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

TV Movie
1970
1h 30m

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Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein (1970)

This program is a 125 Minute documentary in four chapters that celebrated the 200th birthday of the famous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Presented by the famous composer and condu... Read allThis program is a 125 Minute documentary in four chapters that celebrated the 200th birthday of the famous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Presented by the famous composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, Bernstein analyzes the life of Beethoven, and illustrates his anal... Read allThis program is a 125 Minute documentary in four chapters that celebrated the 200th birthday of the famous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Presented by the famous composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, Bernstein analyzes the life of Beethoven, and illustrates his analysis with excerpts from three of Beethoven's works. It was originally televised by the CBS... Read all

Director
- Humphrey Burton
Writers
- Leonard Bernstein
- Humphrey Burton
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7.5/10

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Director
- Humphrey Burton
Writers
- Leonard Bernstein
- Humphrey Burton
Stars

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win total

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Trivia
The program marked Plácido Domingo's first appearance on American television.

Quotes
Leonard Bernstein: There is a special excitement here, since the cause of all this rejoicing is Vienna's own Ludwig van Beethoven, who is, let's face it, the greatest composer who ever lived.

Alternate versions
The DVD restores the program to its full length. The program had not been seen that way since 1971, when it received its American premiere.