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Title

Orchestra! [videorecording] / an Initial Film & Television production for Channel Four.

Publication

London, England : Decca, 2007.

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Additional Authors

• Moore, Dudley, 1935-2002.
• Solti, Georg, 1912-1997.
• Hewes, Jonathan.
• Lowney, Declan.
• Initial Film and Television. prd
• Channel Four (Great Britain) prd
• Decca Record Company.
• Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival. Orchester. prf

Description

2 videodiscs (250 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in. +

Summary

Takes the viewer through the string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections. Includes sections on the piano and conducting methods. Moves chronologically through orchestra music, focusing on the great composers.

Uniform Title

Orchestra! (Television program)

Subjects

• Conducting
• Orchestra
• Musical instruments
• Orchestral music > Excerpts

Note

• Accompanying CD includes music from Orchestra!.
• Widescreen version.
• Originally produced as a television series in 1991.

Credits (note)

• Producer, Jonathan Hewes ; director, Declan Lowney.

System Details (note)

• DVD-9; NTSC, 14:9 letterbox picture format; LPCM stereo.; open to all regions.

Language (note)

• In English; optional subtitles in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Chinese.

Contents

• Disc 1: Introduction to Orchestra! ; Upper strings ; Woodwind ; Lower strings ; Brass ; Percussion -- Disc 2: Piano ; The conductor ; Bonus feature: The making of Orchestra!
• Accompanying CD: Concerto grosso, op. 6, no. 11. II : largo (1:30) / Handel -- Brandenburg concerto no. 3. I : allegro (6:12) -- Symphony no. 99. II : adagio (excerpt) / Haydn (2:05) -- The marriage of Figaro. Overture / Mozart (4:06) -- Symphony no. 9. IV : finale (excerpt) (5:59) -- "Unfinished" symphony. I : allegro moderato (excerpt) / Schubert (3:46) -- Piano concerto. I : allegro affettuoso (excerpt) / Schumann (5:59) -- Symphonie fantastique. IV : march to the scaffold / Berlioz (4:36) -- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Prelude / Wagner (9:17) -- Variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn. Variation no. 5 (2-piano version) (0:57) ; Variation no. 5 (orchestral version) (0:55) ; Variation no. 7 (2-piano version) (2:55) / Brahms -- Piano concerto no. 1. I : allegro no troppo (excerpt) / Tchaikovsky (1:47) -- Don Juan / Richard Strauss (16:01) -- La valse (conclusion) / Ravel (2:45) -- Music for strings, percussion, and celesta. II : allegro (excerpt) / Bartók (1:17) -- The rite of spring. Dance of the earth / Stravinsky (1:30) -- Symphony no. 3 (conclusion) / Lutosławski (2:33).

Call Number

*LDV 999

LCCN

044007431986

OCLC

191852772

Title

Orchestra! [videorecording] / an Initial Film & Television production for Channel Four.

Imprint

London, England : Decca, 2007.

System Details

DVD-9; NTSC, 14:9 letterbox picture format; LPCM stereo.; open to all regions.

Performer

Host, Dudley Moore ; Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra ; Sir Georg Solti, conductor.

Credits

Producer, Jonathan Hewes ; director, Declan Lowney.

Language

In English; optional subtitles in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Chinese.

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Added Author

Moore, Dudley, 1935-2002. Host

Solti, Georg, 1912-1997. Conductor

Hewes, Jonathan. Producer

Lowney, Declan. Director

Initial Film and Television. Production personnel

Channel Four (Great Britain) Production personnel

Decca Record Company.

Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival. Orchester. Performer

Other Standard Identifier

044007431986

Publisher No.

074 3198 Decca

Research Call Number

*LDV 999 Notes on file.

*LDC 45339