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ID: TPDVD106 (EAN: 604388698127) | 1 DVD Ausgefolgt: 2007
- LABEL:
- Tony Palmer
- Kolektion:
- Documentary
- Subkolektion:
- Biography Movie
- Komponisten:
- WILLIAMS, Ralph Vaughan
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Interpreten:
- PALMER, Tony
- Ensembles:
- BBC Chorus | English Chamber Orchestra | Gloucester Cathedral Choir | London Philharmonic Orchestra | National Orchestra of Hungarian Radio | National Youth Orchestra of Wales
- Dirigenten:
- EDWARDS, Sian | NETHSINGHA, Andrew | VASARY, Tamas
- Andere Infos:
Actors: Thomas Allen, Jill Balcon, Barbara Dickson, English Chamber Orchestra, Brian Kay
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English
Region: All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Tony Palmer Films
DVD Release Date: February 26, 2008
Run Time: 148 minutes
The first ever full-length film biography of the great composer, produced by the multi-award winning director, Tony Palmer.
The Last Ever Interview with Ursula Vaughan Williams
Tony Palmer's film is now complete. Undoubtedly controversial it will also be very important in raising awareness of RVW. Two and a half hours long, it looks at Vaughan Williams' life as a disturbed and frustrated one. Powerful with some harrowing imagery, the film firmly dispels the myth that VW was a cuddly folk song collector and recycler who was affectionately known as "Uncle Ralph". As well as exploring his musical legacy, Palmer also focuses on the human side of VW. His frustration at living in a cosy market town, looking after an invalid wife (which he did devotedly) and the fury as well as the kindness and humanity which were all features of his remarkable character and which in their turn affected his music. The music passages are superbly played and filmed.
Performance Credits
The National Orchestra of Hungarian Radio - (Films) - Participant
The National Youth Orchestra - (Films) - Participant
Adrian Boult - (Films)(Music) - Participant
Nicola Benedetti - (Films) - Participant
The Archbishop of Canterbury - - Participant
Jordi Savall - Participant
The BBC Chorus - Participant
Stephen Jackson Chorus Master
Anna Stéphany - Participant
Simon Keenlyside - Participant
Joan Rodgers - Participant
Martin Carthy - Participant
Eliza Carthy - Participant
Harrison Birtwistle - Participant
English Chamber Orchestra - Participant
London Philharmonic Orchestra - Participant
Gloucester Cathedral Choir - Participant
John Adams - Participant
Neil Tennant - Participant
Richard Thompson - Participant
Mark-Anthony Turnage - Participant
Michael Kennedy - Participant
Roy Douglas - Participant
David Willcocks - Participant
Lady Barbirolli - Participant
Kiffer Finzi - Participant
Imogen Holst - Participant
Michael Tippett - Participant
Lord Armstrong - Participant
Bill Llewellyn - Participant
Milo Keynes - Participant
André Previn - Participant
Brian Kay - Participant
Stephen Johnson - Participant
Jerrold Northrop Moore - Participant
Hervey Fisher - Participant
Jill Balcon - Participant
John Amis - Participant
John Noble - Participant
Tom Allen - Participant
Barbara Dickson - Participant
Sarah Walker - Participant
Hugh Cobbe - Participant
Ursula Vaughan Williams - Participant
Sian Edwards - Conductor
Andrew Nethsingha - Conductor
Tamas Vasary - Conductor
Technical Credits
Tony Palmer Director, Editor
Kim Peat Executive Producer
| Scene Index | | | O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams | | | 1. | 'The Lark Ascending' | 4:33 | | | 2. | Symphony No.4 | 4:19 | | | 3. | 'Greensleeves' & Childhood | 3:31 | | | 4. | 'On Wenlock Edge', Charterhouse & Holst | 7:28 | | | 5. | Cambridge & the Royal College | 2:47 | | | 6. | Folk Song & 'The Norfolk Rhapsody' | 8:46 | | | 7. | 'Dives and Lazarus' | 2:31 | | | 8. | Symphony No.2, 'A Symphony By a Londoner' | 2:11 | | | 9. | The English Hymnal | 4:17 | | | 10. | Symphony No.1, 'The Sea Symphony' | 7:04 | | | 11. | The Tallis Fantasia | 8:15 | | | 12. | Symphony No.6 | 4:02 | | | 13. | Previn, Boult & the London Symphony | 2:55 | | | 14. | 'Linden Lea' & the Slushy Puddings | 4:21 | | | 15. | Adeline Fisher | 10:59 | | | 16. | The Leith Hill Festival | 4:45 | | | 17. | Terrible Handwriting & Must Do Better | 8:04 | | | 18. | 'Job' | 4:54 | | | 19. | War Work | 2:04 | | | 20. | Music for Films - Symphony No.7 | 9:08 | | | 21. | The BBC, the Arts Council & the National Youth Orchestra | 3:14 | | | 22. | Friendship & 'The Sky Above the Roof' | 6:07 | | | 23. | Symphony No.5 & Ursula Wood | 5:30 | | | 24. | The Coronation & 'The Old Hundredth' | 1:35 | | | 25. | Symphony No.8 | 3:29 | | | 26. | 'The Pilgrim's Progress' | 3:27 | | | 27. | 'The Call' From 'Five Mystical Songs' | 1:10 | | | 28. | 'Riders to the Sea' | 1:59 | | | 29. | Symphony No.6 | 3:59 | | | 30. | Symphony No.9 | 2:41 | | | 31. | Westminster Abbey | 2:46 | | | 32. | Coda | 3:14 | | | 33. | End Titles | 1:09 | | 2008 marks the 50th anniversary of Vaughan Williams’ death and this timely DVD is the first ever full-length film biography of the great man, produced by the multi-award winning director, TONY PALMER, as featured in Classic FM magazine, December 2007.
This in-depth, feature length documentary explores the controversial life of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. Often dismissed as a happy folk hero, Williams was in fact often frustrated and unhappy with both his small town life and his obligations to care for his invalid wife. Exploring both his musical and personal legacy, the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the artist.
˜ Cammila Albertson, Rovi All Movie Guide
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