Landowska: Uncommon Visionary

Landowska: Uncommon Visionary 1999

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Learn the fascinating story behind groundbreaking Polish musician Wanda Landowska, whose performances and writings helped to revive interest in the harpsichord in the early 20th century. This absorbing documentary chronicles the unconventional woman in many stages of her life: her childhood in Poland, schooling in Berlin, life in Nazi-occupied France and relocation to New York City, where she reconstructed her career.

1999

The Nose

The Nose 1979

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Shostakovich’s satirical opera adapted from the classic short story by Nikolai Gogol. Baritone Eduard Akimov leads the cast as Kovalyov, the hapless bureaucrat whose nose has mysteriously gone missing.

1979

Lady in the Dark

Lady in the Dark 1954

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The unhappy female editor of a fashion magazine is undergoing psychoanalysis.

1954

Rzewski Plays Rzewski

Rzewski Plays Rzewski 2008

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Rzewski performs 36 Variations for Piano on "The People United Will Never Be Defeated" - the song by Sergio Ortega in this 2007 performance.

2008