Making Of A Performance: Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphon
Label: SAN FRANSISCO SYMPHONY Catalog: SFS60005 Format: DVD 1 DVD - Label: San Fransisco Symphony - SFS60005 - Symphony No.4 In F Minor, Op.36 - Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich - Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony - Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas"Keeping Score: MTT on Music" is a major initiative of the San Francisco Symphony aimed at offering audiences of today a connection to classical music and the powerful emotions it conveys. Anchored by a television series broadcast on PBS's "Great Performances", the project encompasses the Internet, radio, and DVDs, as well as educational and outreach programs throughout the United States. The 2-part TV piolt on this DVD features an in-depth look at Tchaikovsky's fourth symphony. In Part 1 "The Making of a Performance", Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas and members of the San Francisco Symphony talk about their passion - music, how they became involved in it, and how they use their instruments, training, and experience to bring the composer's thoughts and emotions to life. Part 2 is a full length, live concert performance of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.4 MTT delves into the notes and symbols that make up Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony, and unlocks the drama, pathos, elation and despair within. He takes you behind the scenes to experience the preparation behind every performance - the solitary practice sessions, the group rehearsals, the efforts of each musician to grasp the composer's ultimate message - "This is how life is." In addition to the PBS show, this DVD also includes a narrated graphic history of Tchaikovsky. The widescreen format visuals are supported by 5.1 surround sound audio. This all-region disc includes subtitles in German, French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese. Price: $36.98 |