Product Details

• Actors: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Janet Perry, Robert Holl, Peter Schreier
• Format: AC-3, Classical, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
• DVD Release Date: October 26, 2009
• Run Time: 165 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B001DNQSIG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,563 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spellbinding, December 6, 2010

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This review is from: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos (DVD)

Brandenburg Concertos are pieces that engross a music-lover forever. What attracts me in this version is its focus on the conversational and relational character of the music. It gives the performance a gripping emotional and erotic charge. The pieces require virtuosic playing, but virtuosity is the medium here, not the goal. These are in a way disciplined performances; the musicians do not get carried away by their abilities. It is a group of people conversing through music, and they do so with eloquence and elegance. Theirs is not a light or bubbly chat, but neither is it ever scripted or turgid. It is a thoughtful, intimate conversation among and for music-lovers; partaking in it makes for an absorbing experience.

The two DVD set also includes several smaller pieces as well as a series of interviews with Harnoncourt about the Brandenburg Concertos. The interviews are quite simply among the most intelligent and pleasurable `bonuses' I have encountered. Here too, the point is not just to add some nice pictures for fans to ogle at--as bonus features often tend to be--it is rather to explore a work of art for an interested audience. A rare treat!