André Previn
Also Known As: André George Previn, Andre Previn
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia André George Previn, KBE (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-born American pianist, conductor, and composer. Starting by arranging and composing Hollywood film scores for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Previn was involved in the music for over 50 films over his entire career. He won four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings (and one more for his Lifetime Achievement). He had been the music director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Oslo Philharmonic, as well as the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Department: Sound
Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany
Birthday: April 06, 1929
Deathday: February 28, 2019
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Gender: Male
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Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivace
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Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2023-03-28
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The Kindness of Strangers
Overview: The life of composer, conductor, pianist and Oscar-winner Andre Previn, filmed during a year which culminated in the world premiere of his first opera, A Streetcar Named Desire, in San Francisco. Wherever he went, the camera followed. To Tokyo for a concert with Kiri Te Kanawa. To Philadelphia for a teaching session in the Curtis Institute. To Tanglewood for an incredible jazz improvisation recording of Gershwin Variations. To New York to play with the Ray Brown Trio at the Blue Note Club. To Vienna with the Vienna Philharmonic. To Washington DC for a concert with the Emerson Quartet. To Boston for a conductor's masterclass with, among others, Daniel Harding. And, of course, the rehearsals and first performance of Streetcar with the incomparable Renee Fleming and director Colin Graham.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-01
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Invitation to the Dance
Overview: Three completely different stories are told through dance.
Genres: Music Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-05-22
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André Previn - A Bridge between two Worlds
Overview: Sir André Previn, born in Berlin in 1929, figures among the most prominent musicians of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He won four Academy Awards for his film scores, he composes concertos, musicals and operas. He conducts, arranges music, and is a renowned pianist, as well as a jazz musician. Previn’s first opera, ‚A Streetcar Named Desire’, based on Tennessee Williams’ play, successfully premiered in San Francisco, in 1998. Our film mirrors Sir Previn’s affinities to Europe as well as to the United States. He is at home in both worlds, with their rather different cultural realities.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2009-03-29
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The Subterraneans
Overview: A disillusioned writer explores the subterranean depths of San Francisco's North Beach district.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-06-23
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Andre Previn at the BBC
Overview: Charismatic conductor and composer Andre Previn looks back at some of his greatest television moments, from thrilling performances of orchestral favourites by Mozart and Berlioz to his classic comedy encounter with Morecambe and Wise.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-09
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Artur Rubinstein - Piano Concertos
Overview: Arthur Rubinstein performs Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, and Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 with Andre Previn at the London Symphony at Fairfield Hall, Croydon, England.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-07
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Overview: This documentary short subject details the making of the 1957 MGM musical, "Silk Stockings". Hosted by its star Cyd Charisse, the film gives behind-the-scenes glimpses of how this film was made with interviews by musical director Andre Previn and supporting actress Janis Paige.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-04-22
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It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
Overview: The Making of It's Always Fair Weather with footage and discussion by historians and participants.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-25
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Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Overview: A history of the British television comedy double act Morecambe & Wise to coincide with the BBC drama about their early lives.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert
Overview: A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert is an 89-minute television film starring the opera singers Kathleen Battle and Frederica von Stade, the jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, the Wynton Marsalis Septet, the American Boychoir, the Christmas Concert Chorus, the Orchestra of St. Luke's and the pianist and conductor André Previn. It first aired as part of PBS's Great Performances series in 1991, and was subsequently released on VHS, Laserdisc, DVD and CD. It was jointly produced by CAMI Video, Sony, PBS and WNET.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-11
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Tanglewood: A Place for Music
Overview: A look at the activities of the Tanglewood Music Center, America's renowned summer Academy for talented musicians, singers, composers and conductors.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-26
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Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor
Overview: In 1985, cameras take a look inside the Berkshire Music Center, the most prominent pre-professional classical music academy in the US. Seiji Ozawa, Leonard Slatkin and others work with the next generation younger conducting talent.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-27
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years
Overview: Go behind the scenes with one of London's most important musical institutions.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-06-01
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Andre Previn: Who Needs a Conductor?
