Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein

Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 16, 1970

Runtime

2h 5m

Genres

Documentary, Music

Original Title

Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein

Production Companies

Amberson Productions Inc.

Director

Humphrey Burton

Description

In this documentary portrait prepared for the anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday, Leonard Bernstein illustrates his analysis with excerpts from his performances of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major and the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony.