Advantages: A Ken Russell classic not to be missed Disadvantages: None, unless you are expecting a Ken Russell "shocker"
on the film by Ken Russell himself, there are subtitles for the hearing impaired and a whole host of wonderful extras to explore, including some fascinating archive footage of Elgar himself conducting "Land of Hope and Glory" for a recording session celebrating the opening of the renowned Abbey Road studios in 1933, with interesting commentary from the Elgar expert Michael Kennedy. Additionally, one can watch some rare "home movies" taken by a friend of Elgar's covering the Three Choirs Festival in the early 1930s, which show many of Elgar's friends and colleagues - such as George Bernard Shaw, his regular concertmaster W. H. Reid and other luminaries from Elgar's musical social scene. Most revealing and intimate of all - there is footage of Elgar playing with his beloved dogs and the only known film of his last girlfriend and "muse" Vera ...
Maestrolover 19.05.2008
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Advantages: Superb production, fascinating footage, great music Disadvantages: None whatsoever apart from wanting more
others. Some of the conductors featured are Sir John Barbirolli, Sir Thomas Beecham, Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan, Richard Strauss, Leopold Stokowski and Bruno Walter to single out a few names.
Right from the opening of the documentary you realise the high quality of the production values on this DVD as Beethoven's 5th Symphony segues seamlessly between different performances by very different conductors. Hearing the same piece conducted by Toscanini, von Karajan, Klemperer and Szell heightens the contrasts between the styles and interpretations of each of these highly individual maestri.
One of the big plus-points of this DVD is that along with copious extracts from performances and rehearsals, one is given complete performances of several works including Beethoven's "Egmont Overture" conducted by Serge Koussevitzky ...
Advantages: An Excellent Live Album! Disadvantages: None!
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