| Description |
1 videocassette (117 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in. |
| Physical Medium |
1/2 in. |
| Description |
analog |
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magnetic |
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stereo |
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VHS |
| Note |
"Based on the television programmes: The art of conducting." |
| Performer |
Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic; Arthur Nikisch, Berlin Philharmonic; Richard Strauss, Vienna Philharmonic; Felix Weingartner, Paris Symphony; Fritz Busch, Dresden Staatskapelle; Bruno Walter, Berlin Philharmonic and Vancouver Festival Orchestra; Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia and New Philharmonia Orchestras; Wilhelm Furtwängler, Berlin Philharmonic; Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony; Leopold Stokowski, BBC Symphony and the New York Philharmonic; Serge Koussevitzky, Boston Symphony; Fritz Reiner, New York Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony Orchestra; George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra; Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony, Vienna Philharmonic, and New Philharmonia Orchestra. |
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Michael Gambon, narrator; commentary by John Eliot Gardner, Isaac Stern, Jack Brymer, Sir Thomas Beecham, Yehudi Menuhin, Oliver Knussen, Suvi Raj Grubb, George Szell, Bruno Walter, Otto Klemperer, Hugh Bean, Werner Thärichen, Richard Mohr, Leopold Stokowski, Julius Baker, and Herbert von Karajan. |
| Credits |
Commentary, Stephen Pettit; music advisor, John Evans; video adaptation supervised by Peter R. Smith. |
| Event |
Recorded 1913-1972 in various locations. |
| Note |
Hi-fi mono. and stereo. |
| System Details |
VHS format. |
| Note |
Program notes by Alan Sanders (18 p.) in container. |
| Summary |
Features 16 of the great conductors of the 20th century in rehearsal and performance. Archival footage complements first-hand recollections of these conductors by some of today's preeminent musicians. |
| Language |
In English and German; with English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Conductors (Music)
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Conductors (Music) |
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Conducting.
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Conducting. |
| Genre/Form |
Orchestral music.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Beecham, Thomas, 1879-1961, conductor.
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Nikisch, Arthur, 1855-1922, conductor.
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949, conductor.
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Weingartner, Felix, 1863-1942, conductor.
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Busch, Fritz, 1890-1951, conductor.
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Walter, Bruno, 1876-1962, conductor.
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Klemperer, Otto, 1885-1973, conductor.
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Furtwängler, Wilhelm, 1886-1954, conductor.
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Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957, conductor.
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Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977, conductor.
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Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951, conductor.
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Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963, conductor.
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Szell, George, 1897-1970, conductor.
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Karajan, Herbert von, conductor.
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Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990, conductor.
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Gambon, Michael, narrator.
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Marks, Stephany, producer.
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Pickering, Mark, producer.
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Knussen, Sue, director.
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IMG Artists (Firm)
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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Teldec Classics International.
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Sender Freies Berlin.
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Teldec Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Great conductors of the past |
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Art of conducting (Television program)
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| Music No. |
4509-95038-3 Teldec Video |
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