Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein (1970)
In this documentary portrait prepared for the anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday, Leonard Bernstein illustrates his analysis with excerpts from his performances of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major and the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony.
Director: Humphrey Burton
Genre: Documentary, Music
Runtime: 125 min
Release Date: December 16, 1970
Cast
- Leonard Bernstein - Self / Narrator
- Theo Adam - Self / Pizarro in 'Fidelio'
- Franz Crass - Self / Rocco in 'Fidelio'
- Adolf Dallapozza - Self / Joaquin in 'Fidelio'
- Plácido Domingo - Self
- Gwyneth Jones - Self / Leonora in 'Fidelio'
- James King - Self / Florestan in 'Fidelio'
- Lucia Popp - Self / Marzellina in 'Fidelio'
- Karl Ridderbusch - Self / Don Fernando in 'Fidelio'
- Otto Schenk - Self
Screenplay
Editing: Brian Wiseman, Michael Bradsell
Production: Amberson Productions Inc.
Country: Austria
Original Language: en
Keywords
bernstein, vienna, austria, ludwig van beethoven
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- What is Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein about?
- In this documentary portrait prepared for the anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday, Leonard Bernstein illustrates his analysis with excerpts from his performances of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major and the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony.
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- Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein was directed by Humphrey Burton.
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- Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein stars Leonard Bernstein, Theo Adam, Franz Crass, Adolf Dallapozza, Plácido Domingo, Gwyneth Jones.
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- Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein has a runtime of 2h 5m (125 minutes).
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- Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein is a Documentary, Music film.
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- Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein was produced in Austria.