Tavener: Fall and Resurrection
by David Kremer
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Actor: Adrian Peacock, City of London Sinfonia, Martyn Hill, Michael Chance, The BBC SingersDirector: David Kremer
Primary Contributor: City of London Sinfonia
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-04-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Etcetera
Movie Reviews of Tavener: Fall and Resurrection
Movie Review: a voice teacher and early music fan
Summary: 5 Stars
GRAMOPHONE: "THIS WORK COULD BE CALLED TAVENER'S CREATION, AN ORATORIO-LIKE ACCOUNT OF THE BIBLICAL TALE BEGINNING WITH THE REPRESENTATION OF PRIMORIDAL CHAOS....Tavener takes the story much further than Haydn...But like Haydn's this is a warmly mature work,epitomizing it's composer's style and personality...Tavener's richly exotic textures are beautifully evoked by Hickox and his forces...."
Fall and Resurrection tries to encompass, in brief glimpses, the events which have taken place since the beginning of time, and before time. The listener would do well to approach this work as if it were 'program music', similar to the the 'tone poems' of Richard Strauss.
It would also be helpful to hear the CD a few times before watching the DVD, because the music, itself, demands full attention, and that is impossible when watching the DVD since one tends to focus on the instruments, the conductor, the soloists and the choir. If you have some knowledge of the music beforehand, the DVD is quite interesting.
The DVD is excellent: good clear picture and sound and great shots of the soloists, conductor and choir. Tavener has indeed created many and varied sounds by using some most unusual instruments as well as composing some unique vocal effects and the singers are working hard to sing them. Michael Chance does a fabulous job of sailing up and down in quarter-tones.
This is Tavener at his best!!!!
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