The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

Jan 1, 1993

1h 57m

★ 9.0

Overview

Documentary about sixteen great conductors of the 20th century.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

IMG Artists

BBC

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

John Barbirolli

Self (archive footage)

Sir Thomas Beecham

Self (archive footage)

Leonard Bernstein

Self (archive footage)

Fritz Busch

Self (archive footage)

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Self

John Eliot Gardiner

Self (archive footage)

Herbert von Karajan

Self (archive footage)

Serge Koussevitzky

Self (archive footage)

Otto Klemperer

Self (archive footage)

Arthur Nikisch

Self (archive footage)

Fritz Reiner

Self (archive footage)

Richard Strauss

As America's first international woman concert pianist, renowned lecturer, author, music critic, famous conductor's wife and champion for equal rights for women in music, Olga Samaroff was at the center of a musical life that to this day embodies the imprint of her artistry and achievements. Her life story also portrays an era in our American cultural heritage that has largely been underserved in the documentary film genre. Texas-born Olga Samaroff a.k.a. Lucy Hickenlooper lived at a time when music was dominated by men and Old World prejudices----and she emerged as a leader among many. Against tremendous odds she rose from complete obscurity to be the most successful American woman concert pianist of the early 20th Century. - Lorri Holt, Frederica von Stade

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