The lives of two legendary composers are portrayed and examined through a set of performances and interviews as part of the BBC's Great Composers television series. Among the interviewees are the pianist Joanna MacGregor, conductors Sir Georg Solti and Sir Colin Davis, and the eminent musicologist and author of 'The Classic .. Read more
| Starring | The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, London Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra |
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| Genres | Music/Musical |
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The lives of two legendary composers are portrayed and examined through a set of performances and interviews as part of the BBC's Great Composers television series. Among the interviewees are the pianist Joanna MacGregor, conductors Sir Georg Solti and Sir Colin Davis, and the eminent musicologist and author of 'The Classic Style', Charles Rosen.
| Starring | The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, London Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Endellion Quartet, Kenneth Branagh |
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| Studio | CINRAM LOGISTICS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 58 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German, French, Spanish, Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 2001 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 16 Jul 2001 |
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Interesting with a few flaws
Very interesting biographical presentation of the two composers.
It reports about the musical context and development. Also attractive to someone not... read more »
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Good introduction
Contributions from many experts - W. Christie, C. Bartoli, J.E.Gardiner were just some I think I recognised (as well as C. Davis and G. Solti as mentioned above... read more »
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Interesting with a few flaws
Very interesting biographical presentation of the two composers.
It reports about the musical context and development. Also attractive to someone not... read more »