Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein (1970)

9.0/10 125 min Documentary Music

Overview

In this documentary portrait prepared for the anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday, Leonard Bernstein illustrates his analysis with excerpts from his performances of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major and the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony.

Cast

Leonard Bernstein

Self / Narrator

Plácido Domingo

Self

Gwyneth Jones

Self / Leonora in 'Fidelio'

James King

Self / Florestan in 'Fidelio'

Lucia Popp

Self / Marzellina in 'Fidelio'

Otto Schenk

Self

Martti Talvela

Self

Shirley Verrett

Self

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