Richard Strauss Remembered
Written & Produced by Peter AdamEditor Julian Miller
1984
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Commentary spoken by John Gielgud
Voice of Richard Strauss Frank Finlay
Richard Bebb
Frank Duncan
Nick Joseph
Rosalind Shanks
Derek Smith
Ian Thompson
A unique record of a great man's life which spanned from the reign of King Ludwig of Bavaria through the turbulent years of Hitler's Germany to the post-war period.
The composer and conductor seen through the eyes of his family and the people who worked with him-Herbert von Karajan, Georg Solti , Eugen Jochum ; the great opera stars - Hildegarde Ranczak and Viorica Ursuleac who sang the first Arabella. Home movies and archive films never seen before reveal the man and the role he played under Hitler. It also includes concert performances by the composer and vintage opera extracts with some of Strauss's favourite interpreters - Lisa Della Casa, Irmgard Seefried, Anneliese Rothenberger, Wilma Lipp in Rosenkavalier, Ariadne, Arabella, Capriccio and Elektra.
The commentary spoken by John Gielgud.
The voice of Richard Strauss by Frank Finlay.