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Icon in B Minor
Television (Full Length) – 1996
Icon in B Minor: a musical odyssey is the tale of two creative souls from different centuries with the same belief in spiritual transformation through their art. World-renowned New Zealand concert pianist Michael Houstoun is filmed on his pilgrimage to Germany, where composer Franz Liszt spent his last years. Houstoun is preparing for his performance of Liszt's monumental work, Sonata in B Minor. Produced and directed by Tainui Stephens, Icon in B Minor screened as part of the Work of Art series.
Key Cast & Crew
Tainui Stephens
Peter McCauley
Melanie Lawson
Leanne Rate
Richard Mekalick
Peter Williams (producer)
Produced by
Te Ripowai Productions
Acknowledgements
Made with funding from NZ On Air
Music
All compositions by Franz Liszt
Categories
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