Monitor · SEASON 6
Elgar: Portrait of a Composer
Episode 5 · 1962-11-11
- Documentary
Episode overview
For its 100th programme, a film biography written and directed by Ken Russell. Commentary by Huw Wheldon. Behind the public image of pomp and circumstance lies the extraordinary story of the piano-tuner's son from Worcester who, unknown and unsung until he was past forty, became the authentic voice of Edwardian England — "He has reached the hearts of the people" — yet remained through all his public triumphs and private pains an enigmatic, powerful, and mysterious figure.
55 minutes
Season 6 episodes
1. African Art1962-09-16
2. Brendan Behan with Colin MacInnes1962-09-30
3. Poet in a Society1962-10-14
4. Father and Son1962-10-28
5. Elgar: Portrait of a Composer1962-11-11
6. Lawrence of Arabia1962-11-25
7. A Sculpture in the Making1962-12-06
8. A Child's Christmas in Wales1962-12-23
9. Tortelier on Bach1963-01-06
10. Episode 101963-01-20
11. This Sporting Life1963-02-03
12. Roosevelt, U.S.A.1963-02-17
13. New Art from Africa1963-03-03
14. J. B. Priestley1963-03-17
15. A sight so touching in its majesty...? The New Face of London1963-03-31
16. Kenneth Williams1963-04-14
17. Portrait of Margaret Evans1963-04-28
18. Episode 181963-05-12
19. Georg Solti of Covent Garden1963-05-26
20. Mozart from Vienna1963-06-09
21. Watch the Birdie1963-06-09
22. Farewell to the Vic1963-06-15
23. Eugene O'Neill1963-06-23
24. Les Structures Sonores1963-07-03
25. The Sermon1963-07-07
26. Orchestra to the Orient1963-07-06
27. Art in a Cold Climate1963-07-10
28. The Muse in S.W.11963-07-17
29. Nobody Loves a Man in Jail1963-08-07
30. Go Tell It on the Mountain1963-08-14
31. Yehudi Menuhin and His Guru1963-08-21
32. Summer in Salzburg1963-09-05
33. Tomorrow's Theatre1963-09-08
