Product Details

• Actors: Véronique Dietschy, Eliane Tancheff, Alexandre Laiter, Thomas Tomaschke, Jean-Jacques Kantorow
• Directors: Georges Bessonnet
• Writers: Charles Jennens
• Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: October 26, 1999
• Run Time: 140 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00001O2GC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,416 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Handel - The Messiah / Kantorow, Dietschy, Tantcheff, Auvergne Orchestra" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing release, December 8, 1999

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Federico Lonardi (Legnago, VR, Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handel - The Messiah / Kantorow, Dietschy, Tantcheff, Auvergne Orchestra (DVD)

This is the Mozart's setting of the Handel's work, but there is no mention on the jacket notes. This is misleading to buyers. Overall, either the performance or the audio recording are acceptable, but here the problem is the video direction. Clearly, director Georges Bessonnet had no idea of what he was shooting: never his cameras are ready for soloists or choir or instrument entries. So you can hear the sopranos singing while you are watching the basses silent, or you can see the flutes not playing while the mezzo is singing, and so on. This is frustrating and irritating and soon it makes you want to watch or listen to someting else. A disappointing experience.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A 'realistic' production!, March 1, 2000

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Gene Bitner (Amarillo, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handel - The Messiah / Kantorow, Dietschy, Tantcheff, Auvergne Orchestra (DVD)

This was my first DVD and I do not regret my choice. To those who thought the direction not the best, I would say-- in 140 minutes of TV production, a few imperfect shots should be expected. As in all video productions of music performance, you see MUCH more than anyone there in the live audience could have seen. That is another thing I liked about this DVD-- it was a "live audience performance"-- little chance to have it "re-manufactured" in an engineering studio! All four soloists were good-- refreshing to hear someone not on the charts! My only negative comments-- the close-up cameramen 'panned' much too quickly at times, and the DVD case could have been of better design and construction.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A New Face for the Messiah, February 1, 2000

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William H. DuBay (Costa Mesa, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handel - The Messiah / Kantorow, Dietschy, Tantcheff, Auvergne Orchestra (DVD)

Beggars cannot be choosers. The first DVD production of Handel's Messiah packaged by Image Entertainment may not be premium production, but it goes a long way in bringing the Messiah to life brilliantly. The visual performance not only enhances the sublime melodies, it also highlights the skill, effort, and enthusiasm that goes into making this beautiful piece.