The South Bank Show

1979NR1h 43m7.4

An in-depth portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.

Featuring: Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Leonard Bernstein, Robert Britten, Barbara Britten, Sviatoslav Richter, Janet Baker, Julian Bream, Heather Harper, John Shirley-Quirk, Imogen Holst, Rosamund Strode, Rudolf Bing, Henry Moore, Paul Rotha, Beata Mayer, David Rothman, The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Stewart Bedford. With Music from: 'Peter Grimes' 'The Rape of Lucretia' 'Billy Budd' 'Turn of the Screw' 'Noye's Fludde' 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' 'Curlew River' 'The Burning Fiery Furnace' 'Death in Venice' 'War Requiem' 'Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra' and many more... Winner of the Prix Italia

The South Bank Show background

Info about The South Bank Show

Studio(s): RM Productions, Isolde Films

Originally Released: Jan 09, 1979

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary