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Intimate portraits of six of the most influential and celebrated classical music artists.
“Great Musicians of Our Time” is a tribute to the work of filmmaker Christopher Nupen, who emerged in the 1960s as a pioneer of a new genre of classical music film. Using the first lightweight, silent 16mm film camera, he recorded musicians in close quarters — both backstage and in concert — for the first time.
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“Great Musicians of Our Time” is a tribute to the work of filmmaker Christopher Nupen, who emerged in the 1960s as a pioneer of a new genre of classical music film. Using the first lightweight, silent 16mm film camera, he recorded musicians in close quarters — both backstage and in concert — for the first time.
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- It captured a real musical time, a wonderful little piece of history.
(classical violin music) - All of this, I think, comes from love for music.
- Our Lord put the seed of music in my soul.
- I can only be grateful to my fate.
It's simply what I'm born for.
(dramatic classical music) (audience applauding and cheering)
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