Sinfonietta - Series 2: Portrait Of A Man

Record ID: 126808
  • Title: Sinfonietta - Series 2: Portrait Of A Man
  • Date: 8th April 1990
  • Summary: PORTRAIT OF A MAN This documentary is built around a performance of Alfred Schnittke's VIOLA CONCERTO performed by the Russian viola player Yuri Bashmet, for whom it was written. The final programme of the series in which Paul Crossley explores the role of the composer writing now and for our time. Filmed in Amsterdam against a background of artistic masterpieces and their creators, this programme is about the Russ Ian Alfred Schnittke's powerful Viola concerto. In a world where nothing is certain, and where there are no ready answers, is it still possible to sing of human existence and , in doing so, to produce another masterpiece?
  • Description:6 PROGRAMMES PRESENTED BY PAUL CROSSLEY WHO DISCUSSES WITH 6 INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED COMPOSERS HOW EACH WORK CAME ABOUT AND WHERE IT FITS IN THEIR OUTPUT. THECOMPOSER CONDUCTS EACH WORK HIMSELF. PERFORMED BY LONDON SONFONIETTA
  • Broadcaster:Channel 4
  • Collection: Channel 4
  • Genre:Documentary and Factual
  • Producer:LANDSEER FILM & TV PRODUCTIONS LTD
  • Programme Episode:Episode 6
  • Transmission Date:08/04/1990
  • Rights:On Request
  • Decade: 1990s
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