| Description |
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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optical |
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video file |
| Credits |
Consultant, Stephen Wright. |
| Performer |
Sergiu Celibidache with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of Süddeutscher Rundfunk, and the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra ; Wilhelm Furtwängler 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 ; Václav Talich, Hermann Scherchen, and André Cluytens with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. |
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Narrator, Michael Letchford ; with commentary by Peter Andry, Alexander Barantschik, Daniel Barenboim, Walter Barylli, Otto Edelmann, Vic Firth, Yuri Grigorovich, Bernard Haitink, Yehudi Menuhin, and Evgeny Mravinsky. |
| Event |
Recorded in various locations, 1931-1991. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
Rehearsal and performance footage presenting the work of six conductors: Sergiu Celibidache, Wilhelm Furtwängler, 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, André Cluytens, and Václav Talich. |
| Language |
Narration in English with English, French and Japanese subtitles. |
| Subject |
Conductors (Music)
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Conductors (Music) |
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Conducting.
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Conducting. |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Celibidache, Sergiu, 1912-1996, conductor.
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Furtwängler, Wilhelm, 1886-1954, conductor.
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Kleiber, Erich, 1890-1956, conductor.
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Mengelberg, Willem, 1871-1951, conductor.
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Mravinsky, Yevgeny, 1903-1988, conductor.
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Munch, Charles, 1891-1968, conductor.
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Karajan, Herbert von, conductor.
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Scherchen, Hermann, 1891-1966, conductor.
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Cluytens, André, conductor.
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Talich, Václav, 1883-1961, conductor.
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Letchford, Michael, narrator.
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Berliner Philharmoniker, performer.
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Süddeutscher Rundfunk. Sinfonie-Orchester, performer.
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Münchner Philharmoniker, performer.
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Concertgebouworkest, performer.
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Česká filharmonie, performer.
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Staatskapelle Berlin, performer.
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Leningradskai͡a gosudarstvennai͡a filarmonii͡a. Akademicheskiĭ simfonicheskiĭ orkestr, performer.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra, performer.
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Magyar Állami Hangversenyzenekar, performer.
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Teldec Classics International.
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IMG Artists (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Legendary conductors of a golden age |
| Standard No. |
809274266828 |
| Music No. |
0927 42668 2 Teldec |
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