Nationalism and Revolution

The French Revolution ushered in a century of nationalism and political change throughout Europe; composers identified with causes and expressed them in music. Performances include Berlioz' Requiem, conducted by Leonard Bernstein; Wagner's Meistersinger with the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra...

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Other Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], c1982.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sd., col, digital file.
Series: Music in time.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Hector Berlioz (3:03)
  • Te Deum by Berlioz (3:58)
  • Franz Liszt (1:21)
  • Franz Liszt's "Legend" (4:55)
  • Hungarian National Music (1:58)
  • "Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Melodies" (3:24)
  • Italian Nationhood (2:20)
  • Verdi: Prolific Operatic Composer (1:26)
  • Excerpt from "Aida" (6:16)
  • Verdi's "Requiem" (5:15)
  • Excerpts from "Tannhäuser" (4:32)
  • Summary of "The Ring of the Nibelung" (4:10)
  • "Siegfried Idyll" (3:19)
  • Prelude to "Tristan und Isolde" (6:34)
  • Wagner's "New" Music (3:54)
  • Credits: Nationalism and Revolution (1:12)