An informal study of the great but extremely human dean of modern composers, a man past eighty, (at the time of making this film) full of the joy of life and, though proudly American, still very much an Old World figure with a long and alert memory for people and events in music, literature and art. The main focus of the film is Igor Stravinsky conducting the CBC Symphony Orchestra in a recording of his Symphony of Psalms.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010343
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Music & Performing Arts → Composers
Music & Performing Arts → Composers - Biography
Music & Performing Arts → Composition (Music)
Music & Performing Arts → Conductors (Music)
Music & Performing Arts → Music
Music & Performing Arts → Orchestral music
Music & Performing Arts → Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
People → Composers - Biography
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)