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The oratorio comprises four parts, corresponding to spring, summer, autumn and winter; with arias recitatives and choruses. It describes the course of nature during the year from the point of view of country folk, their farming activities, their joys and fears of the weather, along with their lives...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern (Performer), KlangVerwaltung (Musical group) (Performer), Bayerischer Rundfunk, Südwestrundfunk (Germany), Markgräfliches Opernhaus, Farao Classics (Firm)
Other Authors:	Swieten, Gottfried van, 1733-1803 (Librettist), Meyer, Miriam (Performer), Taylor, James, 1966- (Performer), Lukas, Ralf (Performer), Guttenberg, Enoch zu (Conductor, Director), Wübbolt, Georg (Director), Thomson, James, 1700-1748
Format:	Video
Language:	German
Language Notes:	Sung in German; optional English and German subtitles.
Published:	Germany : Farao Classics, [2009]
Subjects:	Oratorios. Seasons > Songs and music. Concert films. Concert television programs. Nonfiction films. Feature films.

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Summary:	The oratorio comprises four parts, corresponding to spring, summer, autumn and winter; with arias recitatives and choruses. It describes the course of nature during the year from the point of view of country folk, their farming activities, their joys and fears of the weather, along with their lives in the village community.
Item Description:	Oratorio in 4 parts; libretto by Gottfried van Swieten based on the poem The seasons by James Thomson. Libretto by Gottfried van Swieten after the poem The seasons by James Thomson. Special features contain an additional bonus track with work introduction and explanatory notes on each season by Enoch zu Guttenberg. Booklet with program notes in English and German inserted in container. Video recording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (167min., 37 sec.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC; region 0; DTS surround soundtracks in PCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9.