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The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

1993•1h 57m•9.0/10
Documentary

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Documentary about sixteen great conductors of the 20th century.

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Production

IMG Artists, BBC

Language

EN

Status

Released

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John Barbirolli

John Barbirolli

Self (archive footage)

Sir Thomas Beecham

Self (archive footage)

Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein

Self (archive footage)

Fritz Busch

Fritz Busch

Self (archive footage)

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Self (archive footage)

John Eliot Gardiner

John Eliot Gardiner

Self

Herbert von Karajan

Herbert von Karajan

Self (archive footage)

Serge Koussevitzky

Serge Koussevitzky

Self (archive footage)

Otto Klemperer

Otto Klemperer

Self (archive footage)

Arthur Nikisch

Arthur Nikisch

Self (archive footage)

Fritz Reiner

Fritz Reiner

Self (archive footage)

Richard Strauss

Richard Strauss

Self (archive footage)

Leopold Stokowski

Leopold Stokowski

Self

George Szell

George Szell

Self (archive footage)

Arturo Toscanini

Arturo Toscanini

Self (archive footage)

Bruno Walter

Bruno Walter

Self

Felix Weingartner

Felix Weingartner

Self (archive footage)

Jascha Heifetz

Jascha Heifetz

Self (archive footage)

Yehudi Menuhin

Yehudi Menuhin

Self

Richard Mohr

Self

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