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1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
directed by Tony Palmer ; produced by Mike Bluett & Eleanor Berrie ; Isolde Films.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1998.
Program notes ([4] pages : ill., ports.) inserted in container.
John Gielgud, narrator and reader of Rachmaninoff's letters and other reminiscences; Valentina Igoshina, Peter Jablonski, Petr Laul, Alexander Toradze, Mikhail Pletnev, pianists ; Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Nikolai Okhotnikov, Nikolai Putilin, vocalists ; Kirov Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev, conductor and narrator; Kirov Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre ; Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev, conductor ; Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado, conductor.
DVD; NTSC; all regions; 16:8 picture format.
Soundtrack in English with portions in Russian; opera excerpts sung in Russian; optional subtitles in English or Italian.
Katya Novikova, assistant director ; photographers, Dave Marsh, Mark Duffield.