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4 Better, 4 Worse: The Anatomy of a String Quartet
directed by Reiner Moritz, 1938-; composed by Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809; produced by Reiner Moritz, 1938-; performed by Lindsay String Quartet, in Haydn String Quartets - The Lindsays (Opus Arte, 2005), 52 mins
This documentary features the Lindsay String Quartet and is about the history and importance of string quartets. Concert footage is excerpted.
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directed by Reiner Moritz, 1938-; composed by Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809; produced by Reiner Moritz, 1938-; performed by Lindsay String Quartet, in Haydn String Quartets - The Lindsays (Opus Arte, 2005), 52 mins
Description
This documentary features the Lindsay String Quartet and is about the history and importance of string quartets. Concert footage is excerpted.
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Lindsay String Quartet
Contributor
Reiner Moritz, 1938-
Author / Creator
Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809, Reiner Moritz, 1938-, Lindsay String Quartet
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Opus Arte
Topic / Theme
Performance practice, Music history, Classical Music
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Opus Arte.
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Accent on the Offbeat
directed by Albert Maysles, 1926-2015, Peter Gelb, 1953-, Susan Froemke, fl. 1975 and Deborah Dickson, fl. 1983 (1992); designed by Barbara Matera, 1929-2001 and Peter Martins, 1946-; produced by Peter Gelb, 1953- and Susan Froemke, fl. 1975; performed by Wynton Marsalis Septet, in Accent on the Offbeat (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1994), 57 mins
In 1992, Jazz at Lincoln Center and New York City Ballet commissioned the famous jazz musician Wynton Marsalis to compose music for a new ballet by choreographer Peter Martins, Ballet Master in Chief of the NYCB. The film shows the preparation and the perfomance of the ballet.
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directed by Albert Maysles, 1926-2015, Peter Gelb, 1953-, Susan Froemke, fl. 1975 and Deborah Dickson, fl. 1983 (1992); designed by Barbara Matera, 1929-2001 and Peter Martins, 1946-; produced by Peter Gelb, 1953- and Susan Froemke, fl. 1975; performed by Wynton Marsalis Septet, in Accent on the Offbeat (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 1994), 57 mins
Description
In 1992, Jazz at Lincoln Center and New York City Ballet commissioned the famous jazz musician Wynton Marsalis to compose music for a new ballet by choreographer Peter Martins, Ballet Master in Chief of the NYCB. The film shows the preparation and the perfomance of the ballet.
Date Written / Recorded
1992
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Wynton Marsalis Septet
Contributor
Barbara Matera, 1929-2001, Peter Martins, 1946-, Peter Gelb, 1953-, Susan Froemke, fl. 1975
Author / Creator
Albert Maysles, 1926-2015, Peter Gelb, 1953-, Susan Froemke, fl. 1975, Deborah Dickson, fl. 1983, Wynton Marsalis Septet
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
C Major Entertainment
Person Discussed
Peter Martins, 1946-, Wynton Marsalis, 1961-
Topic / Theme
Music composition, Jazz, Classical Music
Copyright Message
Copyright 2012. Used by permission of C Major Entertainment. All rights reserved.
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Adam and the Music
directed by Benjamin Hesselholdt; composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791 (1773); conducted by Ádám Fischer, 1949-; produced by Karl Bjerre Skibsted; performed by Ádám Fischer, 1949-, Danish Radio Sinfonietta (Danish National Chamber Orchestra), in Adam and the Music (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2009), 43 mins
A unique and beautiful portrait of the internationally acclaimed conductor Adam Fischer and his world of music.
Hungarian-born Adam Fischer has worked with some of Europe's great orchestras and is the chief conductor of the Danish National Chamber Orchestra. The documentary follows him and the orchestra during th...
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directed by Benjamin Hesselholdt; composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791 (1773); conducted by Ádám Fischer, 1949-; produced by Karl Bjerre Skibsted; performed by Ádám Fischer, 1949-, Danish Radio Sinfonietta (Danish National Chamber Orchestra), in Adam and the Music (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2009), 43 mins
Description
A unique and beautiful portrait of the internationally acclaimed conductor Adam Fischer and his world of music.
Hungarian-born Adam Fischer has worked with some of Europe's great orchestras and is the chief conductor of the Danish National Chamber Orchestra. The documentary follows him and the orchestra during the recording of W.A. Mozart's Symphony no. 25.
In an accessible, yet humoristic and entertaining way, Fischer explains the role of the...
A unique and beautiful portrait of the internationally acclaimed conductor Adam Fischer and his world of music.
Hungarian-born Adam Fischer has worked with some of Europe's great orchestras and is the chief conductor of the Danish National Chamber Orchestra. The documentary follows him and the orchestra during the recording of W.A. Mozart's Symphony no. 25.
In an accessible, yet humoristic and entertaining way, Fischer explains the role of the conductor, talks about the essence of a classical orchestra and elaborates on how he works with the musicians, motivating and convincing everyone to work with his vision of the music.
The documentary draws a portrait of a man for whom music is a way to understand and experience one's own feelings
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Date Written / Recorded
1773
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Danish Radio Sinfonietta (Danish National Chamber Orchestra), Ádám Fischer, 1949-
Contributor
Ádám Fischer, 1949-, Karl Bjerre Skibsted
Author / Creator
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791, Benjamin Hesselholdt, Danish Radio Sinfonietta (Danish National Chamber Orchestra), Ádám Fischer, 1949-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Danish Broadcasting Corporation
Person Discussed
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791
Topic / Theme
Performance influences, Hungarian people, Orchestras, Rehearsals, Music conducting, Classical Music, Jews
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Danish Broadcasting Corporation.
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The Adventurers of the Lost Mass
directed by Laurent Portes, fl. 2008; composed by Orazio Benevoli, 1605-1672, Claudio Monteverdi, 1567-1643 and Alessandro Striggio, 1536-1592; conducted by Hervé Niquet, 1957-; produced by Amélie Girard; performed by Le Concert Spirituel, in The Adventurers of the Lost Mass (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose (Film distributor), 2011), 52 mins
Hervé Niquet conducts the never-performed since baroque times 40-voice Mass by Alessandro Striggio. This monumental Mass, up to 60 voices for the finale, was lost and forgotten. Its harmonic sophistication remains unsurpassed. How could Alessandro Striggio achieve such a prowess? The rehearsals interviews wit...
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directed by Laurent Portes, fl. 2008; composed by Orazio Benevoli, 1605-1672, Claudio Monteverdi, 1567-1643 and Alessandro Striggio, 1536-1592; conducted by Hervé Niquet, 1957-; produced by Amélie Girard; performed by Le Concert Spirituel, in The Adventurers of the Lost Mass (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose (Film distributor), 2011), 52 mins
Description
Hervé Niquet conducts the never-performed since baroque times 40-voice Mass by Alessandro Striggio. This monumental Mass, up to 60 voices for the finale, was lost and forgotten. Its harmonic sophistication remains unsurpassed. How could Alessandro Striggio achieve such a prowess? The rehearsals interviews with the jubilant Hervé Niquet and musicologists, the recalls of musical composition techniques of the Renaissance are as exceptional as...
Hervé Niquet conducts the never-performed since baroque times 40-voice Mass by Alessandro Striggio. This monumental Mass, up to 60 voices for the finale, was lost and forgotten. Its harmonic sophistication remains unsurpassed. How could Alessandro Striggio achieve such a prowess? The rehearsals interviews with the jubilant Hervé Niquet and musicologists, the recalls of musical composition techniques of the Renaissance are as exceptional as the piece itself.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Le Concert Spirituel
Contributor
Hervé Niquet, 1957-, Amélie Girard
Author / Creator
Orazio Benevoli, 1605-1672, Claudio Monteverdi, 1567-1643, Alessandro Striggio, 1536-1592, Laurent Portes, fl. 2008, Le Concert Spirituel
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Windrose (Film distributor)
Person Discussed
Alessandro Striggio, 1536-1592
Topic / Theme
Music composition
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Windrose Distribution.
