The Great Rehearsals: Homage to Edgard Varèse

The Great Rehearsals: Homage to Edgard VarèseCast and Crew

Movie

Cast

A
André Jolivet
as Self
F
Fernand Ouelette
as Self
H
Hermann Scherchen
as Self
I
Iannis Xenakis
as Self
J
J. Sallebert
as Self
J
Jacques Charbonnier
as Self
M
Marcel Duchamp
as Self
O
Olivier Messiaen
as Self
P
P.L. Mallen
as Self
P
Pierre Boulez
as Self
P
Pierre Schaeffer
as Self

Crew

G
Gérard Patris
Director
L
Luc Ferrari
Director

The Great Rehearsals Collection

Between 1965-68, the composer Luc Ferrari collaborated with director Gérard Patris on a series of filmed intimate portraits of great musicians, 'Les Grandes Répétitions' (The Great Rehearsals). Created for the ORTF, and encouraged by its director Pierre Schaeffer, these remarkable films were shown on French TV. They are remarkable not only for their exceptional content, but also for the creative camera work, including dynamic hand-held shots and croppings, and the juxtaposition of music and talk. Olivier Messiaen: Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum; Karlheinz Stockhausen: Momente; Edgar Varèse: Hommage À Edgar Varèse; Hermann Scherchen: Quand Un Homme Consacre Sa Vie À La Musique; Cecil Taylor: Cecil Taylor À Paris.