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Herbert von Karajan
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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
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...
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
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The Legacy of Rosina Lhevinne
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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...
directed by Salome Ramras Arkatov; produced by Salome Ramras Arkatov (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 1 hour 5 mins
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Remembering Jacqueline du Pré
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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
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...
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
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To Be a Musician, To Be a Conductor
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directed by Terry Sanders, 1931-; conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, 1944-; produced by Terry Sanders, 1931-, Churchill Films, in To Be a Musician (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 1970), 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 Conductor" portraits conductor Michael Tilson Thomas.
directed by Terry Sanders, 1931-; conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, 1944-; produced by Terry Sanders, 1931-, Churchill Films, in To Be a Musician (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 1970), 26 mins
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To Be a Musician, To Be a Performer
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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
"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...
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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Tribute to Jacqueline du Pré
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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
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...
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
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Who Was Jacqueline du Pré?
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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
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...
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
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