Plot Summary

To play Beethoven's music is to give oneself over completely to the child-spirit which lived in that grim, awkward, violent man. Without that utter submission it is impossible to play the Adagio of the Ninth. Or, Heaven knows, the first movement. And the Finale? Most of all! It is simply unplayable unless we go all the way with him, as he cries out "Brüder!" - Leonard Bernstein

Movie Details

Original Title
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Plácido Domingo as Self / Tenor

Plácido Domingo

Self / Tenor

Gwyneth Jones as Self / Soprano

Gwyneth Jones

Self / Soprano

Martti Talvela as Self / Bass-Baritone

Martti Talvela

Self / Bass-Baritone

Shirley Verrett as Self / Mezzo-Soprano

Shirley Verrett

Self / Mezzo-Soprano

Leonard Bernstein as Self / Conductor

Leonard Bernstein

Self / Conductor

Michael Wager as Self / Off-screen Announcer

Michael Wager

Self / Off-screen Announcer

Vienna Philharmonic as

Vienna Philharmonic

Production Companies

CBS Studios logoCBS Studios
Amberson Productions Inc.