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Fate
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, 1840-1893; conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, Pinchas Zukerman, 1948- and Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), in Fate (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1989), 1 hour 26 mins
Two Christopher Nupen films about the music and the artistic intentions of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, one of the greats and a composer with an immediate appeal for many millions of people. The prime focus of both films is Tchaikovsky's lifelong preoccupation with the idea of fate as a controlling influence in our l...
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, 1840-1893; conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, Pinchas Zukerman, 1948- and Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), in Fate (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1989), 1 hour 26 mins
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The Language of the New Music
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; composed by Arnold Schoenberg, 1874-1951; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-, Allegri Quartet, in The Language of the New Music (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1985), 1 hour 3 mins
This documentary is about Arnold Schoenberg and Ludwig Wittgenstein.
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; composed by Arnold Schoenberg, 1874-1951; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-, Allegri Quartet, in The Language of the New Music (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1985), 1 hour 3 mins
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Modest Mussorgski: Pictures at an Exhibition
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; composed by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, 1839-1881; conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-; produced by Sveriges Television, Westdeutscher Rundfunk Studios and Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), in Modest Mussorgski: Pictures at an Exhibition (London, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1983), 1 hour 37 mins
This film by Christopher Nupen features Vladimir Ashkenazy discussing Mussorgski's "Pictures at an Exhibition" as well directing an orchestral version of the piece and playing the original piano version.
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; composed by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, 1839-1881; conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-; produced by Sveriges Television, Westdeutscher Rundfunk Studios and Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), in Modest Mussorgski: Pictures at an Exhibition (London, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1983), 1 hour 37 mins
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Nathan Milstein: Master of Invention (Some memories of a quiet magician), Part 1
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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
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...
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
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Paganini's Daemon: A Most Enduring Legend
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; composed by Nicolò Paganini, 1782-1840; conducted by Lawrence Foster; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana (OSI), Lugano, in Paganini's Daemon: A Most Enduring Legend (London, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1997), 1 hour 13 mins
This DVD contains a Christopher Nupen film about the most charismatic performer in the entire history of Western classical music — also the most talked about, the most controversial, the most famous and the most successful classical soloist that the world of music has ever known. While being hailed as the greate...
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; composed by Nicolò Paganini, 1782-1840; conducted by Lawrence Foster; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana (OSI), Lugano, in Paganini's Daemon: A Most Enduring Legend (London, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1997), 1 hour 13 mins
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Segovia at Los Olivos
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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
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...
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
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Tchaikovsky's Women
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, 1840-1893; conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), in Tchaikovsky's Women (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1988), 1 hour 10 mins
Two Christopher Nupen films about the music and the artistic intentions of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, one of the greats and a composer with an immediate appeal for many millions of people. The prime focus of both films is Tchaikovsky's lifelong preoccupation with the idea of fate as a controlling influence in our l...
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, 1840-1893; conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), in Tchaikovsky's Women (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1988), 1 hour 10 mins
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