Product Details

• Actors: Kathleen Battle, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Pope John Paul II, Trudeliese Schmidt, Gosta Winbergh
• Format: Classical, Color, 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
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sony
• DVD Release Date: February 20, 2001
• Run Time: 58 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000056MOQ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #75,666 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Mozart performance, September 23, 2005

By	M. Mellody "sacred music maven" (Johannesburg, South Africa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Musically this DVD is of superb quality. Von Karajan's conducting is - as usual - fantastic; the vocals are strong and without the shrill whine that passes for singing in too many performances these days (why do modern composers feel the need to use choirs composed mainly of squeaky voiced pre teens); the Orchestra is in great form; and the photography is very well done. Catholics will probably have no problem in following the Mass and relating it to the music, but people unfamiliar with the Catholic Eucharist will find themselves lost at time. The written notes on the performance are useless and I suggest that sacred music specialists will find reading Nel's article on Mozart's Coronation Mass much more useful.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another superb DVD of Karajan legacy, November 20, 2003

By A Customer

This DVD is a must for any Mozart fan, and any Karajan fan.
As usual the video and the music, are carefully edited.
Strongly recomend it.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More music than liturgy, March 20, 2006

By	H. Baker - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Wonderful to see the Coronation Mass sung in a liturgical context, though the focus in the video is on the music (naturally), rather than the pope celebrating Mass. Very moving nontheless. Not only is Karajan a great performer; John Paul is pretty impressive, too!