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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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Documentary part in English, with optional Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish subtitles. |
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San Francisco, Calif. :
SFS Media,
[2004]
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| 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. |
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| 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). |