The kindness of strangers : the world of André Previn /

This documentary, filmed around the world, follows Previn's life from Berlin refugee to multi-Oscar-winning film score composer, renowned jazz pianist and chief conductor of both the London Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestras. The documentary features preparations, rehearsals a...

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Corporate Authors:	Ray Brown Trio (Performer), Emerson String Quartet (Performer), WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln (Performer), NHK Kōkyō Gakudan (Performer), San Francisco Opera. Orchestra (Performer), San Francisco Opera (Performer), Isolde Films Ltd (Producer), Voiceprint Records
Other Authors:	Palmer, Tony, 1941- (Director), Bluett, Mike (Producer), Antonello, Michela (Producer), Previn, André, 1929-2019 (Instrumentalist, Conductor, Narrator), Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 (Narrator), Te Kanawa, Kiri (Vocalist), Finck, David (Instrumentalist), Cole, Natalie, 1950- (Narrator), Fleming, Renée (Vocalist, Narrator), Gilfry, Rodney (Vocalist, Narrator), Graham, Colin, 1932- (Director, Narrator), Mansouri, Lotfi (Director, Narrator), Littell, Philip (Librettist, Narrator), Cullen, Seán, 1965- (Narrator), Sussell, Deborah (Narrator), Klein, Larry, 1929- (Narrator), Green, Jennifer (Narrator, Costume designer), Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957, Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Opera excerpts sung in English and German; dialog in English and German with English subtitles.
Published:	[United Kingdom] : Voiceprint, [2009]
Subjects:	Previn, André, > 1929-2019. Musicians > United States > Biography. Previn, André, > 1929-2019. > Streetcar named Desire. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Biographical films. Concert films. Feature films.

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Summary:	This documentary, filmed around the world, follows Previn's life from Berlin refugee to multi-Oscar-winning film score composer, renowned jazz pianist and chief conductor of both the London Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestras. The documentary features preparations, rehearsals and first performances of the opera A streetcar named desire in San Francisco Opera production.
Item Description:	"The original DVD release was buried... so, on the occasion of Previn's 80th birthday, here is the newly re-mastered original film."--P.3 of booklet. Booklet (4 pages ; ill.) with Tony Palmer's Introduction inserted in the container. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, NTSC, all regions; aspect ratio 16:9 picture format.
Production Credits:	Photographed by Nic Knowland ... [et al.].