Sviatoslav Richter
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 07, 1915
Deathday: August 01, 1997
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Richter: The Enigma
1998-01-01
Richter: The Enigma
Overview: This biography of Sviatoslav Richter, the great Russian pianist who dedicated his life to music and had little regard for fame in the West, shines a light on his formative years and places him against the setting of a chaotic USSR culture.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
1979-01-09
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
Overview: A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-09
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Benjamin Britten and His Festival
1967-11-22
Benjamin Britten and His Festival
Overview: A behind-the-scenes look at the Aldeburgh Festival and the opening by The Queen of the new concert hall at Snape.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-11-22
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Man of Music
1952-06-06
Man of Music
Overview: The young composer Mikhail Glinka performs his new work at a soiree at earl Vielgorsky's house. However, the public is accustomed to Western music, and reacts coldly to the creation of the composer. This makes him very sad, but soon he decides to go learn the art of music in Italy. After returning from Italy, he is full of desire to write national Russian opera. Vasily Zhukovsky proposes a subject: a feat of Ivan Susanin. Tsar Nicholas I change the name of the opera to A Life for the Tsar and assigns a librettist - Baron Rosen. Acquaintance with the future co-author shocked Glinka: Rosen speaks Russian with a noticeable German accent. The premiere was successful, but Glinka was still not entirely happy with the libretto: "False words were written by Rosen". When Nicholas I learned that Ruslan and Lyudmila was written on Pushkin's subject, he sees it as sedition. The bitter experience of the composer brighten his supporters.
Genres: History Music
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1952-06-06
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