Chichester Cinema at New Park
Rachmaninov: The Harvest of Sorrow
18th & 23 March SOLD OUT
EXTRA SCREENING ADDED
on SUN 25th MARCH 14.30
Tony Palmer tells the life story of Sergei Rachmaninoff through the use of home movies, concert footage, and interviews. John Gielgud reads from Rachmaninoff's diaries in a voiceover.
103-minute documentary made with the full participation of the composer's grandson, Alexander Rachmaninoff, celebrates the life and work of a remarkable musician and composer of genius who, forced into exile in 1917, became the greatest pianist of his day.
Featuring soloists Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Mikhail Pletnev (with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado, and his own Russian National Orchestra),ValentinaIgoshina, Peter Jablonski, Nikolai Putilin and the Kirov Orchestra and Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg are conducted by Valery Gergiev.
Tony Palmer's film, with Rachmaninoff's own words spoken by Sir John Gielgud, is a unique and loving insight into a world long gone, but definitely not forgotten.
18th & 23 March SOLD OUT
EXTRA SCREENING ADDED
on SUN 25th MARCH 14.30
UK · 1998 · Tony Palmer · 103min
