Leopold Stokowski.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977, conductor.

Monteux, Pierre, 1875-1964, conductor.

Todds, Walter, director.

Large, Brian, director.

Bardet, Pierre-Olivier, producer.

Wright, Stephen, producer, producer.

London Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.

London Symphony Orchestra, performer.

Idéale Audience International, producer.

IMG Artists (Firm), producer.

EMI (Firm), distributor.

Series:

Classic archive ; 5.

Classic archive ; 5

Language:

No linguistic content

Subjects (All):

Symphonies.

Overtures.

Operas--Excerpts.

Operas.

Symphonic poems.

Genre:

Performances.

Television programs.

Video recordings.

Excerpts.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Hayes, Middlesex] : EMI Classics, 2002.

System Details:

DVD; NTSC; 4:3 aspect ratio.

Linear PCM mono sound remastered for DVD.

digital

optical

mono

NTSC

video file

DVD video

Contents:

Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67 / Ludwig van Beethoven (34:27)

Symphony no. 8 in B minor : unfinished / Franz Schubert (24:13)

The mastersingers of Nuremberg. Prelude to act I / Richard Wagner (10:33)

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune / Claude Debussy (12:38)

Bonus track: Pierre Monteux conducts Dukas, The sorcerer's apprentice (11:56).

Participant:

London Philharmonic Orchestra (1st-2nd works) ; London Symphony Orchestra (3rd-5th works) ; Leopold Stokowski (1st-4th works), Pierre Monteux (5th work), conductors.

Credits:

Producers, Pierre-Olivier Bardet (Idéale Audience International) and Stephen Wright (IMG Artists). Directed by Walter Todds ((Beethoven, Schubert), and Brian Large (Wagner, Debussy); director of the bonus track uncredited. Film restoration producer, Kaléo Films. Sound analysis and restoration, Charles Schlumberger, Lobster Films. Editorial concept (DVD production), Jacques Spohr.

Notes:

Recorded for television at Fairfield Hall, Croydon, Sept. 8, 1969 (1st-2nd works); at Royal Festival Hall, London, June 14, 1972 (3rd-4th works); and in London, 1961 (5th work);.

Titles available in English, French, German and Spanish.

An Ideale Audience International & IMG Artists production, released with the participation of BBC, INA, CNC.

Program notes by Edward Johnson in English with French, German, and Spanish translations (19 p. : ports.) inserted in container.

EMI Classics: 7243 4 92843 9 5 (in bold face: 4 92843 9) (on container spine: DVA 4928439)

Contains:

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Symphonies, no. 5, op. 67, C minor, composer.

Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Symphonies, D. 759, B minor

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Vorspiel

Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune.

Dukas, Paul, 1865-1935. Apprenti sorcier.

OCLC:

52849391

Publisher Number:

724349284395

7243 4 92843 9 5 EMI Classics

DVA 4928439 EMI Classics