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Title:

The making of a performance [videorecording] : Tchaikovsky's 4th symphony / a production of the San Francisco Symphony.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Publisher:

SFS Media,

Copyright Date:

c2004

Description:

1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich,--1840-1893.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich,--1840-1893.--Symphonies,--no. 4, op. 36,--F minor.
Symphonies--Analysis, appreciation.
Symphony orchestras--United States.
Musical analysis.
Music appreciation.
Musicians--United States--Interviews.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.

Other Authors:

Thomas, Michael Tilson, 1944-
Kennard, David.
Saffa, Joan.
Gitler, Janette.
Halvorson, Gary (Gary A.)
Bronson, Michael.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Symphonies, no. 4, op. 36, F minor.
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.
SFS Media (Firm)
Independent Communications Associates.

Other Titles:

Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
Live performance of Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony.

Notes:

Host/presenter: Michael Tilson Thomas. San Francisco Symphony ; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor. Live performance recorded at Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, California. Live performance originally produced for the PBS television program Great Performances, copyrighted 2004. Bonus material includes a narrated slideshow about Tchaikovsky and the 4th symphony, a short film about the San Francisco Symphony, and a biography of Michael Tilson Thomas.

Contents:

The making of a performance: Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony / InCA productions ; produced and directed by David Kennard, Joan Saffa ; executive producer, Janette Gitler (56 min.) -- Live performance of Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony / director, Gary Halvorson ; producer, Michael Bronson (49 min.) -- Bonus material.

Summary:

Includes a documentary hosted by the San Francisco Symphony's music director Michael Tilson Thomas, who discusses the drama, pathos, elation, and despair embodied in Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony; the documentary features interviews with musicians as it takes the viewer behind the scenes to experience the preparation that goes into a performance of the piece. Also includes a live performance of the complete Tchaikovsky 4th by the San Francisco Symphony, with Thomas conducting.

Series:

Keeping score. MTT on music

OCLC:

(OCoLC)57197544

UPC:

821936000595

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)