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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
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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
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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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Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater
directed by Joshua Waletzky, fl. 1981; conducted by Valery Gergiev, 1953-; produced by Lisa Kirk Colburn, fl. 1980; performed by Elizabeth Kendall, George Tsypin, Valery Gergiev, 1953- and Plácido Domingo, 1941-, Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre (Kirov), St Petersburg and Mariinsky Ballet, in Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2005), 1 hour
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directed by Joshua Waletzky, fl. 1981; conducted by Valery Gergiev, 1953-; produced by Lisa Kirk Colburn, fl. 1980; performed by Elizabeth Kendall, George Tsypin, Valery Gergiev, 1953- and Plácido Domingo, 1941-, Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre (Kirov), St Petersburg and Mariinsky Ballet, in Sacred Stage: The Mariinsky Theater (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2005), 1 hour
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre (Kirov), St Petersburg, Mariinsky Ballet, Elizabeth Kendall, George Tsypin, Valery Gergiev, 1953-, Plácido Domingo, 1941-
Contributor
Valery Gergiev, 1953-, Lisa Kirk Colburn, fl. 1980
Author / Creator
Joshua Waletzky, fl. 1981, Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre (Kirov), St Petersburg, Mariinsky Ballet, Elizabeth Kendall, George Tsypin, Valery Gergiev, 1953-, Plácido Domingo, 1941-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
First Run Features
Person Discussed
Valery Gergiev, 1953-
Topic / Theme
Opera, Ballet, Arts administration, Performing arts life, Performance venues, Theater buildings, Classical Music
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of First Run Features.
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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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A Short History of Opera
written by Donald Jay Grout and Hermine Weigel Williams (New York: Columbia University Press, 2003), 922 page(s)
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written by Donald Jay Grout and Hermine Weigel Williams (New York: Columbia University Press, 2003), 922 page(s)
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Donald Jay Grout, Hermine Weigel Williams
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Sing!
directed by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013; conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, 1958-; produced by Jessica Sanders, fl. 1999-2017, American Film Foundation and KCET, Los Angeles, CA; performed by Los Angeles Children's Chorus (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 2001), 35 mins
How do squeaky-voiced 8 year olds become amazing singers? This documentary about the Los Angeles Children's Chorus tells the story of how a community group, amid severe cutbacks in the arts, is able to develop a children's chorus that is one of the best in the country. An LACC special limited use.
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directed by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013; conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, 1958-; produced by Jessica Sanders, fl. 1999-2017, American Film Foundation and KCET, Los Angeles, CA; performed by Los Angeles Children's Chorus (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 2001), 35 mins
Description
How do squeaky-voiced 8 year olds become amazing singers? This documentary about the Los Angeles Children's Chorus tells the story of how a community group, amid severe cutbacks in the arts, is able to develop a children's chorus that is one of the best in the country. An LACC special limited use.
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Los Angeles Children's Chorus
Contributor
Esa-Pekka Salonen, 1958-, Jessica Sanders, fl. 1999-2017, American Film Foundation, KCET, Los Angeles, CA
Author / Creator
Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013, Los Angeles Children's Chorus
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
American Film Foundation
Topic / Theme
Choirs, Rehearsals, Musical performances, Singing, Children
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 American Film Foundation
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Sing Opera! The documentary
directed by Jessica Sanders, fl. 1999-2017; composed by Peter Ash, 1961-; produced by Jessica Sanders, fl. 1999-2017, Altina Films and American Film Foundation; performed by Los Angeles Children's Chorus (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 2008), 26 mins
In Sing Opera!, a sequel to the 2002 Academy Award-nominated film Sing!, sixty-five intrepid singers of Los Angeles Children's Chorus strive to hone their vocal talents for the 2007 world premiere of the family opera Keeps of the Night, by Peter Ash and Donald Sturrock. From early rehearsals to opening night, the...
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directed by Jessica Sanders, fl. 1999-2017; composed by Peter Ash, 1961-; produced by Jessica Sanders, fl. 1999-2017, Altina Films and American Film Foundation; performed by Los Angeles Children's Chorus (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 2008), 26 mins
Description
In Sing Opera!, a sequel to the 2002 Academy Award-nominated film Sing!, sixty-five intrepid singers of Los Angeles Children's Chorus strive to hone their vocal talents for the 2007 world premiere of the family opera Keeps of the Night, by Peter Ash and Donald Sturrock. From early rehearsals to opening night, the children work alongside professional artists and such renowned opera singers as soprano Lynette Tapia, baritone Malcolm MacKenzie, mezz...
