The Pyongyang concert [videorecording] / EuroArts Music, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, ARTE France, Thirteen/WNET, New York ; in association with the New York Philharmonic present ; directed by Michael Beyer ; produced by Paul Smaczny ; a production of EuroArts Music International ; in co-production with Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, ARTE France and Thirteen/WNET, New York ; in association with the New York Philharmonic ; in cooperation with European Broadcasting Union.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Edition:
Widescreen ed.
Publisher:
EuroArts Music International,
Copyright Date:
2008
Description:
1 videodisc (160 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (27 p. ; 18 cm.)
Title from container. Special features: Americans in Pyongyang: The New York Philharmonic's trip to North Korea. New York Philharmonic; conductor, Lorin Maazel. Originally broadcast in 2008. Recorded live at the East Pyongyang Grand Theater, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea on February 26, 2008.
Contents:
The concert: National Anthem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea "Aegukka"; National Anthem of the United States of America "The Star-Spangled Banner"; Prelude to Act III (Lohengrin) / Richard Wagner; Symphony No. 9 in E minor (from the New World) / Anton.
Summary:
Music became diplomacy when this courageous musical project united Americans and North Koreans. The musicians went from strength to strength in a beautiful program which illustrated the excellence of the orchestra. Conducted by Lorin Maazel.
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