Sinfonietta: Ghosts

Record ID: 127187
  • Title: Sinfonietta: Ghosts
  • Date: 6th March 1989
  • Summary: SCHOENBERG(1874-1951), ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL COMPOSERS SO FAR THIS CENTURY, WAS HAUNTED BY THE GHOSTS OF HIS OWN MUSICAL PAST. USING STAGED PERFORMANCES OF 2 WORKS THIS PROGRAMME SHOWS HOW HE INTRODUCED A NEW MUSICAL LANGUAGE INTO THE CLASSICAL TRADITION: "THE SONG OF THE WOOD DOVE" FROM GURRELIEDER IS LUSH AND ROMANTIC; PIERROT LUNAIRE, BOLD AND SHOCKING.
  • Description:A SERIES OF 6 PROGRAMMES WITH THE LONDON SINFONIETTA WHICH TAKE A BOLD AND ORIGINAL APPROACH TO 20TH CENTURY MUSIC
  • Broadcaster:Channel 4
  • Collection: Channel 4
  • Genre:Documentary and Factual
  • Producer:Michael Howes Productions
  • Programme Episode:Episode 2
  • Transmission Date:06/03/1989
  • Rights:On Request
  • Decade: 1980s
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