In Sing Opera!, a sequel to the 2002 Academy Award-nominated film Sing!, sixty-five intrepid singers of Los Angeles Children's Chorus strive to hone their vocal talents for the 2007 world premiere of the family opera Keeps of the Night, by Peter Ash and Donald Sturrock. From early rehearsals to opening night, the children work alongside professional artists and such renowned opera singers as soprano Lynette Tapia, baritone Malcolm MacKenzie, mezzo-soprano Suzanna Guzman, soprano Lauren Libaw, as well as director Corey Madden, and conductor Grant Gershon, learning what it takes to stage a production that's bigger, grander, and more technical than anything they've ever known.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Los Angeles Children's Chorus
Contributor
Jessica Sanders, fl. 1999-2017, Altina Films, American Film Foundation
Author / Creator
Peter Ash, 1961-, Jessica Sanders, fl. 1999-2017, Los Angeles Children's Chorus
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
American Film Foundation
Topic / Theme
Opera, Rehearsals, Vocal groups, Musical performances, Children
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 American Film Foundation
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Sir Georg Solti - Journey of a Lifetime
directed by Georg Wübbolt; conducted by Sir Georg Solti, 1912-1997; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Kultur, ORF Fernsehprogramm-Service, ARTE and Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2012), 54 mins
Solti's professional advancement starts at a time when Germany was on its knees. The film depicts this situation by including historical video documents. Only a couple of hours before his death on 5th September 1997, he made his last corrections for the book. By using a narrator who reads excerpts of his biography...
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directed by Georg Wübbolt; conducted by Sir Georg Solti, 1912-1997; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Kultur, ORF Fernsehprogramm-Service, ARTE and Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2012), 54 mins
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Solti's professional advancement starts at a time when Germany was on its knees. The film depicts this situation by including historical video documents. Only a couple of hours before his death on 5th September 1997, he made his last corrections for the book. By using a narrator who reads excerpts of his biography, Solti is virtually given a voice in this film. The interview partners add an important dimension to the film. All of them were very w...
Solti's professional advancement starts at a time when Germany was on its knees. The film depicts this situation by including historical video documents. Only a couple of hours before his death on 5th September 1997, he made his last corrections for the book. By using a narrator who reads excerpts of his biography, Solti is virtually given a voice in this film. The interview partners add an important dimension to the film. All of them were very well acquainted with Solti and have fascinating stories to tell. In regards to capturing performances, Solti was as productive as Bernstein and Karajan. The archives of the ARD network list about 120 TV productions, interviews, rehearsals. Further rich sources are the archives of BR, HR, SWR, ORF, Unitel and the BBC.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sir Georg Solti, 1912-1997, Eric Horstmann, 1980-, Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Kultur, ORF Fernsehprogramm-Service, ARTE, Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images
Author / Creator
Georg Wübbolt
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
C Major Entertainment
Person Discussed
Sir Georg Solti, 1912-1997
Topic / Theme
Performing arts life, Performing arts occupations, Classical, Hungarians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by C Major Entertainment
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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
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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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Stravinsky in Hollywood
directed by Marco Capalbo, fl. 1995; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, ARTE and Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2014), 53 mins
Stravinsky in Hollywood explores the short-lived film career of this legendary composer, it is the story of his trials and tribulations with the Hollywood Studios, the story of an 'old school' European artist knocking heads with the brash New World. Igor Stravinsky lived in the heart of Hollywood from 1939 until s...
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directed by Marco Capalbo, fl. 1995; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, ARTE and Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2014), 53 mins
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Stravinsky in Hollywood explores the short-lived film career of this legendary composer, it is the story of his trials and tribulations with the Hollywood Studios, the story of an 'old school' European artist knocking heads with the brash New World. Igor Stravinsky lived in the heart of Hollywood from 1939 until shortly before his death in 1971 - longer than in any other single place. He came expecting to find lucrative work composing for the mov...
Stravinsky in Hollywood explores the short-lived film career of this legendary composer, it is the story of his trials and tribulations with the Hollywood Studios, the story of an 'old school' European artist knocking heads with the brash New World. Igor Stravinsky lived in the heart of Hollywood from 1939 until shortly before his death in 1971 - longer than in any other single place. He came expecting to find lucrative work composing for the movies. The 60-minute film uses a combination of existing archival footage (some of it never before seen), contemporary interviews with experts in the field and living movie composers, and scenes from several big studio films of the 40s brought together - for the first time - with the music which Stravinsky wrote for them.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, ARTE, Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images
Author / Creator
Marco Capalbo, fl. 1995
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
C Major Entertainment
Person Discussed
Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern, 1883-1945, Arnold Schoenberg, 1874-1951, Igor Stravinsky, 1882-1971
Topic / Theme
Musical scores, Performing arts occupations, Film industry, Film Music, Americans, French, Russians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by C Major Entertainment
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