Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein

Humphrey Burton

1970•125 min.•

Austria

In this documentary portrait prepared for the anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday, Leonard Bernstein illustrates his analysis with excerpts from his performances of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major and the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony.

Documentary
Music

Cast

Leonard Bernstein
Self / Narrator
TA
Theo Adam
Self / Pizarro in 'Fidelio'
FC
Franz Crass
Self / Rocco in 'Fidelio'
AD
Adolf Dallapozza
Self / Joaquin in 'Fidelio'
Plácido Domingo
Self
Gwyneth Jones
Self / Leonora in 'Fidelio'
James King
Self / Florestan in 'Fidelio'
Lucia Popp
Self / Marzellina in 'Fidelio'
KR
Karl Ridderbusch
Self / Don Fernando in 'Fidelio'
Otto Schenk
Self
Martti Talvela
Self
Shirley Verrett
Self

Crew

HB
Humphrey Burton
Production
JK
James Krayer
Production
JVR
John V. Ray
Crew
MB
Michael Bradsell
Editing
LB
Leo Bei
Costume & Make-Up
Günther Schneider-Siemssen
Art
JJ
John Jordan
Sound
PR
Peter Rann
Sound
BW
Brian Wiseman
Editing
Leonard Bernstein
Sound
Leonard Bernstein
Sound
HB
Humphrey Burton
Directing
Leonard Bernstein
Writing
HB
Humphrey Burton
Writing
SGC
Schuyler G. Chapin
Production
Otto Schenk
Directing