Product Details

• Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Kultur Video
• DVD Release Date: March 27, 2007
• Run Time: 119 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000MGBTOI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,301 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #55 in Music > Classical > Instruments > Strings > Lute

Editorial Reviews

From The Royal Alcázar Palace

ISSAC ALBÉNIZ (1860-1909)
Sevilla (Sevillanas) from Suite Española, Op.47 (arr. John Williams)

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
Prelude from Lute Suite No. 4 in E Major

DOMENICO SCARLATTI (1685-1757)
Sonata in D Minor, K 213 (arr. John Williams

ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)
Concerto in D Major for Lute, 2 Violins and Basso continuo, RV93, I. Allegro giusto • II. Largo • III. Allegro

YUQUIJIRO YOCOH (1925-)
Sakura Variations

NIKITA KOSHKIN (1956-)
Usher Waltz, Op. 29 – After Edgar Allen Poe

ISSAC ALBÉNIZ
Asturias (Leyenda) from Suite española, Op. 47 (arr. John Williams)

GUSTÍN BARRIOS MANGORÉ (1885-1944)
Sueño en la Floresta

JOAQUÍN RODRIGO (1901-)
Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez

JOHN WILLIAMS – GUITAR
ORQUESTRA SINFÓNICA DE SEVILLA
Conducted by JOSÉ BUENAGU.

THE FILM PROFILE

Including music By Francisco Tarrega, J.S. Bach , Peter Sculthorpe, Toru Takemitsu, Agustín Barrios Mangoré , Johannes Brahms, Domenico Scarlatti, Isaac Albeniz, Stanley Meyers

Other performers featured: Paco Peña , Sebastian Bell, Andrés Segovia

Locations: London and Manchester (U.K.), Sydney, Melbourne, Glenn Innes, Kakadu National Park, the Olgas and Ayers Rock (Australia), Granada, Seville and Cordoba (Spain).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars picture/audio worse than vhs!, June 2, 2007

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skepticdude "it's only in cartoons that thing... (Bellevue, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: John Williams - The Seville Concert / John Williams, Paco Peña, Andrés Segovia (DVD)

Sacrifices had to be made in order to fit the Concert and Film profile all on a single disc.

If you play this dvd, you will notice that the colors are nowhere near as vibrant as they were on the vhs.

You will notice the reduced sound qualify if you turn it up. It sounds like the audio was compressed by a bad mp3 converter.

It would have been better to simply make two dvds, and thus preserve the audio and picture quality, or even enhance them, as I did.

I transfered my own purchased vhs copy to dvd, and set the converter to enhance the colors and sound. It might be hard to believe, but this vhs-to-dvd transfer surpasses the qualify of this professional dvd version.

If you don't really care about picture/audio quality, it's a good purchase.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better late then never, the DVD has finally arrived!!, March 30, 2007

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Guitar Extroadinare (Long Beach, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: John Williams - The Seville Concert / John Williams, Paco Peña, Andrés Segovia (DVD)

I have been a fan on John Williams for many years. Not many classical guitar players out there can express emotion through the instrument the way John Williams does. This guy doesn't make mistakes. Every note is right on the money. Perfect. Excellent tone. John Williams is a true hero of the classical guitar.

I have owned the VHS version of this for many years and it's always a pleasure to watch. No matter how many times you watch this, you never got tired of seeing John Williams tear across the fretboard. He is a true legend and this DVD is a must have for any John Williams fan and classical guitar enthusiast.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterful Performance By An Artist of the Classical Guitar, August 4, 2007

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Bruce A. Bucholz "merty" (Charlottesville, Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: John Williams - The Seville Concert / John Williams, Paco Peña, Andrés Segovia (DVD)

I have the video tape of this performance & will soon purchase the DVD. Each piece on this tape was performed with technical mastery and artistic soul by John Williams in the stunning Royal Alcazar Palace. Each of the pieces were rendered according to a standard of the highest manner of a master guitarist. I also enjoyed the diversity of music that was played on this tape-- that ranged from a Bach's Prelude from Lute Suite No. 4 in E Major, Skura Variations, or the Adagio from Concerto De Aranjuez. I used this tape as a background music for a dinner party with friends and it was very well received. As a classical guitarist I appreciated the absolute artistry of John Williams as he played each piece. I'd enthusiastically recommend the DVD or tape to anyone. It provided quiet an evening of entertainment.