Bartók (Documentary)

Description

The Concerto for Orchestra by Bela Bartok is one of the most frequently performed works of the twentieth century. French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez explains how he interpreted this composition with the Berlin Philharmonic. Learn how the masterpiece reflects important themes in Bartok's life-including exile from war torn Europe, nostalgia for Hungary, his early study of folk music, and his struggle with illness in New York.

Runtime

28 min

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Date of Publication

[2014], c2007

Database

Films on Demand

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