Witness legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen performing his unforgettable music at various shows and events during his famous 1972 tour.
This film, made at the request of Maria Callas herself, was started in 1973, but wasn't finished until 12 years later. It includes eye-witness accounts by Franco Zeffirelli, Tito Gobbi, Luchino Visconti, Carlo Maria Giulini, Giuseppe Di Stefano and many others who knew her well.
It tells a story that was previously unknown, about a great singer who had been brought low by love,...
A huge panorama of Wagner's life and work, from before the 1848 Revolution, through his exile in Switzerland, his rescue by the besotted King Ludwig II of Bavaria to the final triumph at Bayreuth. Wagner's radical musical and political ideas, his German nationalism and even his anti-Semitism are set in the context of his life and times.
The world premiere of this feature film by Tony Palmer was at the Rainbow Theater on July 5, 1974, in London. The original version cost over 120.000 USD *) to produce, but Cohen was not satisfied. He spent six months in England editing and rearranging the film to show the deeper elements in music, the conditions that produced it, and his interaction with the audiences. It conta...
An in-depth look at the life of English playwright John Osborne.
Telegram from Paul McCartney
'This is just great; absolutely what we meant'
Daily Telegraph
'If Mr. Palmer's intention was to disturb, he succeeded brilliantly. It was absolutely chilling.'
Observer
'It said more about pop than a year of Top Of The Pops.'
Daily Express
'With hideous, clamorous force, Tony Palmer's film about the pop world burst out of the TV screen last night -...
D大调第九号交响曲由古斯塔夫·马勒于1909年至1910年间所作，此曲连同‘大地之歌’，成为第十套由马勒创作之交响曲。由于马勒未完成第十号交响曲便已与世长辞，故此首第九号交响曲，亦是马勒生前最后完成之交响曲。
本曲于1912年6月26日由维也纳爱乐管弦乐团及布鲁诺·瓦尔特带领下作首演。当时马勒已经离世，因此亦没法亲临首演。本曲同时亦是马勒唯一（如果撇除还没有完成的第十）一首交响曲在完成初稿后未有作出任何修改。乐谱同年由乐谱出版商Universal Edition 出版。
全曲演奏时间约75分钟。
本片是著名指挥大师伦纳德·伯恩斯坦对马勒第九交响曲做的简要介绍。
这首交响曲共有四个乐章：
1.悠闲的行板（D大调）
2. 从容不迫的兰德勒舞速度。带点笨拙，非常粗糙（C大调）
3.回旋─滑稽曲：极快板。非常固执的（a小调）
4.慢板。非常慢但有节制（降D大...
