Shostakovich : Symphony no.5 /

"This DVD investigates the arresting music that would either redeem Shostakovich or doom him. Did he dare hide a kernel of music criticism in what appears to be a paean to the motherland? Join Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony as they explore the hidden language of this maste...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Independent Communications Associates, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, SFS Media (Firm)
Other Authors: Tilson Thomas, Michael, 1944-, Kennard, David, Saffa, Joan, Halvorson, Gary, Bronson, Michael, Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed captioned.
Soundtrack in English, with optional English, Chinese, French, German, and Spanish subtitles.
Published: San Francisco, CA : SFS Media, [2009]
Series:Keeping score.
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Summary:"This DVD investigates the arresting music that would either redeem Shostakovich or doom him. Did he dare hide a kernel of music criticism in what appears to be a paean to the motherland? Join Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony as they explore the hidden language of this masterwork. What Shostakovich has to say might depend on what you're brave enough to hear"-- Container.
Item Description:Special features include: full-length concert performance of Shostakovich's Symphony number 5 by the San Francisco Symphony.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital; special features filmed in high-definition, aspect ratio 16:9, widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
Production Credits:Edited by Blair Gershkow ; director of photography, Michael Anderson, Bob Elfstrom, Ian Salvage ; live concert performance directed by Gary Halvorson ; produced by Michael Bronson.