Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake / Barenboim, Scherzer, Matz, Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin
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Actor: Daniel Barenboim, Oliver Matz, Steffi ScherzerDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Anamorphic, Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 150 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-08-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Arthaus Musik
Movie Reviews of Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake / Barenboim, Scherzer, Matz, Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin
Movie Review: Barenboim's SWAN LAKE
Summary: 5 Stars
Tchaikovsky: SWAN LAKE. With Steffi Scherzer and Oliver Matz. Deutsche Staatsoper. Daniel Barenboim conductor.
There is more than one reason why people that love this wonderful ballet shouldn't loose this present edition: Not only the original idea of moving the action from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, not even the bravura of the dancers ( Steffi Scherzer is really wonderful...!), or the enchanting choreography for Drigo's 1895 additional number "Un Poco Di Chopin", but maybe, first of all, the incredible performance of the Deutsche Staatsoper conducted by Daniel Barenboim.
There are many editions of Swan Lake, and many of them have a notable or very good orchestral performances, but this one really has a splendid musical interpretation! Barenboim can be, once again, considered as one of the greatest interpreters of romantic music. The way he conducts this fantastic ballet is sensitive and deeply passionate as Tchaikovsky' s music really should be. The final scene is perhaps the most difficult part of this score to interpret well. Many conductors are not convincing or maybe fall when they have to play this finale, but Barenboim can conduct it without any week moment, perfectly expressing the highly emotional dramatism of the final scenes. Unfortunately this edition, as many others, isn't complete. Many numbers of the original score aren't performed. There are not so many operas or ballets that are so frequently cut as Swan Lake is. It would be pleasant to have DVD theatrical editions of the complete score much more often, but we can actually find them almost only in audio CDs.
Not less notable is Deutsche Staatsoper's "Nutcracker". Different dancers (wonderful too..), but same astonishing performance by Barenboim and his orchestra...
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Summary of Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake / Barenboim, Scherzer, Matz, Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin
A disaster at its 1877 premiere, the fantastical Swan Lake was revived in 1895 and has since established itself as the most popular ballet ever. Daniel Barenboim, conductor of this sumptuous performance at Berlin's Staatsoper Unter den Linden (of which he is artistic director and general musical director) says "Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake is a masterpiece that transcends its time!" The production uses choreography adapted and subtly modernized by Patrice Bart from the 1895 staging, which combined with elegant costume and set design results in a very traditional and thoroughly engaging evening's entertainment. Barenboim ensures that Tchaikovsky's score is a romantic delight, the ensemble dancing is highly polished, Oliver Matz passionately intense as Prince Siegfried, Steffi Scherzer making an enchanting fairytale heroine.The DVD's generally excellent anamorphically enhanced picture is almost completely free of grain, a slight soft focus in mid and long shots probably more attributable to the live production being shot on video rather than any fault in the transfer. Mastered in Dolby Digital 5.1, the sound mix is sensibly tied to the screen, the rear channels used to enhance live ambience, subtly establishing an effective sense of "being there." While the only "special feature" is a plot synopsis, the superior booklet also provides a synopsis, notes on Tchaikovsky and the writing of the ballet, the performance, and the performers. --Gary S. Dalkin, Amazon.co.uk
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