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan brings her phenomenal coloratura voice to bear on three bravura arias from Ligeti’s opera Le grand macabre and three extracts featuring Marie, the doomed heroine of Berg’s Wozzeck. The 'dazzling diamonds' of Webern’s Six Orchestral Pieces and Stravinsky’s The Rite of Sprin...
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directed by Olivier Simonnet; composed by György Ligeti, 1923-2006 (1991); conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; produced by Les Films Jack Febus and Mezzo; performed by Barbara Hannigan, 1971-, London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) (London, England: London Symphony Orchestra, 2015), 11 mins
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Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan brings her phenomenal coloratura voice to bear on three bravura arias from Ligeti’s opera Le grand macabre and three extracts featuring Marie, the doomed heroine of Berg’s Wozzeck. The 'dazzling diamonds' of Webern’s Six Orchestral Pieces and Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, a century old but still fresh as paint, open and conclude this tremendous programme, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.
Date Written / Recorded
1991, 2015-01-15
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), Barbara Hannigan, 1971-
Contributor
Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-, Michael Meschke, 1931-, György Ligeti, 1923-2006, Les Films Jack Febus, Mezzo
Author / Creator
György Ligeti, 1923-2006, Olivier Simonnet, London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), Barbara Hannigan, 1971-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
London Symphony Orchestra
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 London Symphony Orchestra
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Waldbühne, Gopak from The Fair at Sorochintsi
directed by Bob Coles; composed by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, 1839-1881 (1880); conducted by Zubin Mehta, 1936-; produced by NHK International Inc., EuroArts Music International and Brilliant Media; performed by Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker), in Waldbühne (Berlin, Berlin State: EuroArts, 1997), 2 mins
Michail Glinka Overture from "Ruslan und Ludmilla" Peter Tchaikovsky Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Nr. 1 in B minor Frederic Chopin Minutenwalzer Modest Mossorgsky Overture to "Chowanschtschina" Gopak from "Der Jahrmarkt zu Sorotschinsky" NicolaiRimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumblebees from "Tsar Saltan" Capric...
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directed by Bob Coles; composed by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, 1839-1881 (1880); conducted by Zubin Mehta, 1936-; produced by NHK International Inc., EuroArts Music International and Brilliant Media; performed by Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker), in Waldbühne (Berlin, Berlin State: EuroArts, 1997), 2 mins
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Michail Glinka Overture from "Ruslan und Ludmilla" Peter Tchaikovsky Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Nr. 1 in B minor Frederic Chopin Minutenwalzer Modest Mossorgsky Overture to "Chowanschtschina" Gopak from "Der Jahrmarkt zu Sorotschinsky" NicolaiRimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumblebees from "Tsar Saltan" Capriccio Espagnol Peter Tchaikovsky Suite from"Swanlake" Sergei Prokofiev Tybalt's death from "Romeo und Juliette"
Date Written / Recorded
1880, 1997
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker), Daniel Barenboim, 1942-
Contributor
Zubin Mehta, 1936-, NHK International Inc., EuroArts Music International, Brilliant Media
Author / Creator
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, 1839-1881, Bob Coles, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker), Daniel Barenboim, 1942-
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
EuroArts
Series
Waldbühne
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 EuroArts Music International
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