| Description |
1 videodisc (76 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Biographical documentary. |
| Credits |
Photography, János Illés, Keith Hopper ; film editors, Malcolm Daniel, Andrea Dickinson. |
| Performer |
Bartók's letters read by Bob Peck ; music performed by Laszlo Barsony (viola) & Gyorgy Sandor (piano) and Budapest Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ervin Lukacs and Sir Georg Solti. |
| Summary |
The great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók spent the last five years of his life as a man without a country, a refugee from war-torn Europe. He spent these years, 1940-45, in the United States, where few people understood the greatness of his genius. This film tells the story of these years. Includes excerpts from Bartók's music performed by György Sándor, piano, László Bársony, viola, the Budapest Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ervin Lukács, Sir Georg Solti, and the Chicago Symphony conducted by Sir Georg Solti. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, all regions, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0. |
| Language |
In English with some Hungarian dubbed in English, with optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945 -- Last years.
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Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945 -- Exile.
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Composers -- Hungary -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical films
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Documentary films
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| Added Author |
Sturrock, Donald.
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Peck, Bob, 1945-1999.
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Sándor, György, 1912-2005.
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Bársony, László, 1946-
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Lukács, Ervin.
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Solti, Georg, 1912-1997.
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Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945.
Works. Selections
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Magyar Rádió és Televízió Szimfonikus Zenekara.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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Magyar Rádió és Televízió.
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Portobello Pictures (Firm)
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SEPT (Television station : France)
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Kultur International Films.
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| Added Title |
American exile of Béla Bartók |
| ISBN |
9780769787565 |
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0769787568 |
| Standard No. |
032031440692 |
| Music No. |
D4406 Kultur |
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