Guitarra! A Musical Journey Through Spain
by Barrie Gavin
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Actor: Julian BreamDirector: Barrie Gavin
Brand: Kultur
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 240 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-11-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: D0067
Studio: Kultur Video
Movie Reviews of Guitarra! A Musical Journey Through Spain
Movie Review: A Collector's Treasure
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're a classical guitar music lover, you'll love it. If you're a music lover, or even a lover of art, you don't want to miss it.
Here we have an interesting history ( and the sad fate ) of the guitar, not only as told by Julian but also as observed by other renowned literary figures. It further takes us to a guitar manufacturer, showing us how some of the local Spanish guitarists would now play the instrument ( not just for flemingo music). It is doing so by giving us, in a subtle way, the full context of the relevant Spainish history and the development of art in the country...
Unlike J Williams' "The Seville Concert" where we have depictions after depictions of the monotonously static soloist, here we only have 1/3 of the time portraying the guitarist with the remaining 2/3 giving us the highlights of where the music was composed or first performed in Spain, and how their living was like, say, as depiected by Goya, the oil painter. Occasionally we even have interesting comparisons between the local modern living people with those appearing in the paintings!
Yes, I have seen "The Seville Concert" by Johan Williams filmed at Alcazar Palace; I have also seen "The Romantic Guitar" by E Fernandez accompanied by the English Chamber Orchestra. Each one of them runs about an hour. But either as a music lover or as a classical guitar music lover (as a fan of Segovia), I couldn't finish either one of them in one go despite the fact that their production was done with the most modern equipment of the 90's. Yet, despite the fact that this DVD is 10 or 15 years older than the other two, one can easily finish this 3 hrs film in a breath offering him with the most intriguing music. Why? Far better production: better music, plus better photography, and with no less fabulous accoustics. A treasure indeed. And I recommend viewers to watch this DVD alongside with " Shadow & Light" featuring J Rodrigo the composer who wrote Concerto De Aranjuez (where Pepe Romero appeared).
Summary of Guitarra! A Musical Journey Through Spain
Julian Bream is celebrated as one of the world's leading classical guitarists. He is featured in this series of eight 30-minute films, shot entirely on location in Spain, playing some of the finest pieces in the repertoire of the Spanish guitar. The program traces the evolution of the Spanish guitar over five centuries, from 1500 to the present day. Together, its music and history paint a rich portrait of Spain and her people. Bream plays in some of Spain's most magnificent old buildings and beautiful landscapes, creating through his performances a visual evocation of the culture, history and society that has given birth to the music. Seville, Toledo, Madrid, Barcelona and the Pyrenees -these and other locations form a vivid backdrop to his playing. Each program travels between Spain's past and present and includes a wealth of historical documentation -paintings, manuscripts, biographical sketches of composers, period instruments -as well as film of life in Spain today.For this series, Julian Bream asked the outstanding Spanish guitar maker, his long standing friend and colleague Jose Romanillos to make him a vihuela and a Baroque Spanish guitar and for the first time, he performs publicly on these instruments. In episode 4, he is joined by another master performer, Paco Peña, who plays Flamenco guitar and talks with Bream about its origins and meaning.Similar DVD Movies
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