DVD-9; Dolby digital 2.0; aspect ratio 4:3; all regions; NTSC. Elliott Carter, Helen Jones-Carter ; Charles Rosen and others ; Rotterdam Conservatory Chamber Choir, conducted by Huub Kerstens ; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert, conductor, Ursula Oppens, piano ; Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez, conductor, Alain Damiens, clarinet ; Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, Daniel Barenboim, conductor, libretto by Paul Griffiths ; Ensemble Sospeso, Stefan Asbury, conductor; Lucy Shelton, soprano ; Nieuw Ensemble, Ed Spanjaard, conductor, Susan Narucki, soprano. Extras: Booklet with essay, discography, biographies in English and photos ; chapter access, video catalogue, DVD-ROM section with multilingual booklet files. Bonus: Ring, a short feature by Frank Scheffer.
Contents:
Introduction of Elliott and Helen Carter -- The changeable and varied human being -- The experience of time -- The past and the beginning of modernism -- The new composers -- The study with Nadia Boulanger in Paris -- The synthesis of Schoenberg and Stravinsky -- The development of rhythm -- The Eisenstein's film 'Battleship Potemkin" and the musician as an individual -- The piano concerto and the Berlin Wall -- The clarinet concerto and the composer Pierre Boulez -- The sculptor Helen Jones Carter -- The Brooklyn Bridge -- The present and the opera 'What next?' -- The future and 'A mirror on which to dwell'.
Summary:
Shows composer Elliott Carter's musical development using New York City as a metaphor for our democratic society. Daniel Barenboim, Charles Rosen and Pierre Boulez give their views on Carter's music.
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