Given their complexity, great length, and harmonic density, brukners symphonic works might be the best representative of the magnificent, challenging endgame of austrogerman romanticism. The strange affliction of anton bruckner great britain 1990 roots the huge map of italian filmmaking a sud del sole, by pasquale marrazzo italy 20012002 da zero a dieci, by luciano ligabue italy 20012002 domani, by francesca archibugi italy 2000 emma sono io, by francesco falaschi italy. The strange affliction mentioned in the title is an obsession with numbers. The score by carl davis for the restoration of the 1925 film benhur takes inspiration from bruckner to achieve. The reflection in the glasses of the blind delius, and also the hells angel looking at the blind tommy. The events portrayed might be reasonably historically accurate or might be fictionalised to some degree. The strange affliction of anton bruckner is a 1990 film directed by ken russell. The byname, approved by the composer himself, refers to the works ambitious scopeit is over an hour in lengthand to its grand emotional gestures. Bruckner actor looks more like benjamin britten that a. This is the cinematic equivalent of the three tenors concerts. Published by the lucerne festival in a sober and strippeddown format, this edition offers the alpha and omega of anton bruckner s works. Le dossier anton bruckner the life of anton bruckner. In feature films, neilson had supporting and costarring roles. He also composed a few other smaller orchestral works one overture, one march and three small orchestral pieces, and sketched another symphony bruckner also composed a considerable amount of.
Ken russell in search of the english folk song, dream grange, 1997 and editor and producer lions mouth, 2000 and editor and producer the fall of the house of usher, 2001. With an array of stars performing including bridget. Catherine neilson in the strange affliction of anton bruckner 1990. Schubert edition liner notes, sung texts brilliant classics. Anton bruckner 4 september 1824 11 october 1896 was an austrian. The ancestors of bruckner s family were farmers and craftsmen. Bruckner s composeetions helped tae define contemporary.
From the strange countenance that stared out from the. The life of austrian composer anton bruckner and his numeromania. I have read through your symphony with great attention. Anton bruckner and his romantic symphony walter bitner. The strange affliction of anton bruckner 1990 mubi. Naked catherine neilson in the strange affliction of anton. In 1993 she was in the main cast of the madefortelevision thriller film thicker than water. Identifier locusiste scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. The only ken russell movies i had watched before the strange affliction of anton bruckner were lair of the white worm and mahler, the latter of which, like anton bruckner, is an unusual sort of biopic about an austriangerman classical composer.
Anton bruckner was born in ansfelden then a village, now a suburb of linz on 4 september 1824. The strange affliction of anton bruckner 1990 anton bruckner. Russell portrays bruckner as something like an obsessive compulsive. I do though have a strange problem with certain of bruckner s symphonies, i. He counts everything around him ceaselessly and has been packed off to a late 19th century sanatorium for a treatment of cold baths and tlc. A portrait of a fivestorey edwardian house in bayswater, and of the people who live there. With peter mackriel, catherine neilson, carsten norgaard. He counts everything around him ceaselessly and has been packed off to a late 19th century sanatorium for a.
The strange affliction of anton bruckner tv movie 1990. The bruckner society of america has a new web page. Bruckner arrives at a rest home to be greeted by hansel and gretel, the two nurses. The strange affliction of anton bruckner 1990 anton. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. In 1824 anton bruckner was born in the nearby village of ansfelden. This section has been broken down into a few catagories. The final phase was mockery of the church, with nuns and christ figures appearing everywhere simply as figures of fun or to shock. An austrian composer of orchestral, chamber, keyboard, sacred vocal music, and several symphonies, who was influenced by wagner.
Overleden os justi bruckner wikipedia, the free encyclopedia os justi the mouth of the righteous, wab 30, is a sacred motet composed by anton bruckner in 1879. The strange affliction of anton bruckner tv movie 1990 quotes on imdb. Video clip via youtube another video clip via vodpod. Amelia and the angel is a 1958 british film directed by ken russell. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. His father, the village schoolmaster and church organist, even trusted young anton to carry out some of his musical duties when his own health began to fail. The beginnings anton bruckners friends and pupils repeatedly requested the masters approval for retouchings and changes which, often of a quite intrusive nature, affecting form, instrumentation and articulation, were intended to make his quite unprecedented soundworld more accessible to contemporary audiences. The only ken russell movies i had watched before the strange affliction of anton bruckner. The strange affliction of anton bruckner ken russell, 1990. Anton bruckner 4 september 1824 11 october 1896 was an austrian composer known for his symphonies, masses, and motets. The strange affliction of anton bruckner 1990 this film by ken russell deals with bruckner s obsession with counting.
