O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Actor: Barbara Dickson, Brian Kay, English Chamber Orchestra, Jill Balcon, Thomas AllenConductor: Sian Edwards
Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha
Conductor: Tamas Vasary
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 148 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-02-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Tony Palmer Films
Movie Reviews of O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams
Movie Review: Better than his biography
Summary: 4 Stars
I read the biography of Ralph Vaughan Williams, RVW, written by his widow, Ursula, to present to a book club to which I belong. The book was long, full of musical minutia, and if I hadn't been obligated to discuss it, I would not have finished the book. After slogging through 400 pages of details that made my eyes cross, but compeletly skipped over the main story, I was left with not much interesting information to discuss with my group so I began researching more about the man.
I found this film to be very helpful. It includes footage of Ralph Vaughan Williams himself, Ursula, and several people who knew them well and revealed more of their fascinating story than Ursula was willing to tell.
The music is breathtaking, the English landscapes are beautiful, and this film gives more insight into this giant of 20th century music than any other single source that I found during the course of my research.
Summary of O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams
Produced by the multi-award winning director Tony Palmer, this is the first ever full-length film biography on Ralph Vaughan Williams. This film features interviews with many of those who knew and worked with him, including the Gloucester Cathedral Choir conducted by Andrew Nethsingha, archive performances by Boult and Barbirolli, newly discovered interviews with Vaughan Williams himself, specially recorded extracts from "The Symphonies," "Job," "The Lark Ascending" and "The Tallis Fantasia" as well as contributions from Harrison Birtwistle, John Adams, Richard Thompson, Mark Anthony Turnage, Barbara Dickson, Michael Tippett & Neil Tennant of The Pet Shop Boys.Documentary DVD Video
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