"Pacific 231" 1949 movie: Jean Mitry-music: Arthur Honegger original !

[bkshn2305]

First of all, Leonard Bernstein's rather curious rendition of Roy Harris Third Symphony makes him a questionable yardstick for authenticity of performance.

Second, this IS the score (buy it - I did) - it is just that in order to fill out some additional time, some sections are repeated twice over.

Finally - Honneger conducts this film (read the credits). He obviously wrote the changes into the score himself or approved them. It doesn't matter if it doesn't follow the published version.

[AmtrakFan454]

Epic video here!

[paullubliner]

@AmtrakFan454 It's a film meaning actual film, not a "video."

[AmtrakFan454]

1 person here apparently works for EMD...

[fingersmcginty]

This is the best of the impressionist "actualities," which, as Brian Winston says in "Claiming the Real II," was "standard art-house supporting-programme material." Another to look at, if its available online, is Bert Haanstra's GLAS.

[LShackley]

We watched this in music class in the1960s. I could still remember some of the great shots!

[justin10347]

It's a great song love it

[MGDriver99]

The Old Man told me about this years ago. What an utterly fantastic piece of cinema.

[nik00fisch]

we watched this in music lesson, it's very boring!!!

[JessicaFaerosi]

@nik00fisch we watched it too....

very boring

[343kaka]

@JessicaFaerosi

@nik00fisch

Well, this is one reason why you will fail in music.

[JessicaFaerosi]

@343kaka

i didn´t fail, but i ´m not the best eiither xD

[JessicaFaerosi]

@343kaka

i never failes, i just got a B ;P

[343kaka]

@JessicaFaerosi Well, B is for Bad.

[JessicaFaerosi]

@343kaka i don´t think so. i think B is for Better than C :D

[paullubliner]

@nik00fisch That is only due to you being tone deaf and rhythmically challenged.

[arnoldsdina]

An extraordinary video with the wonderful music of Honegger !

[sweetsweetchimera]

The music is simply incredible! Thanks for sharing

[paullubliner]

@sweetsweetchimera Listen to Bernstein's version, this one does NOT use the original score.

[stylusfantasticus]

The film is ten times better than the music which has no shape at all and forces the movie to reach an abrupt end.

[jslasher1]

@stylusfantasticus Honegger's music was not written for a film, which is why the editing of the film attempted to fit the tempi of the music. Not entirely successful, but a worthy try nonetheless.

[paullubliner]

@jslasher1 YES!!! Someone who understands!

[VanbelleWouter]

mono=mono

[paullubliner]

I know the original was monaural, but please re-upload, I am only receiving one audio channel.

[Unbihexium]

Thank you for sharing this terrific movement!