You will be forwarded to the new site in a few seconds. Deceptive cadence need to brush up on your bruckner. The strange affliction of anton bruckner 1990 tv movie parents guide add to guide coming soon showing all 0 items. For it is my contention that most of the literary classics we see on television are generally too long, too slow, too samey, too costly and just too, too twee. The movie was seen by huw wheldon and led to him offering russell a fulltime job. The strange affliction of anton bruckner 87 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article vol. Ken russells tv movie the strange affliction of anton bruckner, starring peter. It portrays bruckner as a childish person and does not give weight to the composers creativity. Bruckner, anton article about bruckner, anton by the free. Although bruckner wrote a great deal of sacred choral music including not only his grandly conceived mass no. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.
At the 1971 venice film festival he won best directorforeign film for the devils 1971. The audio clip below gives an example of bruckners music in the film. Psalm berliner philharmonikereugen jochum, and symphony no. They approached each other and spoke briefly, complimenting each other by calling themselves, the italian. Aug 26, 2016 somebody may have already posted this, but i wanted to let people know that the strange affliction of anton bruckner is available to view on youtube. Watch the strange affliction of anton bruckner tv movie. Later work such as the strange affliction of anton bruckner 1990 have equally naive believers lost in a modern world. Anton bruckner was born in ansfelden on september 4, 1824. He was appointed organist at the linz cathedral in 1856 before becoming court organist in vienna in 1868, where he later taught at the conservatory and university. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Given their complexity, great length, and harmonic density, brukners symphonic works might be the best. As strange as it may seem, ken gets you to feel for the subject of this film and his other films. Bruckner recordings books scores bruckner collectibles bargains bruckner donation custom payment john f. A smalltown musician, he struggled to establish his musical voice, but when he did.
Anton bruckner musician music database radio swiss. Seu estilo musical foi influenciado pelo seu compositor preferido, o alemao richard wagner. The strange affliction of anton bruckner directed by ken russell. This list provides details of cinematic portrayals of composers as characters in film a composer may be the main subject of a film, or a less important character. Proper usage and audio pronunciation plus ipa phonetic transcription of the word anton bruckner. Strange as it may seem today, schubert was not always the well known figure in. The strange affliction is bruckner s obsession with numbers. This is a way for abbado to close his own story, because bruckner s first symphony was his very first collaboration with the vienna philharmonic orchestra in 1969. Opera, here interpreted visually by an eclectic selection of film directors. Treasure island is a 1995 film directed by ken russell based on the novel treasure island production. More catherine neilson nude scenes in the strange affliction of anton bruckner 1990 add this video to playlist. I always get excited when i find one of kens television films that.
Look at the music lovers, valentino, arnold bax, the strange affliction of anton bruckner, and my new elgar film and you can see the wheat fields, the birch trees, the lakes and pine trees that have served me so well. Living with a father slowly dying of tuberculosis was bad enough, but bruckners mother must have been in an almost constant state of pregnancy or postnatal stress. Russell said he made the film to prove a point and enjoy myself at the same time. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The former are considered emblematic of the final stage of austrogerman romanticism because of their rich harmonic language, complex polyphony, and considerable length. The strange affliction of anton bruckner 1990 the movie. Josef anton bruckner was an austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for. Ken russell calls anton bruckner a simple man with complex music his symphonies needed so many players they were rarely performed. Ken russells tv movie the strange affliction of anton bruckner. The strange affliction of anton bruckner wikipedia. Half genius, half idiot was mahlers description of the reclusive and strange anton bruckner. Dramatisation of the life of composer anton bruckner. Ken russell celebrated his and my eccentric musical obsessions.
Music profile for anton bruckner, born 4 september 1824. Florian and continued his affection to the canons regular by exerting the job of a teacher and an organist at the monastery 18501855. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Beethoven and bruckner with christian thielemann and rudolf. It was actually the fourth symphony composed by bruckner, after the study symphony in f minor 1863, the symphony no. The strange affliction is bruckners obsession with numbers. His father, a schoolmaster 2 and organist, was his first music teacher. The strange affliction of anton bruckner 1990, and prisoner of honor 1991. I also wrote many articles about artistic topics including music being performed by the orchestra during the season such as the post i began with, leitmotif in mahlers ninth symphony or the brandenburg concertos and anton bruckner and his romantic symphony. I always get excited when i find one of kens television films that i havent seen before. I had read up on anton bruckner before the concert. There are links to downloads on other sites, some curiosities and a section containing some interesting old piano transcriptions of the bruckner symphonies.
The strange affliction of anton bruckner 1990 01011990 gb 50m user score. This is a list of compositions by anton bruckner bruckner is best known for his symphonic works. In ken russells brilliant television film the strange affliction of anton bruckner 1990, excerpts from the composers symphonies, string quartet, and te deum underscore this poetic drama about bruckner s pathological obsession with numbers and counting. Classical net article bruckner the eternal student. The strange affliction of anton bruckner tv movie 1990 7. I could hardly believe it when, after making his bruckner film in 1990, the strange affliction of anton bruckner a study of the austrian. According to russell, he once met federico fellini, of whom he had been a fan, outside an italian movie studio.
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