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01/01/1966 Documentary 0h 49m
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Overview

This documentary is an informal portrait of the great modern composer Igor Stravinsky. Proudly American, though still very much an Old World figure with a long and alert memory for people and events in music, literature and art, Stravinsky is depicted here conducting the CBC Symphony Orchestra in a recording of his Symphony of Psalms.

  1. Roman Kroitor

    Director

  2. Wolf Koenig

    Director

  3. Donald Brittain

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Igor Stravinsky

    Himself

  2. Julian Bream

    Himself

  3. Donald Brittain

    Narrator

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-02-20
There's a lovely few minutes at the start of this documentary that features Julian Bream playing on the lute. Not an instrument I've heard often but it was clear this artist's skill captivated Igor Stravinsky as he sat in a theatre stall and watched. This gives us an early indication as to just how profound this man's interest in music and it's instruments was. For the next fifty minutes we follow him as he prepares the Canadian CBC Symphony Orchestra to make a live recording of his three hour-plus "Symphony of Psalms". Leading the orchestra himself, he doesn't rehearse as such - he intends to...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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