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Classic Widows features four extraordinary women who are championing the music of their late composer-husbands: Susana Walton, globetrotting widow of William Walton; Bertha Stevens, whose husband, a contemporary of Walton's, died in relative obscurity; Xenia Frankel, who was left £50,000 in deb...

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Corporate Author: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Performer)
Other Authors: Russell, Ken, 1927-2011 (Director), Murray, Maureen (Producer) (Producer), Baynes, Hetty (Performer), Cross, Fiona (Performer), Hosseinpour, Amir (Choreographer), Hickox, Richard, 1948-2008 (Conductor)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Halle, Saxony-Anhalt : Monarda Arts, 1995.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Searle, Humphrey.
Frankel, Benjamin.
Walton, William, > 1902-1983.
Stevens, Bernard.
Frankel, Benjamin
Searle, Humphrey
Stevens, Bernard
Walton, William, > 1902-1983
Composers > England > 20th century > Biography.
Compositeurs > Angleterre > 20e siècle > Biographies.
Composers
England
1900-1999
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documentary film.
Biographies
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Classic Widows features four extraordinary women who are championing the music of their late composer-husbands: Susana Walton, globetrotting widow of William Walton; Bertha Stevens, whose husband, a contemporary of Walton's, died in relative obscurity; Xenia Frankel, who was left £50,000 in debt on the death of her husband Benjamin; and Humphrey Searle's widow. The programme features specially chosen selections from all the composers' works, performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Richard Hickox.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 14, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (52 minutes)
Playing Time:00:51:26