Bibliograph

After the storm, the American exile of Béla Bartók, a BBC TV/MTV Hungary co-production in association with Portobello Productions and La Sept ; director, Donald Sturrock

Type

Label

After the storm, the American exile of Béla Bartók, a BBC TV/MTV Hungary co-production in association with Portobello Productions and La Sept ; director, Donald Sturrock

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

After the storm

Oclc number

269924582

Responsibility statement

a BBC TV/MTV Hungary co-production in association with Portobello Productions and La Sept ; director, Donald Sturrock

Runtime

Sub title

the American exile of Béla Bartók

Summary

The great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók spent the last five years of his life as a man without a country, a refugee from war-torn Europe. He spent these years, 1940-45, in the United States, where few people understood the greatness of his genius. This film tells the story of these years. Includes excerpts from Bartók's music performed by György Sándor, piano, László Bársony, viola, the Budapest Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ervin Lukács and Sir Georg Solti

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Life in Hungary -- Arrival in New York City -- Serbo-Croatian folk songs -- Diagnosis of leukemia -- Friendships and the community -- Concerto for orchestra -- The influence of nature -- Sonata for solo violin -- Piano concerto no. 3 -- The death of Bartók -- Credits

Technique

live action

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American exile of Béla Bartók