Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein (1970)
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.
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Cast
- Leonard Bernstein — Self / Narrator
- Theo Adam — Self / Pizarro in 'Fidelio'
- Franz Crass — Self / Rocco in 'Fidelio'
- 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'
- Karl Ridderbusch — Self / Don Fernando in 'Fidelio'
- Otto Schenk — Self
- Martti Talvela — Self
- Shirley Verrett — Self
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