The art of conducting Legendary conductors of a golden era
Title:
The art of conducting Legendary conductors of a golden era
Author:
Celibidache, Sergiu, 1912-1996.
Publication Information:
Hamburg : Teldec Video, p1997.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., b&w with col. sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Notes on the conductors by Alan Sanders in English, French, and German, and information on each recorded performance (27 p. : ill.) laid in container.
Contents:
Sergiu Celibidache with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of Süddeutscher Rundfunk, and the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra ; Wilhelm Furtwèangler with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra ; Erich Kleiber with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic, and the Berlin Staatskapelle ; Willem Mengelberg with the Concertgebouw Orchestra ; Evgeny Mravinsky with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra ; Charles Munch with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Hungarian State Orchestra ; Herbert von Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra ; Vaclav Talich, Hermann Scherchen, and Andre Cluytens with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
Abstract:
Rehearsal and performance footage presenting the work of six conductors: Sergiu Celibidache, Wilhelm Furtwèangler, Erich Kleiber, Willem Mengelberg, Evgeny Mravinsky, and Charles Munch. Archival footage is complemented by first-hand recollections of these conductors by people who knew them. Also includes rare film clips of Herbert von Karajan, Hermann Scherchen, Andre Cluytens, and Vaclav Talich.
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