Film
The Creative Performer
1960 · 1h · Music
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Overview
Leornard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, first with pianist Glenn Gould performing Bach's Keyboard Concerto #1 in D minor and then with soprano Eileen Farrell singing the "Suicidio!" aria from Amilcare Ponchielli 's opera "La Gioconda". Finally, composer Igor Stravinsky takes over the podium, conducting the last three scenes from his ballet "The Firebird". Bernstein also gives an opening talk on the vagaries of musical score notation and introduces each of the three guest performers. Originally aired on January 31, 1960 on CBS Television as part of its Ford Presents series.
Cast
Crew
- William A. GrahamDirector
- Leonard BernsteinWriter
- Robert SaudekProducer
Media
Details
- Release date
- January 31, 1960
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h
- Genres
- Music
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