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Holst and Vaughan Williams: Making Music English (2018) #1155
DOCUMENTARY-MUSIC
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1 hour. BBC. Historian Amanda Vickery and broadcaster Tom Service unearth the fascinating story of the life-long friendship between composers Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst, whose music gave birth to the 'English sound' in the first half of the 20th century. They retrace the walking trips the two composers took together across the country to discover how influences ranging from the Renaissance masters to folk music imbued their music with the 'Englishness' we recognise today. Illustrating the story, the BBC Concert Orchestra perform excerpts of both composers' music. |
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The Walk (2015) #554
FILM
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Directed by Robert Zemeckis. With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Philippe Petit, Charlotte Le Bon, Guillaume Baillargeon, Émilie Leclerc. In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. See also #685 |