Malcolm Arnold: Malcolm Arnold Toward The Unknown Region (DVD)

Commissioned by Melvyn Bragg & 'The South Bank Show' in a co-production with Isolde Films & RTE this film celebrates one of the most under-estimated & yet most popular composers. Filmed with his family & friends it includes extracts from his movie s & performances of his works including the famous Clarinet Concerto written for Benny Goodman. Tony Palmer's 2-hour film do es not shirk the darker side of Arnold's life however. It stages the triumph of man of indomitable will against all the odds