Sf Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham
Symphony Orchestra Play the Concerto for Double String Orchestra by Sir Michael Tippett
The brilliant young English conductor SIMON RATTLE recently became principal conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. This programme is a recording of their first rehearsals together. It is a study of a conductor at work, an orchestra in preparation, and the performance it produces. Simon Rattle also talks to SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT.
Sound NEIL MURRAY Lighting BARRY HILL
VT editer DAVID HILLIER
Produced by ROBIN LOUGH