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Aida’s Brothers & Sisters, Episode 1, Black Voices in Opera, Part 1
directed by Marieke Schroeder, 1970- and Jan Schmidt-Garre, 1962-; produced by Pars Media, in Aida’s Brothers & Sisters, Episode 1 (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 2000), 48 mins
Think of today's top operatic voices, and black owners of them are as likely to come into the list as white ones: Willard White, Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle to name only three. We know it wasn't always thus - Paul Robeson's struggles to be recognized as a great singer, instead of a black singer, went on for...
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directed by Marieke Schroeder, 1970- and Jan Schmidt-Garre, 1962-; produced by Pars Media, in Aida’s Brothers & Sisters, Episode 1 (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 2000), 48 mins
Description
Think of today's top operatic voices, and black owners of them are as likely to come into the list as white ones: Willard White, Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle to name only three. We know it wasn't always thus - Paul Robeson's struggles to be recognized as a great singer, instead of a black singer, went on for many decades. But this program reveals just how hard the journey to acceptance of America's black singers has been. It opens with one o...
Think of today's top operatic voices, and black owners of them are as likely to come into the list as white ones: Willard White, Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle to name only three. We know it wasn't always thus - Paul Robeson's struggles to be recognized as a great singer, instead of a black singer, went on for many decades. But this program reveals just how hard the journey to acceptance of America's black singers has been. It opens with one of the greatest voices of the 20th century: Marian Anderson and a clip of her magnificent performance of 'Ave Maria. The film offers newsreel footage from her landmark 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial, which was held after the daughters of the American Revolution denied her access to their Constitution Hall venue. But the black tradition of classical singing goes back even further: Before Leontye Price, Jessye Norman and even before Marian Anderson, Sissieretta Jones was arguably the greatest black performer of 19th century America and certainly the first great black diva. Sissieretta Jones, the Black Patti, an allusion to Italian American Primadonna Adelina Patti, performed before four American presidents, mesmerized critics and audiences alike and was so successful that at one concert in New Jersey 1,000 visitors had to be turned away. The film Aida's Brothers and Sisters intends to focus the viewer's gaze particularly on the black classic and also on the fascinating mixed forms that have developed from the confrontation of white and black music in the last hundred years. The encounter with the powerful personalities of the singers and their music will reveal the humor, the lust for life, and the spiritual depth of black culture, and will perhaps add a dash of color to a white fin de siècle culture that is in danger of contracting anemia. A fascinating documentary with historical and contemporary film and video records of performances by Leontyne Price, Simon Estes, Grace Bumbry, Reri Grist and many others.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pars Media
Author / Creator
Marieke Schroeder, 1970-, Jan Schmidt-Garre, 1962-
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Monarda Arts
Series
Aida’s Brothers & Sisters
Speaker / Narrator
Reri Grist, Simon Estes, 1938-, Shirley Verrett, 1931-, Grace Bumbry, 1937-, George Shirley, Betty Allen
Person Discussed
Reri Grist, Simon Estes, 1938-, Shirley Verrett, 1931-, Grace Bumbry, 1937-, George Shirley, Betty Allen, Leontyne Price, 1927-, Marian Anderson, 1897-1993
Topic / Theme
Concerts, Black community, Music occupations, Vocal groups, Singers, Opera, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 Pars Media
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Aida’s Brothers & Sisters, Episode 2, Black Voices in Opera, Part 2
directed by Marieke Schroeder, 1970- and Jan Schmidt-Garre, 1962-; produced by Pars Media, in Aida’s Brothers & Sisters, Episode 2 (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 2000), 54 mins
Think of today's top operatic voices, and black owners of them are as likely to come into the list as white ones: Willard White, Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle to name only three. We know it wasn't always thus - Paul Robeson's struggles to be recognized as a great singer, instead of a black singer, went on for...
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directed by Marieke Schroeder, 1970- and Jan Schmidt-Garre, 1962-; produced by Pars Media, in Aida’s Brothers & Sisters, Episode 2 (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 2000), 54 mins
Description
Think of today's top operatic voices, and black owners of them are as likely to come into the list as white ones: Willard White, Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle to name only three. We know it wasn't always thus - Paul Robeson's struggles to be recognized as a great singer, instead of a black singer, went on for many decades. But this program reveals just how hard the journey to acceptance of America's black singers has been. It opens with one o...
