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Richard Strauss: At The End Of The Rainbow
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(BLU-RAY)
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Director Eric Schulz is an accIaimed documentary fiIm maker, who's first two films CarIos KIeiber Traces to Nowhere and Herbert von Karajan - The Second Life attracted worldwide attention and were both rewarded with various prizes, including the ECHO KIassik and the Gramophone Award.
This documentary shows a new perspective on the personaIity and oeuvre of Richard Strauss, who saw himself as the last great composer at the end of an era, "at the end of the rainbow". This carefuIly researched production presents spectacular hitherto unreIeased pictures of Richard Strauss. Among others: a live recording of the premiere of the "OIympic Anthem" at the Berlin Olympic stadium in 1936. The very first performance of this piece ever to be heard, performed by the Berlin PhiIharmonic and a choir of 1000 singers conducted by Richard Strauss himseIf. These spectacuIar rare pictures are embedded in interviews with reIatives, famous musicians and Strauss experts, such as Christian Strauss, Stefan Mickisch and Brigitte Fassbaender. |
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