Product Details

• Actors: Andre Previn, Rpo
• Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
• 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: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: November 21, 2000
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004Z4VR
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #364,676 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Also worth owning by fans of Vaughan Williams and Roy Harris, March 19, 2005

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R. Evans (Montgomery AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sounds Magnificent (The Story of the Symphony) - Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 / Previn, RPO (DVD)

I thoroughly enjoyed this video, as I have enjoyed other videos in this series. Previn is the ideal host: clear, calm, authoritative but not smug, witty but not overly clever, and obviously in love with music and the people who compose it. He does not dominate in the performance; anyone who wants to see the details of how the music is made (rather than merely watching a conductor) will value this film. A special treat is the inclusion of the entire 3rd movement of Vaughan Williams's fifth sympthony, as well as the inclusion of part of a movement of the Roy Harris symphony #3. Anyone who loves Previn's performances of Vaughan Williams (whose music needs on film much more than it is) will treasure this video. Anyone who appreciates music that is not of the "dropped silverware" variety will also appreciate some of Previn's slightly pointed comments in the first part of the film.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Master Shostakovich honored by Previn, October 6, 2000

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Pablo Iglesias Alvarez "Glossu" (Mexico City, D.F. Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Story of the Symphony Vol. 6 - Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is after all a tribute to Shotakovich through the guide of Previn, using the analysis of the master's 5th Symphony. Previn is convincing, and of course the music is superb.

6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Previn Conducts & Explains Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony, October 12, 2002

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Leon Kuby (Roseville, CA (USA)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Story of the Symphony Vol. 6 - Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

There have been many conductors who have favored the music of Dimitri Shostakovich and have played his music at concerts and in recordings. Most of the recordings I have heard have been satisfactory, but not definitive, except for Andre Previn's recording of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony. When Previn was in his musical prime in England he showed a mastery of Shostakovich's music. The video that was recorded of the Fifth Symphony may not be the best example of Previn's mastery of the piece; however, it is worthwhile having in one's collection. Buy the cassette or CD of Previn's interpretation of this excellent symphony to determine how thrilling it can be if performed properly. Maxim Shostakovich also performed his father's music with great virtuosity, understanding and love.