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Women composers : a cinematic search for their lives

Beveren, Tim van, (film producer,, film director.). Steckeweh, Kyra, 1984- (film producer,, film director,, instrumentalist.). Wach, Neal, (narrator.). Borchard, Beatrix, 1950- (interviewee.). Géliot, Christine, (interviewee.). Martin, Laurent, 1959- (interviewee.). Niederschlag, Tobias, (interviewee.). TVBmedia Productions, (production company.). Film Movement (Firm). distributor, (publisher.).

When Leipzig pianist Kyra Steckeweh realized that her repertoire almost exclusively consisted of music composed by men, she began searching for pieces written by female composers. Her research in archives, libraries, and publishing houses quickly brought to light a variety of remarkable piano pieces that have been buried in history and rarely performed ... the focus of her piano recitals and recordings has since shifted to the music of women composers, particularly Mel Bonis, Lili Boulanger and Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel ... The film "Women Composers" highlights the historical and personal circumstances under which these three remarkable women created their works in the 19th and early 20th centuries

DVD  - 2020
780.92 Women
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  • Physical Description videodisc
    1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher [New York, New York] : Film Movement, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Original title: Komponistinnen.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2018.
Wide screen (1.78:1).
Bonus features: Q&A with filmmakers Kyra Stecheweh & Tim van Bevern; Kyra Steckeweh performs "Ophélie" by Mel Bonis.
GMD: videodisc.
Participant or Performer Note: Narrated by Neal Wach ; pianist, Kyra Steckeweh ; interviewees, Beatrix Borchard, Christine Géliot, Laurent Martin, Tobias Niederschlag.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, all regions, NTSC; wide screen (1.78:1); Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.
Language Note:
In English; some dialog in German or French with English subtitles; closed captioned.