Sinfonietta - Series 2: Invitation To The Dance

Record ID: 126809
  • Title: Sinfonietta - Series 2: Invitation To The Dance
  • Date: 1st April 1990
  • Summary: INVITATION TO THE DANCE This documentary is built around performances of John Adams' CHAIRMAN DANCES and extracts from his opera NIXON IN CHINA sung by James Maddalena and Carolann Page. The fifth of the series in which Paul Crossley explores the role of time. Music by the American John Adams has been filmed in Le Palais, Hammersmith. These pieces are written in such a winning style that everyone feels invited to join in. The elements of this musical language are familiar and common to us all. Here, possibly, is a society in which community may be imagined again.
  • 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 5
  • Transmission Date:01/04/1990
  • Rights:On Request
  • Decade: 1990s
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