The making of a performance : Tchaikovsky's 4th symphony /

Includes a documentary hosted by the San Francisco Symphony's music director Michael Tilson Thomas, who discusses the drama, pathos, elation, and despair embodied in Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony; the documentary features interviews with musicians as it takes the viewer behind the scenes to e...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, SFS Media (Firm), Independent Communications Associates
Other Authors: Tilson Thomas, Michael, 1944-, Kennard, David, Saffa, Joan, Gitler, Janette, Halvorson, Gary, Bronson, Michael, Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Documentary part in English, with optional Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish subtitles.
Published: San Francisco, Calif. : SFS Media, [2004]
Series:Keeping score.
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Summary:Includes a documentary hosted by the San Francisco Symphony's music director Michael Tilson Thomas, who discusses the drama, pathos, elation, and despair embodied in Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony; the documentary features interviews with musicians as it takes the viewer behind the scenes to experience the preparation that goes into a performance of the piece. Also includes a live performance of the complete Tchaikovsky 4th by the San Francisco Symphony, with Thomas conducting.
Item Description:Live performance originally produced for the PBS television program Great Performances, copyrighted 2004.
Bonus material includes a narrated slideshow about Tchaikovsky and the 4th symphony, a short film about the San Francisco Symphony, and a biography of Michael Tilson Thomas.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; one sound track with Dolby digital stereo., the other with Dolby digital 5.1 surround (live performance only).