Think of today's top operatic voices, and black owners of them are as likely to come into the list as white ones: Willard White, Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle to name only three. We know it wasn't always thus - Paul Robeson's struggles to be recognized as a great singer, instead of a black singer, went on for many decades. But this program reveals just how hard the journey to acceptance of America's black singers has been. It opens with one of the greatest voices of the 20th century: Marian Anderson and a clip of her magnificent performance of Ave Maria. The film offers newsreel footage from her landmark 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial, which was held after the daughters of the American Revolution denied her access to their Constitution Hall venue. But the black tradition of classical singing goes back even further: Before Leontye Price, Jessye Norman and even before Marian Anderson, Sissieretta Jones was arguably the greatest black performer of 19th century America and certainly the first great black diva. Sissieretta Jones, the ‚Black Patti, an allusion to Italian American Primadonna Adelina Patti, performed before four American presidents, mesmerized critics and audiences alike and was so successful that at one concert in New Jersey 1,000 visitors had to be turned away. The film Aida's Brothers and Sisters intends to focus the viewer's gaze particularly on the black classic and also on the fascinating mixed forms that have developed from the confrontation of white and black music in the last hundred years. The encounter with the powerful personalities of the singers and their music will reveal the humor, the lust for life, and the spiritual depth of black culture, and will perhaps add a dash of color to a white fin de siècle culture that is in danger of contracting anemia. A fascinating documentary with historical and contemporary film and video records of performances by Leontyne Price, Simon Estes, Grace Bumbry, Reri Grist and many others.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pars Media
Author / Creator
Marieke Schroeder, 1970-, Jan Schmidt-Garre, 1962-
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Monarda Arts
Series
Aida’s Brothers & Sisters
Speaker / Narrator
Martina Arroyo, Reri Grist, Simon Estes, 1938-, Grace Bumbry, 1937-, George Shirley, Betty Allen
Person Discussed
Martina Arroyo, Reri Grist, Simon Estes, 1938-, Grace Bumbry, 1937-, George Shirley, Betty Allen, Leontyne Price, 1927-
Topic / Theme
Concerts, Black community, Music occupations, Vocal groups, Singers, Opera, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 Pars Media
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Americans in Pyongyang: The New York Philharmonic's trip to North Korea
directed by Ayelet Heller; produced by Paul Smaczny, fl. 1995-2015; performed by New York Philharmonic, in The Pyongyang Concert (EuroArts, 2008), 53 mins
This documentary features performances by New York Philharmonic.
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directed by Ayelet Heller; produced by Paul Smaczny, fl. 1995-2015; performed by New York Philharmonic, in The Pyongyang Concert (EuroArts, 2008), 53 mins
Description
This documentary features performances by New York Philharmonic.
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
New York Philharmonic
Contributor
Paul Smaczny, fl. 1995-2015
Author / Creator
Ayelet Heller, New York Philharmonic
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
EuroArts
Topic / Theme
Tourism industry, Concerts, Music schools, Classical Music
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of EuroArts Music International GmbH.
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András Schiff Explains Bach
directed by János Darvas; produced by Isabel Iturriagagoitia; performed by András Schiff, 1953-, in András Schiff Plays Bach (EuroArts, 2011), 34 mins
This documentary features András Schiff.
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directed by János Darvas; produced by Isabel Iturriagagoitia; performed by András Schiff, 1953-, in András Schiff Plays Bach (EuroArts, 2011), 34 mins
Description
This documentary features András Schiff.
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
András Schiff, 1953-
Contributor
Isabel Iturriagagoitia
Author / Creator
János Darvas, András Schiff, 1953-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
EuroArts
Person Discussed
Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750
Topic / Theme
Music history, Composers, Classical Music
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of EuroArts Music International GmbH.
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András Schiff in Conversation
directed by Claus Wischmann, 1966-; produced by Christina Sas; performed by András Schiff, 1953-, in András Schiff with Capella Andrea Barca (EuroArts, 2010), 14 mins
This documentary features András Schiff.
