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Title A labyrinth of time / a film by Frank Scheffer ; produced by Allegri Films ; co-produced by NPS.

Publication Info. [New York, N.Y.] : Idéale Audience International, 2006.

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 Talbott Media  DVD 174v    Available  Ask at Circulation Desk
 Talbott Media  DVD 174v  Booklet    Available  Ask at Circulation Desk
Description 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm).
digital
optical
stereo
video file
DVD video
Series Juxtapositions ; 8
Juxtapositions ; 8.
Note DVD-9; soundtrack in Dolby digital 2.0; aspect ratio 4:3; all regions.
Performer Elliott Carter, Helen Jones-Carter ; Charles Rosen and others ; Rotterdam Conservatory Chamber Choir, conducted by Huub Kerstens ; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bambert, conductor, Ursula Oppens, piano ; Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez, conductor, Alain Damiens, clarinet ; Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, Daniel Barenboim, conductor, libretto by Paul Griffiths ; Ensemble Sospeso, Stefan Asbury, conductor; Lucy Shelton, soprano ; Nieuw Ensemble, Ed Spanjaard, conductor, Susan Narucki, soprano.
Credits Scenario by Frank Scheffer and Michäel Zeeman ; camera by Melle van Essen ; edited by Riekje Ziengs ; sound mix by Harold Talving ; produced and directed by Frank Scheffer.
Contents Introduction of Elliott and Helen Carter -- The changeable and varied human being -- The experience of time -- The past and the beginning of modernism -- The new composers -- The study with Nadia Boulanger in Paris -- The synthesis of Schoenberg and Stravinsky -- The development of rhythm -- The Eisenstein's film 'Battleship Potemkin" and the musician as an individual -- The piano concerto and the Berlin Wall -- The clarinet concerto and the composer Pierre Boulez -- The sculptor Helen Jones Carter -- The Brooklyn Bridge -- The present and the opera 'What next?' -- The future and 'A mirror on which to dwell'.
Note Extras: Booklet with essay, discography, biographies in English and photos ; chapter access, video catalogue, DVD-ROM section with multilingual booklet files. Bonus: Ring, a short feature by Frank Scheffer.
Summary Shows Carter's musical development using New York City as a metaphor for our democratic society. Daniel Barenboim, Charles Rosen and Pierre Boulez give their views on Carter's music.
Language In English, with options for Dutch, French, German, Spanish.
Subject Carter, Elliott, 1908-2012.
Carter, Elliott, 1908-2012.
Composers -- United States -- Biography.
Composers.
United States.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Documentary films.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Biographical films.
Video recordings.
Video recordings.
Biographies.
Added Author Carter, Elliott, 1908-2012.
Carter, Helen Jones, 1907-2003.
Scheffer, Frank, 1956-
Zeeman, Michaël, 1958-2009.
Rosen, Charles, 1927-2012.
Barenboim, Daniel, 1942-
Boulez, Pierre, 1925-2016.
Scheffer, Frank, 1956- Ring.
Rotterdams Conservatorium (Netherlands). Chorus.
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest.
Ensemble intercontemporain.
Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin.
Ensemble Sospeso.
Nieuw Ensemble.
Idéale Audience International.
Allegri Film.
Nederlandse Programma Stichting.
Added Title Elliott Carter : a labyrinth of time
Note At head of opening screen: Allegri Film and NPS present A labyrinth of time
Standard No. 899132000176
Music No. DVD9DS17 Idʹeale Audience International