Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk - Shostakovich details
| Formats: | Ex DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Teatro Liceu Sym Orch And Chor, Francisco Vas, Nadine Secunde, Anatoli Kotcherga, Alexander, Graham Clark, Christopher Ventris, Alexander Anissimov |
| Genre: | Music/Musical - Music - Classical |
| Studio: | EMI MUSIC |
| Name | Discs | |
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Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk - Shostakovich |
Ex Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 3 hours 7 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 06 Sep 2004 |
| Main languages: | Russian |
| Subtitles: | Catalan, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish |
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Unfair of me to be the judge
By AlBelinsky (2 reviews) from Rotherhithe , London , 11 May 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
I love Shostakovich's instrumental music, but realised once again that I do not like most opera.When the large heroine began to sing stridently and lengthily, lying on a stage bed, I thought that this was not to my taste and pressed the open/close button.
My 1 star rating is not Philistine, only my personal reaction.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(2)Not to everybody's taste
By GrahamR (3 reviews) from Wigan , 07 Jun 2010This is the heavy metal end of opera and contains some amazing dissonances. I'm not sure what possessed Shostakovich to write it but with several rapes and murders it is not surprising that it incurred Stalin's displeasure. An article in Pravda nearly resulted in Shostakovich's permanent appointment as composer to the Siberian salt mine band. The musical idom is that of his fourth symphony. It is well performed and directed. It is far from Shostakovich's most profound offering but if you like his choral music such the 'Execution of Stephan Razin' or the thirteenth symphony then you should try it. If you are expecting 'The Magic Flute' or even Wagner then give it a miss!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Unfair of me to be the judge
By AlBelinsky (2 reviews) from Rotherhithe , London , 11 May 2005I love Shostakovich's instrumental music, but realised once again that I do not like most opera.When the large heroine began to sing stridently and lengthily, lying on a stage bed, I thought that this was not to my taste and pressed the open/close button.
My 1 star rating is not Philistine, only my personal reaction.- Was this review helpful to you?
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