Product Details

• Actors: Maxim Vengerov, Daniel Barenboim, Placido Domingo, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English, French, Spanish
• 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: Arthaus Musik
• DVD Release Date: August 1, 2000
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004UEE6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,805 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, August 7, 2000

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H. Peng (CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sibelius - Violin Concerto /De Falla - Nights in the Gardens of Spain (DVD)

Vengerov is simply brilliant! The encores are quite some treat, too, esp. the Bach. As a natural benefit of a DVD, one can see a lot more in detail than in a live concert. Both the sound and image are excellent. Don't hesitate to buy it if you are a devotee of virtuosic violin playing.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, February 15, 2002

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Robert Farrah (DeKalb, Il United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sibelius - Violin Concerto /De Falla - Nights in the Gardens of Spain (DVD)

I put this Vengerov Sibelius in the same class as Gould's Goldberg Variations (DVD): it is more than a performance, it is a study. I have now watched it a good 50 times, and nothing in the experience has become jaded or spoiled by this familiarity, In fact, if anything, my respect for it (the Concerto) and the performance has matured. The Bach & Ysaye encore is a bonus! As for the De Falla - is this not an odd coupling? Perhaps, a Sibelius symphony would have been more desirable (we must have continuity in our concert programs/DVDs, people). Regardless, buy this DVD - and live forever!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sibelius as Sibelius would have wanted it, May 8, 2005

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Violin Fan (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sibelius - Violin Concerto /De Falla - Nights in the Gardens of Spain (DVD)

Sibelius was a failed virtuoso violinist. He poured his love for the violin into this concerto, which is full of difficulties beyond his own ability as a performer. It is a virtuoso concerto in the Romantic tradition, and in Vengerov it has found the ideal interpreter. Whether or not you find the visuals off-putting is a matter of personal taste (I don't mind them, while I can't stand Joshua Bell's affectations). For me what makes this an outstanding performance is Vengerov's uncanny ability to play the music like he owns it, like he means every single note in every single phrase, and thereby honoring Sibelius's idea of what a violin can do better than Sibelius himself could manage. Personal taste aside, that's *compelling*.

AND... as if that weren't enough, he throws in not one but two encores, Bach's Sarabande and Ysaye's Ballade, that he plays with just as much gusto. Difficulties melt away and the music just comes across, raw and full of power. I admit I'm biased--I think Vengerov is the most dynamic young player alive--but really, if you're a violinist or a fan of violin music, you owe it to yourself to see it and then make up your own mind.