

Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
1970 Directed by Humphrey BurtonIn this documentary portrait prepared for the anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday, Leonard Bernstein illustrates his analysis with excerpts from his performances of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major and the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony.
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Leonard Bernstein
....................................................Self / Narrator
Theo Adam
....................................................Self / Pizarro in 'Fidelio'
Franz Crass
....................................................Self / Rocco in 'Fidelio'
Adolf Dallapozza
....................................................Self / Joaquin in 'Fidelio'

Plácido Domingo
....................................................Self

Gwyneth Jones
....................................................Self / Leonora in 'Fidelio'

James King
....................................................Self / Florestan in 'Fidelio'
Director
...........................................................Humphrey Burton
Executive Producer
...........................................................James Krayer
Producer
...........................................................Humphrey Burton
Writer
...........................................................Humphrey Burton
Leonard Bernstein
Editor
...........................................................Brian Wiseman
Cinematography
...........................................................John V. Ray
Production Companies
...................................................Amberson Productions Inc.
Production Countries
........................................................Austria
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....................................................Documentary
Music
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