Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony (1970)
To play Beethoven's music is to give oneself over completely to the child-spirit which lived in that grim, awkward, violent man. Without that utter submission it is impossible to play the Adagio of the Ninth. Or, Heaven knows, the first movement. And the Finale? Most of all! It is simply unplayable unless we go all the way with him, as he cries out "Brüder!" - Leonard Bernstein
Director: Humphrey Burton
http://www.kulturvideo.com/Bernstein-In-Vienna-Beethoven-The-Ninth-Symphony-p/d1343.htm
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Plácido Domingo as Self / Tenor |
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Gwyneth Jones as Self / Soprano |
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Martti Talvela as Self / Bass-Baritone |
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Shirley Verrett as Self / Mezzo-Soprano |
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Leonard Bernstein as Self / Conductor |
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Michael Wager as Self / Off-screen Announcer |
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Vienna Philharmonic as |
| Production | Schuyler G. Chapin | Producer |
| Directing | Humphrey Burton | Director |
