Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 Resurrection [HD DVD]
by Michael Beyer
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Actor: Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Diana Damrau, Petra LangDirector: Michael Beyer
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: Dutch (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-02-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Euroarts
Movie Reviews of Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 Resurrection [HD DVD]
Movie Review: The best so far, but still room for improvement.
Summary: 4 Stars
Euroarts has released a production that is arguably the best yet of this genre- but I would like to hear better. The soundtrack is delightful. TrueHD has finally been shown off here. You should be playing this performance back on a large surround-sound system at reference volume. The sound is as large as a concert hall, crystal clear without compression noise. It is so obvious how compressed DVD sound is inferior when you hear this.
The video is just as clear, with no grain, and the video production makes interesting use of many camera angles within the orchestra. You almost feel as if you are playing along with the orchestra- but not quite. This is my problem: While the camera work is dynamic, the sound field is static. The front microphones are placed about 50 feet from the orchestra, based on my estimates of the time lag between the players movements and the sound arrival. (BTW, I do not have a lag problem in my system.) Also, the timbre of individual instruments changes with distance, so seeing a harp played from inches away, and hearing a distant harp sound is pretty distracting. Percussion instruments in general do not look right being played, because of the lag. This problem could be solved with a plethora of spot microphones placed in the orchestra, to support the close-in camera shots. The instrument sounds would be faded in and out of the front channels as necessary.
On the other hand, the static sound field is great as a stand-alone. In fact, for much of the production, I listened with my eyes closed, and enjoyed the sound without distraction from the changing video angles.
So, while this is amongst the best music video productions I have heard, there are some serious audio problems to be solved. Perhaps two soundtracks are in order, with one traditional, and the other with a moving soundstage. I hope that Euroarts, and others, will move forward with this type of production, although it will have to be on Blu-Ray Disk.
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