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Uncommon visionary

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Uncommon visionary [videorecording] / produced by Attie Goldwater Pontius Productions ; produced by Barbara Attie ; directed by Barbara Attie and Diane Pontius ; co-produced by Jane Goldwater and Diane Pontius.
Publication
Pleasantville, NY : Video Artists International, c2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Landowska, Wanda
  • Green, Allison
  • Pratt, Alan
  • Rodescu, Julian
  • Attie, Barbara
  • Goldwater, Janet
  • Pontius, Diane
  • Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
  • Francisque, Antoine, approximately 1575-1605.
  • Attie Goldwater Pontius Productions. prd
  • Video Artists International
Description
1 videodisc (57 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Describes the life and times of harpsichordist Wanda Landowska and how she revived interest in the harpsichord as a concert instrument after a century of oblivion. Includes segments from her only filmed appearance (a 1953 television interview) which displays the virtuosity of her music-making as well as her public persona, a savvy mix of humility and self-awareness. Landowska reflects on her life as a woman and a musician, and discusses her love of music, of her audiences, and of life itself. The film resonates with Landowska's music - vintage recordings of Bach, Scarlatti, Couperin, and others. Landowska gives aggressive, dazzling performances of the music she adored, demonstrating why no one ever listened to a harpsichord in quite the same way after hearing her play.
Alternative Title
  • Wanda Landowska, uncommon visionary
  • Landowska, uncommon visionary
  • Documentary on the life and art of Wanda Landowska.
Subjects
Note
  • Originally issued in 1997 as videocassette.
  • Branle simple originally for lute.
  • Chapter list ([2] p. : port.) inserted in container.
  • Special features: all known extant footage of Wanda Landowska playing the harpsichord, recorded in 1953 at Landowska's home in Lakeville, Conn.; performance of J.S. Bach's Goldberg variations, BWV 988 (audio only), recorded Nov. 1933 in Paris.
System Details (note)
  • DVD 5; picture format: 4:3; stereo./mono.; open to all regions.
Language (note)
  • Spoken in English.
Contents
Complete extant concert footage. Concerto for harpsichord no. 3 in D major, BWV 1054. 3rd mvt. (excerpt, solo harpsichord) / J.S. Bach (2:26) -- Branle simple / Antoine Francisque (:55) -- Concerto in D major. 2nd mvt. / Antonio Vivaldi ; transcribed for solo harpsichord by J.S. Bach (BWV 972) (:58) -- Italian concerto : BWV 971. 1st mvt. (abridged) / J.S. Bach (1:59).
Call Number
*LDV 189
OCLC
54887545
Title
Uncommon visionary [videorecording] / produced by Attie Goldwater Pontius Productions ; produced by Barbara Attie ; directed by Barbara Attie and Diane Pontius ; co-produced by Jane Goldwater and Diane Pontius.
Imprint
Pleasantville, NY : Video Artists International, c2003.
System Details
DVD 5; picture format: 4:3; stereo./mono.; open to all regions.
Performer
Wanda Landowska, harpsichord ; Allison Green, Alan Pratt, Julian Rodescu, narrators.
Language
Spoken in English.
Added Author
Landowska, Wanda. Interviewee. Instrumentalist
Green, Allison. Narrator
Pratt, Alan. Narrator
Rodescu, Julian. Narrator
Attie, Barbara. Producer. Director
Goldwater, Janet. Producer
Pontius, Diane. Producer. Director
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Concertos, harpsichord, string orchestra, BWV 1054, D major. Allegro. Selections.
Francisque, Antoine, approximately 1575-1605. Trésor d'Orphée. Branle simple; arranged.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Concertos, harpsichord, BWV 972, D major. Larghetto.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Italienisches Konzert. Nr. 1. Selections.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Goldberg-Variationen.
Attie Goldwater Pontius Productions. Production personnel
Video Artists International.
Publisher No.
VAI DVD 4246 Video Artists International
4246 Video Artists International
Research Call Number
*LDV 189 Insert on file.
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