Orpheus taming the Furies /

It is only a few minutes after the angelic, gentle, calm statements of the first movement of the Fourth Concerto to the orchestral explosion in the second movement--an explosion for which a lesser composer might have required a huge brass section but which Beethoven manages with only the strings. Ba...

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Corporate Authors: Granada Television International, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors: Nupen, Christopher, Barenboim, Daniel, 1942-, Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, [2004]
Series:Barenboim on Beethoven (DVD videodiscs)
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Summary:It is only a few minutes after the angelic, gentle, calm statements of the first movement of the Fourth Concerto to the orchestral explosion in the second movement--an explosion for which a lesser composer might have required a huge brass section but which Beethoven manages with only the strings. Barenboim plays the second and third movement of the Fourth Piano Concerto.
Item Description:Videodisc release of the 1987 production.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 DVD-video (28 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Photography, David Findlay ; editor, Peter Heelas.