BERLIN PHILHARMONIC STORY (NTSC) (Int'l version)

The Berlin Philharmonic Story

Picture Format: NTSC · 16:9 anamorphic
Sound Formats: PCM Stereo
Region Code: 0
Subtitles: German & English Version
Running Time: 60 mins

Cat. No: 2051808

• The Berlin Philharmonic are rated the world’s best orchestra by many music lovers. This documentation shows them close up


• A fascinating documentary telling not only the history of the famed Berlin Philharmonic but the history of 20th Century Berlin as well


• There are interviews with conductors Roger Norrington, Simon Rattle and Bernard Haitink, as well as with a number of players in the orchestra, all of which offer fascinating insights into the orchestra's behind-the-scenes activities and convey an impression of how the Berlin Philharmonic reached their remarkably high standard


• We follow the string of conductors associated with the BPO including Hans von Bulow, Artur Nikisch, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Herbert von Karajan and Claudio Abbado


• The portrait is rounded off with rare archive recordings and excerpts from great performances including are brief excerpt from an incredible Brahms Symphony No.4 with Furtwängler and a short sound clip of Arthur Nikisch conducting