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ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien / Brock
Keaton/Bruckman: Der General
Saturday
6
May
2023
19:30 – ca. 21:30
Großer Saal
Performers
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
Timothy Brock, Dirigent
Programme
Film »Der General« (Regie: Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman, USA 1926)
Timothy Brock
Musik zu »Der General« (Regie: Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman, USA 1926) (2005)
Note
Gemeinsam veranstaltet mit RSO Wien
Medienpartner Ray
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Film + Musik live
Links
https://www.timothybrock.com
https://rso.orf.at
Presented by
Wiener Konzerthausgesellschaft
North vs. South
Buster Keaton's war movie grotesque »The General« is one of the most elaborate comedies of the silent era. Wild chases, breakneck stunts, amorous advances and the heroic deed of the lanky Johnnie Gray make for great cinema. The plot is based on a true incident: the hijacking of a steam locomotive during the Secession War. Since its rediscovery in the 1950s, the film has been one of the masterpieces of the U.S. comedian and director, who also stars. Timothy Brock composed a new film score in 2005, for which he drew musical inspiration from the American Civil War era and the late 1920s. When the film gem is performed at the Vienna Konzerthaus, he will be at the podium of the RSO Vienna.
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