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The Pyongyang Concert | Euroarts 2056944

The Pyongyang Concert

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Label: Euroarts

Cat No: 2056944

Barcode: 0880242569448

Format: Blu-ray

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 29th September 2008

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Contents

Artists

New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Lorin Maazel

Works

Dvorak, Antonin

Symphony no.9 in E minor, op.95 B178 'From the New World'

Gershwin, George

An American in Paris

Wagner, Richard

Lohengrin
» Prelude to Act 3

Artists

New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Lorin Maazel

About

Hundreds of millions of people watched this historic concert on television: The New York Philharmonic concert in Pyongyang. The first classical concert release on Blu-ray Disc offers professional technical standards in the comfort of your own home.

Music became diplomacy when this courageous musical project united Americans and North Koreans. The musicians went from strength to strength in a beautiful programme which illustrated the excellence of the orchestra. Lorin Maazel once more proved his reputation as one of the best contemporary conductors.

Included is a previously unreleased documentary with 53 minutes of exclusive material.

"Astounding was the fact that the orchestra played the North Korean national anthem and the Star Spangled Banner on a stage flanked by flags of both nations … a rare moment of harmony, proving the power of music that bridges the divides." - The Korea Times (South Korea)

"For at least 90 minutes in a theatre in Pyongyang it was possible … to believe that 55 years of cold-war hostility were coming to an end." - James Miles, The Economist

East Pyongyang Grand Theatre, Pyongyang - North Korea, 26th February 2008.

Blu Ray: 1080i Full HD · 16:9
Sound Blu Ray: PCM 2.0 + 5.1
Region Code: 0/worldwide
Booklet Notes: English, German, French
Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese

Running Time: 107 mins (concert) + 53 mins (documentary)

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