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FULL LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Documentary Berlin 1954
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Ludwig van Beethoven
- Composer: Beethoven Ludwig van
- Libretto: Stephan Hermlin Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: DDR, Berlin
- Recorded: 1954
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers:
- Conductor: Hermann Abendroth, Heinz Bongartz, Franz Konwitschny, Hermann Scherchen, Rudolf Kempe, Gerhard Pflüger
- Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatskapelle Dresden, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
- Stage Director: Max Jaap
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: DEFA
- TV Director: Max Jaap
- Date Published: 1954
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
A documentary on the life of Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the best-known German composers of all time. Original documents, letters and drawings are combined with highlights of Beethoven’s musical oeuvre played by world-renowned orchestras. With its featured concert excerpts, this film is an important document of music history.
One of East Germany’s first full-length documentaries, it is an interesting example of how the GDR sought to present its national cultural heritage. It was screened at many international film festivals in the 1950s, including in Edinburgh, Karlovy Vary, Locarno and Melbourne.
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