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Yehudi Menuhin is one of the most acclaimed classical musicians of the 20th century, and this documentary offers an in-depth look at
his remarkable career. Compiled from archival sources spanning nearly 50 years,
Yehudi Menuhin: Violin of the Century follows this remarkable artist from his
early days as a child prodigy to his later period, in which in addition to
performing the great works of the classical repertoire, he began to explore the
musical vocabularies of jazz and world music.
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Cast:
Yehudi Menuhin -
Country:
France -
Year:
1996 - 130'
Director
Bruno Monsaingeon
Bruno Monsaingeon is a French musician, filmmaker and writer who has,
aside from his career as a violinist, dedicated the last thirty years of his life filming the profiles and performances of some of the biggest musicians of our time: Yehudi Menuhin, Glenn Gould, Sviatoslav Richter, David Oïstrakh, Piotr Anderszewski and Grigory Sokolov, amongst many others. Monsaingeon is also the author of the book Mademoiselle, a report comprising a series of interviews with Nadia Boulanger, composer, maestro and teacher of many of the most important composers and musicians of the 20th Century.
aside from his career as a violinist, dedicated the last thirty years of his life filming the profiles and performances of some of the biggest musicians of our time: Yehudi Menuhin, Glenn Gould, Sviatoslav Richter, David Oïstrakh, Piotr Anderszewski and Grigory Sokolov, amongst many others. Monsaingeon is also the author of the book Mademoiselle, a report comprising a series of interviews with Nadia Boulanger, composer, maestro and teacher of many of the most important composers and musicians of the 20th Century.