discovering classical music using dvds
Posted by: mikeeschman on 02 November 2008
these will provide a great deal of enjoyment and education in a painless venue :
"Discovering Masterpieces of Classical Music" by Euroarts. i have bartok's Concerto for Orchestra with pierre boulez and mozart symphony no. 41 with hartmut haenchen and am greedily looking for more.
each dvd consists of a musical lecture where the conductor deconstructs each major theme in the work followed by a complete performance.
these are highly recommended.
"The Art of Conducting" by Teldec
i have barbirolli, beecham, bernstein, busch, furtwangler, karajan, klemperer, koussvitzky, nikisch, reiner, stokowski, r strauss, szell, toscanini, walter, weingartner, celibidache, kleiber, mravinsky, munch, mengelberg, cluytens and talich on two dvds.
you get to see them rehearse and perform, and there are many interviews.
teldec also has an excellent series on the piano.
these are great because you can just pop them in and view them, learning a great deal in the process. no pain!!!
let us know if you find any more.
"Discovering Masterpieces of Classical Music" by Euroarts. i have bartok's Concerto for Orchestra with pierre boulez and mozart symphony no. 41 with hartmut haenchen and am greedily looking for more.
each dvd consists of a musical lecture where the conductor deconstructs each major theme in the work followed by a complete performance.
these are highly recommended.
"The Art of Conducting" by Teldec
i have barbirolli, beecham, bernstein, busch, furtwangler, karajan, klemperer, koussvitzky, nikisch, reiner, stokowski, r strauss, szell, toscanini, walter, weingartner, celibidache, kleiber, mravinsky, munch, mengelberg, cluytens and talich on two dvds.
you get to see them rehearse and perform, and there are many interviews.
teldec also has an excellent series on the piano.
these are great because you can just pop them in and view them, learning a great deal in the process. no pain!!!
let us know if you find any more.
Over the past year I have spent some time using the following 3 DVD's to learn just a little more about Bach, Beethoven, and Schubert. The only frustrating thing for me is realizing just how good these performers are and how effortlessly they can delivery the goods. They combine some lecture / master class format and also some of just the performance. Even when it is just the recital/performance I learn quite a bit but especially if it is filmed well. Watching the posture and body language of the performer and how they work with the instrument or being able to see some pedaling etc. is very informative and instructive to me.
If you love Bach keyboard music then this is a must. It has a nice overall look at many aspects of playing this music but I wish she would do a part II that goes even deeper on how to play this music.
Again, this is a very valuable resource for me but I would like a part II that goes even deeper. Same applies for the Schubert below.
If you love Bach keyboard music then this is a must. It has a nice overall look at many aspects of playing this music but I wish she would do a part II that goes even deeper on how to play this music.
Again, this is a very valuable resource for me but I would like a part II that goes even deeper. Same applies for the Schubert below.