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Andreas Scholl, Countertenor: A Portrait 
Dowland: Lute Songs
Buxtehude: Jubilate Domino
Our Price: £17.95 (£15.28 ex VAT)
Format: DVD - NTSC
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Documentary
Artist(s): Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
Release Date: 30th June 2008
More Details on Andreas Scholl, Countertenor: A Portrait
“What is the point of a recital, an opera, what is the purpose of music, presented to an audience by performers, communicators? Of course, the purpose of music, and art in general, is to enlighten and inspire the human spirit. It is about stimulating – and shaping – both our hearts and our minds.” These and other questions Andreas Scholl wants to find out in this portrait.
The film accompanies the internationally renowned countertenor Andreas Scholl to recitals in Dresden, Schwetzingen and his home town, Kiedrich. In interviews, Andreas Scholl sheds light on his personal and artistic development.
In bonus parts of the DVD, Andreas Scholl sings John Dowland’s “Lute Songs“ and Dietrich Buxtehude’s “Jubilate Domino“. Directly after the recital, Scholl and his co-performers discuss the works and their interpretation of them.
“Scholl‘s voice is pure and beautiful in sound, his taste exquisite, his pitch and diction immaculate. It is inadequate to compare Andreas Scholl to many other countertenors now working, even the finest of them. Instead, one is put in mind of legendary past masters.” - Fanfare Magazine
Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Picture Format: 16:9
DVD Format: DVD 9, NTSC
Menu Languages: D, GB, SP, F, IT, JP
Subtitle Languages: GB, SP, F, IT, JP
Running Time: 87 mins
The film accompanies the internationally renowned countertenor Andreas Scholl to recitals in Dresden, Schwetzingen and his home town, Kiedrich. In interviews, Andreas Scholl sheds light on his personal and artistic development.
In bonus parts of the DVD, Andreas Scholl sings John Dowland’s “Lute Songs“ and Dietrich Buxtehude’s “Jubilate Domino“. Directly after the recital, Scholl and his co-performers discuss the works and their interpretation of them.
“Scholl‘s voice is pure and beautiful in sound, his taste exquisite, his pitch and diction immaculate. It is inadequate to compare Andreas Scholl to many other countertenors now working, even the finest of them. Instead, one is put in mind of legendary past masters.” - Fanfare Magazine
Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Picture Format: 16:9
DVD Format: DVD 9, NTSC
Menu Languages: D, GB, SP, F, IT, JP
Subtitle Languages: GB, SP, F, IT, JP
Running Time: 87 mins
