Toronto Symphony No. 2

The third movement of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony in B minor, played by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra under the direction of its conductor Sir Ernest McMillan. The camera picks out different sections of the orchestra, and some well-known musicians.

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Credits

producer

Alan Field

production company

ONF | NFB

director

Julian Roffman

Duration

00:08:55:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1945

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322968

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Music & Performing Arts → Classical music

Music & Performing Arts → Orchestral music

Music & Performing Arts → Symphonies

Performance

Performance → Music - Performance

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1945

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