Richard Pennycuick ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>However, I'm prepared to forgive Ken Russell his outrages because of his
>wonderful Delius and Elgar films which I think are models of their
>kind.

Couldn't agree more.

>There was also one on Vaughan Williams of which I saw the first frame
>before a thunderstorm knocked out the TV reception which returned in time
>for the end credits.  Does anyone recall whether this was also Russell or
>indeed, anything else about it?

Unless it's recent, I don't think it was KR.  Before he left the BBC he did
films on Debussy and (IIRC) Richard Strauss - amd maybe others, Proffiev?
- as well as the Elgar and Delius.  When I wasn in England in 1992 (or
maybe 4) I saw part of a recent KR tv film on Martinu.

Deryk Barker
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