The great composers portrayed on film, 1913 through 2002 / Charles P. Mitchell.
| Author/creator | Mitchell, Charles P., 1949- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Company, ©2004. |
| Description | x, 338 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Isaac Albeniz -- Johann Sebastian Bach -- Arnold Bax -- Ludwig van Beethoven -- Vincenzo Bellini -- Hector Berlioz -- Georges Bizet -- Johannes Brahms -- Anton Bruckner -- Frederic Chopin -- Aaron Copland -- Claude Debussy -- Frederick Delius -- Gaetano Donizetti -- George Gershwin -- Mikhail Glinka -- Charles Gounod -- Percy Grainger -- Edvard Grieg -- George Frideric Handel -- Franz Joseph Haydn -- Victor Herbert -- Bernard Herrmann -- Charles Ives -- Scott Joplin -- Constant Lambert -- Franz Liszt -- Gustav Mahler -- Marin Marais -- Bohuslav Martinu -- Pietro Mascagni -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Modeste Mussorgsky -- Carl Nielsen -- Jacques Offenbach -- Ignace Jan Paderewski -- Niccolo Paganini -- Giovanni Battista Pergolesi -- Giacomo Puccini -- Henry Purcell -- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov -- Sigmund Romberg -- Gioacchino Rossini -- Camille Saint-Saens -- Pablo de Sarasate -- Erik Satie -- Franz Schubert -- Robert Schumann and Clara Schumann -- Dmitri Shostakovich -- Jean Sibelius -- Bedrich Smetana -- John Philip Sousa -- Leopold Stokowski -- Johann Strauss, Jr., and Johann Strauss, Sr. -- Richard Strauss -- Igor Stravinsky -- Arthur Sullivan -- Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky -- Giuseppe Verdi -- Heitor Villa-Lobos -- Antonio Vivaldi -- Richard Wagner -- Peter Warlock -- Films about fictional composers -- Composers on series television. |
| Abstract | From the early days of film, the lives of the great classical composers have been popular subjects on screen. This comprehensive filmography discusses biographical depictions of any composers whose music is likely to be performed in the concert hall or opera stage. A few of the performances analyzed are Richard Burton as Richard Wagner, Cornel Wilde as Frederic Chopin, Gary Oldman as Ludwig van Beethoven, Tom Hulce as Mozart, and Katherine Hepburn as Clara Schumann. Arranged in alphabetical order by composer's name, each section begins with a brief overview of the composer and then analyzes the feature films portraying him or her. Emphasis is given to the factual accuracy of the screenplay, the validity of the portrayal, and the film's presentation of the composer's music. The work also includes full film credits and recommended documentaries about each composer. Two appendices support the text, one listing films about fictional composers and the other listing composers on series television. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-297) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004006368 |
| ISBN | 0786417951 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780786417957 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML390 .M58 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |