Joseph Haydn - The Creation / Kirkby, Rolfe Johnson, George, AAM, Hogwood
by Chris Hunt
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Actor: Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Christopher Hogwood, Emma Kirkby, Kym Amps, Michael GeorgeDirector: Chris Hunt
Brand: Universal Studios
Orchestra: The Academy of Ancient Music
Composer: Joseph Haydn
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); Chinese (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); German (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DTS Surround Sound, Surround Sound
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: L'Oiseau-Lyre (Decca Classics)
Movie Reviews of Joseph Haydn - The Creation / Kirkby, Rolfe Johnson, George, AAM, Hogwood
Movie Review: Not quite what I expected
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a superb musical performance and recording of Haydn's The Creation. The soloists are excellent, as are the chorus and (very large) orchestra of period instruments. It is sung in English. Surprisingly there are no subtitles at all.
The video images are mostly of nature scenery, very beautifully filmed, though there are also some shots of landscape paintings. We also see the musicians at times, although it is not a live performance. We see the whole group only occasionally, and there are also set shots of the soloists with a different background than the church where the recording was made. My suspicion is that the audio recording was made first, then the "performance" visuals were added, with the singers and musicians miming to the audio recording. This was done very well, though there are some places where the images and sound are not perfectly synchronized.
I suppose it depends what you are looking for in a classical music DVD. If you want a video of an actual concert of Haydn's Creation you should look elsewhere (for instance the excellent TDK version conducted by Gustav Kuhn). But you might enjoy this if you like watching nature scenery while listening to music. The music is really wonderful.
Summary of Joseph Haydn - The Creation / Kirkby, Rolfe Johnson, George, AAM, Hogwood
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