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The harvest of sorrow : the memories of Sergei Rachmaninoff /

A documentary on the life of Sergei Rachmaninoff, including brief segments from various performances of his instrumental and vocal works. Also includes appearances and personal narratives of the composer's relatives: Rachmaninoff's niece, Sofia Satina, and his grandson, Alexander Rachmanin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Rossiĭskiĭ nat︠s︡ionalʹnyĭ orkestr (Performer), Berliner Philharmoniker (Performer), Mariinskiĭ teatr (1991- ). Khor (Performer), Mariinskiĭ teatr (1991- ). Orkestr (Performer), Voiceprint Records, Isolde Films Ltd
Other Authors: Bluett, Mike (Producer), Berrie, Eleanor (Producer), Gielgud, John, 1904-2000 (Narrator), Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- (Conductor, Narrator), Abbado, Claudio (Conductor), Pletnev, Mikhail, 1957- (Instrumentalist, Conductor), Igoshina, Valentina, 1978- (Instrumentalist), Jablonski, Peter, 1971- (Instrumentalist), Laul, Pëtr (Instrumentalist), Toradze, Alexander (Instrumentalist), Hvorostovsky, Dmitri (Vocalist), Okhotnikov, Nikolaĭ (Vocalist), Putilin, Nikolaĭ, 1953- (Vocalist), Palmer, Tony, 1941- (Director)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Russian
Language Notes:Soundtrack in English with portions in Russian; opera excerpts sung in Russian; optional subtitles in English or Italian.
Published: [England] : Voiceprint Records, [2009]
Subjects:
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, > 1873-1943.
Composers > Russia > Biography.
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, > 1873-1943 > Correspondence.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Made-for-TV movies.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
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Summary:A documentary on the life of Sergei Rachmaninoff, including brief segments from various performances of his instrumental and vocal works. Also includes appearances and personal narratives of the composer's relatives: Rachmaninoff's niece, Sofia Satina, and his grandson, Alexander Rachmaninoff.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1998.
Program notes ([4] pages : ill., ports.) inserted in container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; all regions; 16:8 picture format.
Production Credits:Katya Novikova, assistant director ; photographers, Dave Marsh, Mark Duffield.