In Search of Beethoven / In Search of Mozart - 2-DVD Set

In Search of Beethoven / In Search of Mozart - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
267 min + 111 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Anamorphic Widescreen
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2006 - 2009 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Phil Grabsky

Written By:
Phil Grabsky

Actors:
Emanuel Ax ..... Himself
Jonathan Biss ..... Himself
Riccardo Chailly ..... Himself
Alban Gerhardt ..... Himself
Hélène Grimaud ..... Herself
Janine Jansen ..... Herself
Roger Norrington ..... Himself
Ilona Schmiel ..... Herself
Juliet Stevenson ..... Narrator
Lars Vogt ..... Himself
Frank Adams-Brown ..... Wolfgang Mozart as a child
Debbie Arnold ..... Female Voices
Sean Barrett ..... Leopold Mozart
John Davies ..... Male Voices
Renée Fleming ..... Herself
Lang Lang ..... Himself
Louis Langrée ..... Himself
Sam West ..... Wolfgang Mozart

Synopsis:

In Search of Mozart (2006)
Filmmaker Phil Grabsky speaks with the most celebrated orchestras and musicians on the planet to explore the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the first-ever feature-length documentary about the 18th century composer. Over eight works by Mozart are presented chronologically in order to draw distinct parallels between the composer's music and his remarkable life. Lovingly crafted and never weighed down by history, Grabsky's film is designed to be enjoyed by classical-music enthusiasts as well as the casual fan.
In Search of Beethoven (2009)
Juliet Stevenson (Truly, Madly, Deeply) narrates this straightforward documentary account of the life of composer Ludwig van Beethoven, covering all the major highlights from his birth in 1770 through his death in 1827. Writer-director Phil Grabsky skirts around the option of dramatic period reenactments, and instead opts for an impressionistic approach. He builds much of the film around the basic foundational material of interviews and studio performances of the great man's work by artists including Ronald Brautigam, Emanuel Ax, and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Grabsky also offsets Stevenson's traditional chronicle of Beethoven's life with letters from the composer, read by David Dawson, that unveil an intense and almost belligerent side to the musical giant, leavened with offbeat humor.

In Search of Mozart (2006)
The life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
In Search of Beethoven (2009)
The first truly comprehensive feature length cinema documentary ever made about Beethoven. With over 60 live performances.

These two feature length documentaries, released together for the first time on DVD, reveal new insights into the lives of Beethoven and Mozart through the greatest orchestras, performers and experts from around the world.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 02 July, 2016.