Sergiu Celibidache rehearsing the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Faure's Requiem
Title
Sergiu Celibidache rehearsing the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Faure's Requiem / produced and directed by Cyril Frankel ; co-production by BBC TV and R. M. Arts.
1 videocassette (VHS) (59:52) : sound, color, stereo; 1/2 in.
Summary
This video is a 3-day rehearsal of selections of Fauré's Requiem in London, led by legendary conductor Sergiu Celibidache. Originally a program for BBC TV, this was re-broadcast in America on A&E (Arts and Entertainment Network). Includes commericals and several movie trailers featured on A&E. One of the television mini-series trailers, "Out on a limb", starring Shirley MacLaine, was advertised as "coming soon to ABC". (It premiered in January 1987)
Uniform title
Out on a limb (Television program)
Alternative title
Mitch Miller collection of audio and moving image.
"Sergiu Celibidache London Sym. w/ chorus"--Videocassette label.
"An Arts International production"--Videotape end titles.
Access (note)
Access to original item restricted; needs preservation. Advance notice required for use.
Credits (note)
Michael Davis [LSO] leader ; Richard Hickox, chorus director. BBC TV: Cyril Frankel, producer and director ; Christopher Martin, executive producer ; Eugene Carr, lighting cameraman ; John Goodyer, Brian Marden-Jones and Nick [Nic] Morris, film cameramen ; Stan Nightingdale, film recordist ; Alan Dykes, dubbing mixer ; Alex Marengo, research ; Carol Akillian, production assistant ; Dave King, film editor.
Language (note)
Spoken in English ; sung in Latin.
Linking entry (note)
Forms part of: Mitch Miller collection of audio and moving image.
Local note
Low volume; tracking is very erratic. Needs to be played on a VHS Hi-Fi videocassette player; very low volume on a regular VHS VCR"--Cataloger.
Playing time
005952
Type of content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
video
Type of carrier
videocassette
Performer
Sergiu Celibidache, conductor and interviewee ; Gwynne Howell, bass ; Marie McLaughlin, soprano ; London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra ; Thomas Trotter, rehearsal pianist ; [Neil Ross and Anne Watts, chorus members and commentators] ; with unidentified interviewer.
Event
Originally videotaped by BBC, at Henry Wood Hall, Trinity Church Square, London, England 1982 ; Re-broadcast Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E) [1987]
Added author
Celibidache, Sergiu, 1912-1996, conductor.
Celibidache, Sergiu, 1912-1996, interviewee.
Davis, Michael, 1937-2008, concertmaster.
Hickox, Richard, 1948-2008, chorus director.
Frankel, Cyril, director.
Frankel, Cyril, producer.
Martin, Christopher (Producer), executive producer.