In Search of Haydn

In Search of Haydn (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
102 min + Extras

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Phil Grabsky

Written By:
Phil Grabsky

Actors:
Phil Grabsky
Juliet Stevenson ..... Narrator

Synopsis:

From the award-winning maker of In Search Of Mozart and In Search Of Beethoven comes the final film of the trilogy, In Search Of Haydn. Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was one of the world's greatest musical innovators. His close friend Mozart and his student Beethoven greatly looked up to him. Yet today in concert halls he is often overshadowed in favour of his younger contemporaries. By speaking to the greatest living exponents of Haydn's music, this film redresses the balance and sheds light on the master and his work. Grabsky's biographical account of the life of Haydn is a visual and aural extravaganza. Through intimate and revealing interviews with experts, and detailed extracts from Haydn's personal letters, the audience gains tremendous insight not only into Haydn's music, but an appreciation of the artist himself.

Phil Grabsky's biographical account of the life of Haydn is a visual and aural extravaganza including breath-taking performances by some of the world's most celebrated and contemporary musicians. As with his previous films on Mozart and Beethoven, Grabsky follows the same format of presenting the composer's biography and music chronologically. Through intimate and revealing interviews with experts and detailed extracts from Haydn's personal letters, the audience gains tremendous insight not only into Haydn's music but an appreciation of the artist himself. The emphasis of the film is on the performance of Haydn's music and thus a much better understanding of the man Mozart and Beethoven revered.

Interpretations of his music by contemporary musicians reveal the life and work of composer Joseph Haydn.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 16 March, 2016.