Handel's Water music : recreating a royal spectacular / director, Fergus O'Brien ; producer, Suzy Klein ; BBC, Opus Arte co-production ; [DVD producer, James Whitbourn].
Publisher:
Opus Arte ;
Copyright Date:
2005?
Description:
1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + insert
Recorded in the United Kingdom and in Venice, Italy, July-Aug. 2003. Presented and narrated by Peter Ackroyd ; the English Concert ; Andrew Manze, conductor; contributors, Philippa Glanville, Jeremy Black, Simon Kahn. Originally produced for television in 2004. Special features: two different optional illustrated views which follow the river route as it would have looked in 1717; performance only version (19 min.).
Contents:
Documentary film (58:16) -- Extra feature: "Follow the river route as it would have looked in 1717 while listening to music ... ": From Suite no. 1 in F. Hornpipe (2:37) ; Air (2:24) ; Minuet (3:06) -- Suite no. 2 in D. Prelude (2:13) ; Hornpipe (4:03) ; Minuet (1:55) ; Lentement (1:39) ; Bourrà‚ee (1:51).
Summary:
Documents the story behind the premiere of Handel's "Water Music" on the Thames in 1717, with the English Concert performing favorite movements from the work in period costumes on the river.
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