Beethoven: Symphonies 1-3 Blu-ray (US)

Beethoven: Symphonies 1-3 Blu-ray (US)

C MAJOR | 2010 | 325 min | Not rated | Feb 22, 2011

The first ever Beethoven cycle on Blu-ray presents Christian Thielemann conduting the Vienna Philharmonic in Beethoven's first three symphonies. Two overtures, as well as copious documentary material, is included.

Pemain: Christian Thielemann

Sutradara: -

Video
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080i
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1

Audio

Music: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Music: LPCM 2.0

English, English SDH, French, Spanish (less)

Subtitles

English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian

Discs
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)

Playback
Region A

Cover

No Slip cover

Availability

1-5 days

Harga

Rp. 469.000

Special Features

As with the other two Blu-rays in this set, Discovering Beethoven, accompanying documentaries for each of the three symphonies, simply sets a new standard for music information in the high definition era. Symphony No. 1 (1080i; 51:34), Symphony No. 2 (1080i; 59:13) and Symphony No. 3 (1080i; 59:39) offer us music historian Joachim Kaiser and conductor Christian Thielemann poring over the ins and outs of these symphonies, relating both historical and musical facts about each of them. Not shy about comparing his interpretations to conducting masters of yore, Thielemann discusses snippets of other conductors' work, including Bernstein, Furtwängler, and Thielemann's own mentor Von Karajan. The entire historical context of Beethoven's era and approach to composition is explored in some detail, and at times there's a virtual note by note analysis of what is going on in each of these iconic works. As I've mentioned in my other reviews of this series, this is like sitting down at a Doctoral Thesis discussion between two extremely learned gentlemen, and Discovering Beethoven is simply unmatched in both its informational and entertainment value.