The harvest of sorrow the memories of Sergei Rachmaninoff
Title:
The harvest of sorrow the memories of Sergei Rachmaninoff
Author:
Bluett, Mike producer.
Publication Information:
[England] : Voiceprint Records, [2009]
©2009
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
A documentary on the life of Sergei Rachmaninoff, including brief segments from various performances of his instrumental and vocal works. Also includes appearances and personal narratives of the composer's relatives: Rachmaninoff's niece, Sofia Satina, and his grandson, Alexander Rachmaninoff.
General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1998.
Language:
English
Contents:
Compositions by Rachmaninoff performed include (chiefly) excerpts from: Symphony no. 3 (Russian National Orchestra ; Mikhail Pletnev, conductor) -- The dream ; Christ is risen (Dmitri Hvorotovsky, baritone) -- Prelude in C♯ minor ; Prelude in G minor ; Prelude in B minor (Valentina Igoshina, piano) -- Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini (Peter Jablonski, piano) -- Piano concerto no. 3 (Alexandre Toradze, piano) -- Piano concerto no. 2 (Petr Laul, piano) -- Aleko (Nikolai Okhotnikov, bass) -- The miserly knight (Nikolai Putilin, baritone) -- The Corelli variations ; Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini (Mikhail Pletnev, piano ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra ; Claudio Abbado, conductor).
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UPC:
604388727308
Format :
DVD
