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VIOLINIST YEHUDI MENUHIN WITH HIS FAMILY

Violinist Yehudi Menuhin With His Family (1963)

Yehudi Menuhin with his family and their new baby

33,000 POUNDS VIOLIN aka ISAAC STERN PLAYS £30,000 VIOLIN

33,000 Pounds Violin AKA Isaac Stern Plays £30,000 Violin (1947)

Interview with famous...

AESTHETIC EDUCATION IN RUSSIA

Aesthetic Education In Russia (1968)

Russian children receive art education in Moscow.

PARIS

Paris (1937)

Ceremony to lay foundation stone for Paris Exhibition of 1937.

WOUNDED SOLDIERS' OUTING

Wounded Soldiers' Outing (1914-1918)

Outing for wounded soldiers.

EARL HAIG  aka EARL HAIG AT GARDEN PARTY

Earl Haig AKA Earl Haig At Garden Party (1920)

Earl Haig visits a fete organised by the officers...

LUXEMBOURG - ST. VITUS RIDES AGAIN

Luxembourg - St. Vitus Rides Again (1963)

People of Echternach dance in celebration of anniversary of...

 

 

THE VIRGINIA REEL

The Virginia Reel

Compilation of three early dancing films.

8-YEAR-OLD BOY MUSIC PRODIGY

8-Year-Old Boy Music Prodigy (1948)

Boy prodigy plays piano, violin, tin whistle and clarinet and...

FESTIVAL OF TCHAIKOWSKY MUSIC

Festival Of Tchaikowsky Music (1950-1959)

Pianist Van Cliburn plays Tchaikowsky's piano concerto no. 1 to...

CHELSEA FAIR

Chelsea Fair (1914-1918)

Various scenes from the Chelsea Fair c 1914.

BOY CONDUCTOR

Boy Conductor (1947)

Pierino Gamba, son of a Rome tradesman, conducts the Lamoureux orchestra.

TILFORD VILLAGE

Tilford Village (1959)

The village of Tilford in Surrey holds a Bach Festival every year.

DOCTOR'S HOBBIES

Doctor's Hobbies (1957)

An exhibition of artwork, model ships and villages all made by doctors in their...

HEARING HISTORY

Hearing History (1968)

Andrew Brown show us the reproductions of ancient musical instruments he has made.

"She Was A Wine Grower's Daughter ..." (1932)

A baptism ceremony for the child of a French wine...

IN THE EVENING OF THEIR DAYS!

In The Evening Of Their Days! (1932)

Touching piece featuring the Haswell Moor Aged Miners Home Choir...

EDINBURGH ACCLAIMS YOUTH ORCHESTRA aka NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Edinburgh Acclaims Youth Orchestra AKA National Youth Orchestra (1952)

Rehearsal of the...

PRAGUE SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL VIOLIN COMPETITION aka PRAGUE SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL...

Prague Spring Music Festival Violin Competition AKA Prague Spring Music Festival... (1949)

The...

INTERNATIONAL TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION

International Tchaikovsky Competition (1958)

Valery Klimov wins violin section of Tchaikovsky...

WINNERS OF TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION VISIT THE COMPOSER'S HOME

Winners Of Tchaikovsky Competition Visit The Composer's Home (1958)

Violinist Klimov & pianist...

PIANO MUSEUM

Piano Museum (1967)

Automatic pianos are seen in action at Frank Holland's British Piano Museum.

LIBERATION OF NORWAY looks more like Denmark

Liberation Of Norway Looks More Like Denmark (1945)

Good footage of the Liberation of Denmark.

TCHAIKOVSKY INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

Tchaikovsky International Competition (1958)

Participants and judges at the Tchaikovsky...

NIGHT SCENES - MAY WEDDING

Night Scenes - May Wedding (1960)

Great colour shots central London in evening and at night.

TIME TO REMEMBER - TURN OF THE CENTURY  1896 - 1902 - record g - reel 2

Time To Remember - Turn Of The Century 1896 - 1902 - Record G - Reel 2 (1900-1901)

Scenes from...

PRINCE OF WALES SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR - Reel 10

Prince Of Wales South African Tour - Reel 10 (1925)

Good footage of the Prince of Wales' Royal Tour...

THIS WAS YESTERDAY - reel 3

This Was Yesterday - Reel 3 (1955)

Fantastic look back at entertainers, celebrities, theatrical...

SONG OF WALES

Song Of Wales (1954)

A travel film showing the glory, splendour and history of Wales.