Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - A Self-Portrait
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Actor: Elisabeth SchwarzkopfDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 57 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-11-19
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: EMI Classics
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Movie Review: A fine introduction to Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Summary: 5 Stars
Even though it is a self-portrait with moments of unabashed self-laudation, it is still a fascinating look at a great artist and equally intriguing woman--one of many inner conflicts. One can tell that she was her own harshest critic, keenly aware of her limitations as well as strengths. The shortness of the film whets my appetite for more of her--recordings by her, books by and about her. My admiration for her is not diminished by the knowledge of her early political associations--so many of the German musicians of that era were in the same boat. Last but not least, this film does show her timeless beauty through the years.
Summary of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - A Self-Portrait
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf had one of the great voices of the 20th century, not particularly powerful but beautiful and superbly trained. She used it with a high level of intelligence and an exemplary sense of the value of the words she was singing. That voice, its development and its strengths (many) and weaknesses (few) are the subject of this fine documentary, narrated by Schwarzkopf. It is not a complete biography, but the voice is well displayed in film clips from throughout her career, beginning with the Nazi years in Berlin where she sang La Boh?me and Carmen in German.Later, she is shown briefly in more characteristic roles--aristocratic women in Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, and Der Rosenkavalier. Particularly gratifying is an uncut performance of "Porgi, Amor" from Figaro, But some of the best moments are devoted to lieder, the musical form for which she was born. She is shown testing the acoustics at Versailles before a recital there, performing with pianist Gerald Moore and conducting a master class in which she stresses the importance of the words. --Joe McLellan
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