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Notes Interdites: The Red Baton - Gennady Rozhdestvensky (DVD) | Euroarts 3073498

Notes Interdites: The Red Baton - Gennady Rozhdestvensky (DVD)

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Cat No: 3073498

Barcode: 0899132000459

Format: DVD - NTSC

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 28th April 2008

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Contents

Works

Shostakovich
Symphony No.7 (extracts)

Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet

Schnittke
Deal Souls (Suite based on Alfred Schnittke’s film music)

Prokofiev
Zdravitsa (Cantata)

Artists

Victoria Postnikova
Symphony Capella Orchestra & Choir of Russia

Conductor

Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Works

Shostakovich
Symphony No.7 (extracts)

Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet

Schnittke
Deal Souls (Suite based on Alfred Schnittke’s film music)

Prokofiev
Zdravitsa (Cantata)

Artists

Victoria Postnikova
Symphony Capella Orchestra & Choir of Russia

Conductor

Gennady Rozhdestvensky

About

Two Films by Bruno Monsaingeon:

The Red Baton: Scenes of musical life in Stalinist Russia

Between 1917 and 1990, the Soviet Union was the setting for a fascinating paradox upon which this film will attempt to shed some light. Against a backdrop of extreme hardship, indeed terror, there developed one of the most intense and rich musical arenas of the 20th century.

Major composers, virtuoso performers, the most prestigious orchestras displayed their talent throughout these 70 years, in situations that were dangerous and precarious, often grotesque and always extreme.

Gennadi Rozhdestvensky: Conductor or Conjuror?

Rather than a profile, this is a documentary about a conductor discussing and analysing what he knows best: the art of conducting.

Featuring: Shostakovich’s 7th Symphony (masterclasses, rehearsals with students from the Moscow Conservatory and Zurich’s Tonhalle orchestra, archival clips), Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet, and Schnittke’s Deal Souls.

Bonus: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky conducts Dead Souls (Suite based on Alfred Schnittke’s film Music) & Zdravitsa (Cantata by Sergey Prokofiev composed in 1939 for the celebration of Stalin’s 60th birthday to words "inspired to the people").

Picture Format: NTSC · 4:3 fullscreen
Sound Formats: Dolby Digital 2.0
Region Code: 0
Subtitles: English, French
Booklet Notes: English, German, French

Running Time: 155 mins

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