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In these two films director Christopher Nupen draws on some lauded names from the classical music world to perform in tribute to Franz Schubert. The first focuses on the early quintet
The Trout,
and features a group of celebrated musicians--including Itzhak Perlman, Jacqueline du Pri, and Pinchas Zukerman--running through rehearsals for the piece, then performing it. In
The Greatest Love & the Greatest Sorrow,
Schubert`s final months are reenacted, using music from the composer`s last works and featuring the great bass-baritone Andreas Schmidt.
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An performance of Bach's St. JOHN PASSION with the intention of offering the piece as it would have been in presented in Bach's day. The Bach Collegium Japan have scaled down to an approximately 50-piece orchestra, plus choir in order to closely resemble an 18th century symphony. Conducted by Masaaki Suzuki, this is a unique opportunity to see and hear what Bach originally intended. Featured soloists in the performance are Gerd Tuerck, Stephan MacLeod, Chiyuki Urano, Miduri Suzuki, and Robin Blaze.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreen - 1.77Single Side Dual LayerAudio:Dolby Digital Stereo 5.1 - English
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The story of the poet Hoffmann and his descent into insanity and drunkenness, performed by the Lyon National Opera Orchestra and Chorus.
Conceived by the Opera National de Lyon and inspired by Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffman, it was the highlight of the inaugural week of Jean Nouvel's new opera house.DVD Features:Region Encoding: All RegionsSnap Case
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Conductor Michael Helmrath leads the Munich Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra in this performance of four works from composer Richard Strauss. Selecting two pieces from his earlier compositions and two from his creative zenith, Helmrath and company have created a wonderful program that is done justice by its illustrious performers. Featured are the compositions: Concerto for Horn and Orchestra No. 1 (E flat major op. 11), Capriccio: Introduction for String Sextet, Romance for Clarinet and Orchestra (E flat major), and Der Burger als Edelmann, Orchestra Suite Op. 60.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull FrameAudio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - EnglishInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/Photo Galleries: Biographies Additional Text - 1. Music Analysis in Subtitles











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3. Contemporary History
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Maria Ewing transformed herself into George Bizet's heroine CARMEN several times during her career, earning accolades each time. This performance offers a particularly Hispanic flavor with elaborate Spanish sets and the appearance of such performers as Gino Quilico and Luis Lima.
Zubin Mehta conducts the orchestra in this thrilling adaptation performed in Covent Garden.DVD Features:Region 0Snap Case
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