| Description |
1 online resource (30 minutes) |
| Summary |
The World Orchestra for Peace came into being when Sir Georg Solti was invited to conduct a special concert in Geneva in July 1995 to mark the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. Solti, a Hungarian Jew who had fled his homeland at the outbreak of World War II, accepted the UN's invitation on one condition: that he would be allowed to hand pick his musicians. It resulted in an orchestra of 79 players from 24 countries - as much a paradigm of political as musical co-operation. In this performance, the World Orchestra for Peace plays Shostakovich's 'Leningrad' Symphony, a perpetual symbol of musical resistance to war and oppression, and Debussy's La Mer |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed April 12, 2021) |
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For orchestra |
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Written in 1905 |
| Performer |
World Orchestra for Peace ; Valery Gergiev, conductor ; introduced by James Naughtie |
| Event |
Recorded Royal Albert Hall, London, England 2000 |
| Notes |
Program presented in English |
| Subject |
Symphonic poems.
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Symphonic poems.
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| Genre/Form |
Concert films.
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Symphonic poems.
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Concert films.
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Symphonic poems.
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Concerts filmés.
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Poèmes symphoniques.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Stevens, David (Director), director
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Speed, Caroline, producer
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Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- conductor.
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World Orchestra for Peace, instrumentalist.
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BBC Worldwide Ltd., film distributor.
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British Broadcasting Corporation, production company.
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