Overview: In this Omnibus film, Andre Previn asks the question, 'Who needs a conductor?' 'Conducting,' said Leonard Bernstein, 'is the only profession in the world where you get paid for having a fit in public!' Previn debunks many of the conventional myths that surround the subject, exposing the foibles, prejudices, insecurities and backstage dramas that the general public knows little of. The London Symphony Orchestra, led by John Georgiadis, plays excerpts from some of the most popular pieces in the concert repertoire, including Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, Bartok's Dance Suite and Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-06-17
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Pepe
Overview: Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. Pepe, determined to get the horse back (as he considers it his family), decides to take off to Hollywood. There he meets film stars including Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra, Zsa Zsa Gabór, Bing Crosby, Maurice Chevalier and Jack Lemmon in drag as Daphne from Some Like It Hot. He is also surprised by things that were new in America at the time, such as automatic swinging doors. When he finally reaches the man who bought the horse, he is led to believe there is no hope of getting it back. However, the last scene shows both him and the stallion back at the ranch with several foals.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-12-21
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Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Overview: American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he formed a style (first "blue collar dancer") and developed different cinematique techniques, such as brilliantly shot dancing sequences.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-24
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I've Always Loved You
Overview: A beautiful young concert pianist is torn between her attraction to her arrogant but brilliant maestro and her love for a farm boy she left back home.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-02
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The Bing Crosby Show
Overview: Bing Crosby celebrates the holidays by starring in his first color special. This time the show concluded with an extended holiday-themed segment featuring Bing and his guests, Mary Martin, Andre Previn, and The United Nations Children’s Choir.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-12-24
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Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Overview: Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing intimate peeks at its tough, scheming dames, mischievous misfits and flawed men - all caught in the wicked web of a twisted fate.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-18
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Piano Blues
Overview: Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical footage in addition to interviews and performances by such living legends as Pinetop Perkins and Jay McShann, as well as Dave Brubeck and Marcia Ball.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-04
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Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Overview: This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series, examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most celebrated animators, Chuck (Charles M.) Jones. He is best known for Warner Brothers cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, and Pepe LePew. Included are plenty of behind-the-scenes descriptions of how an animated film is made, and (best of all) many clips from Chuck's cartoons.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-08
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Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Overview: "Alan Pakula: Going for Truth" encompasses the personal and professional life of Alan J. Pakula, a lauded filmmaker and extremely private man, who was unflinching in his commitment to bringing some of the most memorable movies of the last half of the 20th century to the big screen.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-12
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Anne-Sophie Mutter: Mozart Piano Trios K. 502, 542, 548
Overview: Anne-Sophie Mutter teams with long-time collaborators Andre Previn on piano and Daniel Mueller-Schott on cello for performances of the finest of Mozart's Piano Trios, filmed in Mantua's magnificent 18th-century Teatro Bibiena. Piano Trios KV 502 · KV 542 · KV 548
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-09
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6: Andre Previn: Sounds Magnificent
Overview: Famed conductor Andre Previn serves as both the host and subject of this compilation of live performances by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. After introducing each piece with some background on its composer (including excerpts from the composer's other work), Previn conducts the legendary orchestra in performances of symphonies by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich.
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Original Language: en
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Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Overview: Commemorating the centennial of Mercer's birth, this documentary is part biography, part archive, and part recontextualization, taking Mercer's tunes and putting them in the hands of modern singers like Jamie Cullum and Dr. John to show they are still relevant today. Host Clint Eastwood also interviews artists who collaborated with Mercer or performed his songs, including composer John Williams, Blake Edwards, Andre Previn, Tony Bennett, and Julie Andrews. (DVD Talk)
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-04
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Sounds Magnificent: The Story of the Symphony - Haydn & Mozart
Overview: This program is part of the acclaimed Sounds Magnificent series, showcasing some of the great works in Western classical music. Andre Previn acts both as conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and host of the show, which explores the lives and times of the composers, as well as featuring selections from their works. This episode presents renditions of Haydn's Symphony 87 and Mozart's Symphony 39.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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