Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 (Boulez) (UK)
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The Memorial Concert
Certificate: none
Running Time: 95 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
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Content Type: Musical Recording
Synopsis:
The Memorial Concert recorded on the 100th anniversary of Bruckner`s death.
Starring the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Pierre Boulez.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Documentary `Interview with Pierre Boulez`
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.78:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 English
Subtitle Tracks:
French
Japanese
Italian
English
Spanish
German
Distributor:
TDK
Your Opinions and Comments
The camera positions are, as usual, placed at the whim of the director, who regularly points them up to the roof of this fantastic building, but still has a few quirky moments such as appearing right behind the double basses in one of their more interesting passages (as it were). When concentrating on Boulez, you can see how little needs to be shown when conducting an orchestra like this, but even then it`s fascinating watching someone who is more steeped in contemporary music tackle something different. I wish though that we could have multiple camera angles to choose from as I would have loved to see certain instruments played which are often in the background.
The extra interview was very disappointing. I learnt little about the piece (Bruckner editions are a fascinating mish-mash at times), or performance (being an anniversary concert) and the interviewer struck me as being rather dull. The only let down of the disk really.