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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherKultur International Films
ISBN-100769790755
ISBN-139780769790756
eBay Product ID (ePID)2309732921
Product Key Features
Publication Year2011
TopicGenres & Styles / Classical
Book TitleSounds Magnificent: the Story of the Symphony-André Previn : D4572
LanguageEnglish
GenreMusic
AuthorPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
FormatDvd
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Composed byTchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
Performed byPrevin, Andre
SynopsisIn this series of program, Andre Previn conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in some of the most popular works from the concert repertoire symphonies by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich. Each program is introduced by André Previn talking about the piece to be performed and about the composers who created these masterworks, giving illustrations of aspects of their music with a variety of orchestral excerpts. Program One: Haydn s Symphony No.87 in A (1785), Mozart s Symphony No.39 in E flat K543 (1788) Program Two: BEETHOVEN Excerpts from Beethoven s Symphony No.5 in C minor Op.67 (1804-8) and a performance of the composer s Symphony No.7 in A Op.92 (1811-12) Program Three: BERLIOZ Berlioz s Symphonie Fantastique Op.14 (1830-1 ) Program Four: BRAHMS Brahms Symphony No.4 in E minor Op.98 (1885) Program Five: TCHAIKOVSKY Tchaikovsky s Symphony No.6 in B minor Op.74, Pathétique (1893) Program Six: SHOSTAKOVICH Shostakovich s Symphony No.5 in D minor Op.47, A Soviet Artist s Practical Creative Reply to Just Criticism (1937)