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Title:
Maurice Ravel [DVD video].
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Publication Date:
2006
Publication Information:
[Leeuwarden, The Netherlands] : Brilliant Classics, [2006?]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 CDs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Abstract:
The DVD documentary introduces us to the world of French composer Maurice Ravel through one of his most lovely works, String Quartet in F major. The film presents a series of four dance segments interspersed with documentary vignettes. The choreographies correspond to the four movements comprising the work and recreate key elements of the French composer's life. Drawing on archival documents, the vignettes offer a brief biography of Ravel.
General Note:
Title from disc label.
"Explore the life and music of Maurice Ravel"--Container.
Performers:
Quatuor Artur Leblanc (DVD) ; various performers (CDs).
Contents:
DVD. The automaton and the magic spell. String quartet in F major (Quatuor Artur Leblanc).
CD 1. Boléro ; Rapsodie espagnole ; Miroirs. Alborada del gracioso ; Menuet antique ; La valse (Orchestre national de France ; Eliahu Inbal, conductor). CD 2. Piano concerto in G major (Hélène Grimaud, piano ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Jesús Lopez-Cobos, conductor) -- Sonatine ; Jeux d'eau ; Gaspard de la nuit (Paul Crossley, piano).
Technical Details:
DVD, region all, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1 surround.
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Language:
English
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Additional Language:
In English, Spanish, Italian or French.
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