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The Yellow Shark
The Yellow Shark

The Yellow Shark

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This live recording was culled from seven September 1992 concerts given in Vienna, Berlin, and Frankfurt by the Ensemble Modern, a Frankfurt-based chamber orchestra that performs only contemporary music. Composed and conducted by Frank Zappa.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

17 September 1992

Country

Germany

Cast

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Self

Peter Rundel

Peter Rundel

Self

Ensemble Modern

Ensemble Modern

Themselves

Andreas Böttger

Andreas Böttger

Self

Uwe Dierksen

Uwe Dierksen

Self

Roland Diry

Roland Diry

Self

Stefan Dohr

Stefan Dohr

Self

Friedemann Dähn

Friedemann Dähn

Self

Thomas Fichter

Thomas Fichter

Self

William Forman

William Forman

Self

Michael Gross

Michael Gross

Self

Hermann Ktetzschmar

Hermann Ktetzschmar

Self

Louise LeCavalier

Louise LeCavalier

Self

Catherine Milliken

Catherine Milliken

Self

Rumi Ogawa-Helferich

Rumi Ogawa-Helferich

Self

Franck Ollu

Franck Ollu

Self

Jürgen Ruck

Jürgen Ruck

Self

Rainer Römer

Rainer Römer

Self

Claudia Sack

Claudia Sack

Self

Viet Scholz

Viet Scholz

Self

Daryl Smith

Daryl Smith

Self

Wolfgang Stryi

Wolfgang Stryi

Self

Hilary Sturt

Hilary Sturt

Self

Mike Svoboda

Mike Svoboda

Self

Mathias Tacke

Mathias Tacke

Self

Detlef Tewes

Detlef Tewes

Self

Ellen Wegner

Ellen Wegner

Self

Donald Weikert

Donald Weikert

Self

Dietmar Wiesner

Dietmar Wiesner

Self

Ueli Wiget

Ueli Wiget

Self

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