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Covers the development of the Middle-European tradition of conducting, from its original purpose of simply keeping time to the concept that the conductor should seek to convey the composer's intentions. Includes rare silent footage of Arthur Nikisch; Leonard Bernstein, John Barbarolli, Sir Thom...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	IMG Artists (Firm), British Broadcasting Corporation, Teldec Classics International, Sender Freies Berlin, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa, Films for the Humanities (Firm), Trans World International
Other Authors:	Knussen, Sue, Gambon, Michael
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, [2003]
Series:	Art of conducting (DVD videodiscs)
Subjects:	Conducting > History. Conductors (Music) Conducting > Audio-visual aids. Documentary films.

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Summary:	Covers the development of the Middle-European tradition of conducting, from its original purpose of simply keeping time to the concept that the conductor should seek to convey the composer's intentions. Includes rare silent footage of Arthur Nikisch; Leonard Bernstein, John Barbarolli, Sir Thomas Beecham; Richard Strauss performing his composition Till Eulenspiegel; Felix Weingartner, and Bruno Walter.
Item Description:	"Trans World International." Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 DVD-video (31 min.) : sound, black and white with color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R.
Production Credits:	Series conceived by Stephen Wright ; commentary written by Stephen Pettitt ; photography, Colin Case ... [et al.].