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The Fire and the Rose
'Transfiguration is what we most desire in the creative process, because this is what unites us with our Creator!' These words of Sofia
Gubaidulina introduce a portrait of one of the most important and original compositional voices in the Soviet Union. In this film she describes her childhood and the awakening of music within her, her deep religious convictions and her extraordinary passion for the poetry of T S Eliot.
With Vladimir Tonkha (cello), Friedrich Lips (accordion), the Mark Pekarsky Percussion
Ensemble and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky. Director Barrie Gavin

Contributors

Cello:
Vladimir Tonkha
Accordion:
Friedrich Lips
Conducted By:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky.
Director:
Barrie Gavin
Source: Radio Times

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