Ludwig van Beethoven
Cast & Crew
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Hans Conrad Fischer
Director
Felix Felton
Gabriel Woolf
Narrators
Peter Arens
Egmont
The Ballet Of The German Opera On The Rhine
Wilhelm Backhaus
Piano
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1970
Premiere Information
New York opening: 15 Dec 1970
Production Company
Fernsehen Produktion; Fischer Film
Distribution Company
Connoisseur Films
Country
Austria
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
Synopsis
The bicentennial of Beethoven's birth is celebrated by a pastiche of his works, memorabilia, footage documenting his travels, and an interview during which pianist Friedrich Gulda discusses Beethoven's piano music.
Director
Hans Conrad Fischer
Director
Cast
Felix Felton
Gabriel Woolf
Narrators
Peter Arens
Egmont
The Ballet Of The German Opera On The Rhine
Crew
Wilhelm Backhaus
Piano
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Composer
The Beethoven Hall Orchestra
Music played by
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Music played by
Karl Böhm
Music Conductor
Jack Brymer
Music played by
Claus Canisus
Music adv
Miltiades Caridis
Music Conductor
The Classic Viennese Schrammel Quartet
Music played by
The Concertgebouw Orchestra
Music played by
Jörg Demus
Accomp
Hans Conrad Fischer
Producer
Friedrich Gulda
Piano
Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra
Music played by
Ludwig Hölscher
Trio
Eugen Jochum
Music Conductor
Herbert Von Karajan
Music Conductor
Wolfgang Von Karajan
Organ
Wilhelm Kempff
Trio
Otto Klemperer
Music Conductor
Alois Klima
Music Conductor
Erich Koch
Screenwriter
The London Wind Soloists
Music played by
The Lower Austria Tonkünstler Orchestra
Music played by
Leopold Ludwig
Music Conductor
Lorin Maazel
Music Conductor
Martina Mayne
English vers
Krzystof Missona
Music Conductor
Helmut Neuper
Production Manager
The Polish Radio Orchestra
Music played by
Ivan Putora
Director of Photography
The Radio Prague Symphony Orchestra
Music played by
Annemarie Reisetbauer
Film Editor
Helmut Schalk
Sound
Hans Schmidt-isserstedt
Research
Henryk Szeryng
Trio
David Thomson
English vers
Werner Ulbrich
Choreography
The Vienna Philharmonic String Quartet
Music played by
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Music played by
Volker Wangenheim
Music Conductor
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1970
Premiere Information
New York opening: 15 Dec 1970
Production Company
Fernsehen Produktion; Fischer Film
Distribution Company
Connoisseur Films
Country
Austria
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
