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Betty Freeman: A Life for the Unknown (2005)
TV Movie | Documentary, Music

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Betty Freeman: A Life for the Unknown (2005)

TV Movie | Documentary, Music

This documentary shows the life of Betty Freeman who is probably one of the most influential patrons of contemporary music. Since she began to give financial assistance to composers and performers of contemporary music in 1964, she has ...See moreThis documentary shows the life of Betty Freeman who is probably one of the most influential patrons of contemporary music. Since she began to give financial assistance to composers and performers of contemporary music in 1964, she has given a total of 413 grants and commissions for living expenses, compositions, recordings, performances, librettos etc. to 81 artists. Among these artists, who could not have created the works they are known for without the patronage of Betty Freeman, are as famous artists as John Cage, Steve Reich, Robert Wilson and Peter Sellars and also younger composers as the Austrian Olga Neuwirth and the Swiss Hans Peter Kyburz for example. During the era of Gerard Mortier and Hans Landesmann as directors of the Salzburg Festival Betty Freeman gave money for commissioning compositions and paid for entire productions such as for "L'Amour de Loin" by the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho. Betty Freeman maintains strong personal relations to artists whom she supports and is therefore an important witness of the development of contemporary music. The documentary contains interviews with music- and arts-people whom she is in touch with and sequences of the music and productions which were made possible by her generosity, staged especially for this film. Written by Bernhard Fleischer See less

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Name	Known for
Betty Freeman Self Self See fewer	The Dreamer That Remains: A Portrait of Harry Partch (1974)
Alan Rich Self Self See fewer	Rocky King, Detective (1950)
Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor Conductor See fewer	Red Sparrow (2018)
Peter Sellars Stage Director Stage Director See fewer	The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez (1991)
Pierre Boulez Conductor Conductor See fewer	Heat (1995)
Gerard Mortier Self Self See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Robert Wilson Stage Director Stage Director See fewer	The Black Rider (1990)
Steve Reich Composer Composer See fewer	The Hunger Games (2012)
Helmut Lachenmann Self Self See fewer	The Little Match Girl (2017)
Harrison Birtwistle Composer Composer See fewer	The Offence (1973)
Hanspeter Kyburz Self Self See fewer	Betty Freeman: A Life for the Unknown (2005)
Ernest Fleischman Self Self See fewer	Betty Freeman: A Life for the Unknown (2005)
Frank Stadler Self Self See fewer	The Sunshine and Clouds of Paradise Alley (1915)
Izso Bajusz Self Self See fewer	Betty Freeman: A Life for the Unknown (2005)
Predrag Katanic Self Self See fewer	Betty Freeman: A Life for the Unknown (2005)
Peter Sigl Self Self See fewer	Betty Freeman: A Life for the Unknown (2005)
Markus Hinterhaeuser Self Self See fewer	Salzburg Festival (2019)
Mark Sattler Self Self See fewer	Betty Freeman: A Life for the Unknown (2005)
Ulli Hauschild Self Self See fewer	Betty Freeman: A Life for the Unknown (2005)
John Ostrowski Self Self See fewer	Betty Freeman: A Life for the Unknown (2005)
Daniel Ploeger Self Self See fewer	Betty Freeman: A Life for the Unknown (2005)

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