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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Claudio Abbado |
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Claudio Abbado; Bob Eisenhardt; Peter Gelb; Susan Froemke; Siiri Schütz; Gustav Mahler; Berliner Philharmoniker.; Cami Video, Inc.; et al |
| OCLC Number: | 29737313 |
| Notes: | Contains a documentary and a performance. In German, Italian, and English; English subtitles. LaserDisc, extended play CLV. NTSC. Digital stereo. Essay in English and French and chapter list on 1 sheet in jacket. |
| Credits: | Documentary edited by Bob Eisenhardt, Pola Rapaport ; cinematography, Don Lenzer, Dyanna Taylor ; concert filming directed by Brian Large. |
| Performer(s): | Claudio Abbado ; Berlin Philharmonic. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (CLV) (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. |
| Responsibility: | a film by Bob Eisenhardt, Susan Froemke, Peter Gelb ; a Peter Gelb, Susan Froemke production ; co-producer, Karen Abaray ; a Cami Video production in association with Channel 4 ... [et al.]. |
Abstract:
Side 1 is a documentary on Claudio Abbado's first year as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, as successor to 35-year chief Herbert von Karajan. Filmed as events occurred and includes conversations, interviews, rehearsals, work with young pianist Siiri Schütz, and glimpses of the fall of the Berlin Wall which was happening at this time (60 min.). On side 2 Abbado conducts the orchestra in a complete performance of Mahler's First Symphony, recorded live in concert (55 min.).
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