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Poster for the film The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard BernsteinPoster for the film The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein

The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein

1985

This television essay from 1985 was written by Leonard Bernstein to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Gustav Mahler's birth. Recorded in Israel, Vienna and later in London, it is punctuated by biographical interludes and illustrated by musical examples drawn from the cycle of Mahler's works recorded by Bernstein. Bernstein talks, plays and conducts various orchestras (Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker) and soloists (Janet Baker, Christa Ludwig, Edith Mathis, Lucia Popp, Walton Groenroos) in performances spanning 17 years. Leonard Bernstein also examines the roots of Gustav Mahler's inspiration. The programme also features music from the nine symphonies, 'The Song of the Earth' and the 'Wunderhorn Cycle'.

Cast & Crew

LBLB
Leonard Bernstein

as Self

JBJB
Janet Baker

as Self

CLCL
Christa Ludwig

as Self

EMEM
Edith Mathis

as Self

LPLP
Lucia Popp

as Self

WGWG
Walton Grönroos

as Self

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Basic Information
Status
Released
Release Date
11/1/1985
Runtime
1 hours, 25 minutes
Original Language
EN
Financial
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ROI: N/A
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
United States of America (US)
Spoken Languages
English (en)
Production Companies
Deutsche Grammophon
Deutsche Grammophon