Liszt's Rhapsody

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Liszt's Rhapsody
Directed byRichard Mozer
Written by Heather Conkie
Story byDavid Devine
Produced by David Devine
Richard Mozer
StarringGeordie Johnson
Drew Jurecka
Peter Keleghan
Ida Carnevali
Fab Filippo
CinematographyDavid Perrault
Edited byMichael Pacek
Production
company
Devine Entertainment
Distributed byHBO Original Films
Release date
  • 1996 (1996)
Running time
49 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Liszt's Rhapsody is a 1996 HBO Original Film produced and directed by Richard Mozer, with co-production by David Devine. [1]

Contents

Premise

Franz Liszt, already an acclaimed musician, meets the young Josy, who becomes his student and challenges his master's views.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in the small mountain town of Labin, in Istria, Croatia.[ citation needed ]

The film was released on DVD [2] and has been broadcast in various countries outside the United States. [3] [4] [5] The film and its corresponding Teacher's Guide has been used in elementary and middle schools by music teachers. [6] [7]

Liszt's Rhapsody was one of seven films made for HBO for the 7- to 14-year-old set, introducing them to classical music and composers. [8] [9]

Soundtrack

The CD and soundtrack, produced by Richard Mozer for Sony MUSIC of New York, was composed by Franz Liszt, and was recorded at the Slovak Philharmonic, with an 88-person symphony orchestra conducted by Ondrej Lenárd. [10]

Tracks include: [11]

  1. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 ("Carnival in Pest") 12:11
  2. Mephisto Waltz 11:32
  3. Liebestraum (Dream of Love) 4:27
  4. Orpheus, symphonic poem 10:38
  5. Les préludes, symphonic poem 15:28
  6. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 9:52

Reception

Charles P. Mitchell found it was "misrepresent[ing] the man and the composer" and that Geordie Johnson could have made an acceptable portrayal if the script hadn't been so poor. [12] However, John C . Tibbetts judged it was the best of the series and a "charming fable in multiculturalism base on a true but little-known incident in Liszt's life". [13]

References

  1. ↑ Leger, Louie. "Special Report: Banff Television Festival: In kids' fare, opposites attract" . Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  2. ↑ Liszt's Rhapsody (1996) . Retrieved 2025-09-16– via www.blu-ray.com.
  3. ↑ "La rapsodia de Liszt". www.mexicoescultura.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  4. ↑ Mello, Mariana Ferrer (2023-11-10). "Pianistas famosos: 10 películas sobre compositores de piano". Piano en casa (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  5. ↑ Telégrafo, El (2014-08-20). "Mañana, cine foro sobre el filme 'La rapsodia de Liszt'". El Telégrafo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  6. ↑ "LISZT'S RHAPSODY". Teach with Movies. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  7. ↑ Birkenshaw-Fleming, Lois (2000). Come on Everybody, Let's Sing!: Music Activities for All Children in Regular, Mainstreamed, and Special Classes. Alfred Music Publishing. ISBN   978-0-7692-9965-5.
  8. ↑ Bowker's Complete Video Directory 2001. R.R. Bowker. 2001. ISBN   978-0-8352-4427-5.
  9. ↑ "Discord Hits Kids' Video Music Series : Dispute: Classical Kids founder says a product from Devine Corp., created by a former partner, has tarnished its concept of introducing classical music to children. Devine Corp. defends its new work as 'original.'". Los Angeles Times. 1995-09-02. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  10. ↑ Schwann opus. Stereophile, Incorporated. 1998. ISBN   978-1-57598-046-1.
  11. ↑ Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra - Music From The Film Liszt's Rhapsody, 1996, retrieved 2025-09-16
  12. ↑ Mitchell, Charles P. (2015-07-11). The Great Composers Portrayed on Film, 1913 through 2002. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-0985-0.
  13. ↑ Tibbetts, John C. (2008-10-01). Composers in the Movies: Studies in Musical Biography. Yale University Press. ISBN   978-0-300-12803-1.
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