Product Details

• Format: AC-3, Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, 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: DVD International
• DVD Release Date: August 31, 2001
• Run Time: 78 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005MEVE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #296,151 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rachmaninov - A Journey Home, March 3, 2002

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"bellou" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 - A Naxos Musical Journey (DVD)

Take a journey to the great cities and country landscapes where Rachmaninov grew up -- Russia. Naxos videographers capture the beauty and culture that inspired Rachmaninoff to write with such emotion, passion, and romanticism. Pianist Bernd Glemser delivers a commendable performance with the Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor (the most popular of Rachmaninoff's compositions). However, it is the Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor (technically more difficult than Concerto No. 2 - and gaining in popularity after the release of the movie "Shine") where Glemser truly shines - accompanied by some impressive visuals. If your DVD player has DTS capability - set it up accordingly, as the sound reproduction is both dynamic and spacious. No, you will not see Glemser, the orchestra (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra), or the conductor (Antoni Wit), but you be graced by the beauty that inspired the genius of Rachmaninoff.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great video, POOR audio, January 15, 2005

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Mark A. Hawkins (Midwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 - A Naxos Musical Journey (DVD)

The audio of this DVD is very poor. The performance itself is too slow. The pianist are not the best Rock 2/3 players. Far from William Wolfram. Obscure orchestras which is OK if they're good. The dynamic range is much less than my other recordings. I have compared various sections with the CDs from better recordings and pianists. I cannot listen to the Naxos dvd after knowing what it should sound like.
The video is well done and offers beautiful images with good production values.
I suspect Naxos took an obscure, existing, poor audio recording they had access to and put it to video.
I would suggest one should research the artists and orchestras before buying any of these musical journeys. I won't buy another untill I know who the performers are.
I watch mine while listening to an audio CD.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable music with video, September 22, 2002

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bill rigsby (amarillo, texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 - A Naxos Musical Journey (DVD)

i, too enjoy viewing the orchestra on my dvd concerts. i also enjoy the video scenes on the naxos musical journey dvds. the scenes of the homeland of the composer are beautiful and perhaps may have influnced the composer in his music.