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directed by Claus Wischmann, 1966-; produced by Christina Sas; performed by András Schiff, 1953-, in András Schiff with Capella Andrea Barca (EuroArts, 2010), 14 mins
Description
This documentary features András Schiff.
Date Written / Recorded
2008-05-02
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
András Schiff, 1953-
Contributor
Christina Sas
Author / Creator
Claus Wischmann, 1966-, András Schiff, 1953-
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
EuroArts
Person Discussed
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791
Topic / Theme
Music composition, Composers, Classical Music
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of EuroArts Music International GmbH.
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André Previn: The Kindness of Strangers
directed by Tony Palmer, 1941-; composed by André Previn, 1929-2019, Johannes Brahms, 1833-1897, Maurice Ravel, 1875-1937 and Erich Wolfgang Korngold, 1897-1957; conducted by André Previn, 1929-2019; produced by Reiner Moritz, 1938- and Mike Bluett, fl. 1993; performed by Renée Fleming, 1959-, Grady Tate, 1932-, Ray Brown, 1926-2002, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1944-, David E. Finck, 1958- and André Previn, 1929-2019, Emerson Quartet, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne and NHK Strings, in André Previn: The Kindness of Strangers (Germany: ArtHaus Musik, 2012), 1 hour 30 mins
Andre George Previn’s simultaneous world careers as a director, composer and pianist are extremely thrilling and interesting, and they cannot be told in just a few words. The names of his teachers and the artists and orchestras with which he worked belong to the select few of their field in the classic scene. Pr...
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directed by Tony Palmer, 1941-; composed by André Previn, 1929-2019, Johannes Brahms, 1833-1897, Maurice Ravel, 1875-1937 and Erich Wolfgang Korngold, 1897-1957; conducted by André Previn, 1929-2019; produced by Reiner Moritz, 1938- and Mike Bluett, fl. 1993; performed by Renée Fleming, 1959-, Grady Tate, 1932-, Ray Brown, 1926-2002, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1944-, David E. Finck, 1958- and André Previn, 1929-2019, Emerson Quartet, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne and NHK Strings, in André Previn: The Kindness of Strangers (Germany: ArtHaus Musik, 2012), 1 hour 30 mins
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Andre George Previn’s simultaneous world careers as a director, composer and pianist are extremely thrilling and interesting, and they cannot be told in just a few words. The names of his teachers and the artists and orchestras with which he worked belong to the select few of their field in the classic scene. Previn was born in 1929 in Berlin and emigrated to the United States in 1938 where his family settled in Hollywood. He was awarded the Os...
Andre George Previn’s simultaneous world careers as a director, composer and pianist are extremely thrilling and interesting, and they cannot be told in just a few words. The names of his teachers and the artists and orchestras with which he worked belong to the select few of their field in the classic scene. Previn was born in 1929 in Berlin and emigrated to the United States in 1938 where his family settled in Hollywood. He was awarded the Oscar a total of four times. Along with his work as a director he has also composed orchestra and chamber music as well as two stage entertainments. He however doesn’t consider himself as belonging to the musical avant-garde.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Emerson Quartet, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, NHK Strings, Renée Fleming, 1959-, Grady Tate, 1932-, Ray Brown, 1926-2002, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1944-, David E. Finck, 1958-, André Previn, 1929-2019
Contributor
André Previn, 1929-2019, Reiner Moritz, 1938-, Mike Bluett, fl. 1993
Author / Creator
André Previn, 1929-2019, Johannes Brahms, 1833-1897, Maurice Ravel, 1875-1937, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, 1897-1957, Tony Palmer, 1941-, Emerson Quartet, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, NHK Strings, Renée Fleming, 1959-, Grady Tate, 1932-, Ray Brown, 1926-2002, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1944-, David E. Finck, 1958-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
ArtHaus Musik
Person Discussed
André Previn, 1929-2019
Topic / Theme
Music careers, Opera, Composers, Music composition, Music conducting, Classical Music
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by ArtHaus Musik GmbH
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