| Description |
3 videodiscs (334 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Performer |
Host and performer, Yo-Yo Ma, violoncello. |
| Note |
Originally produced from 1995-1997. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Presents cellist Yo-Yo Ma in artistic collaborations with Kabuki actor Tamasaburro Bando, garden designer Julie Moir Messervy, choreographer Mark Morris, ice dancers Jayne Torvil and Christopher Dean, and filmmaker Atom Egoyan, each involving Bach's six Cello Suites. Also includes a 3-D animation of Giovanni Battista Piranesi's "carceri" (prison) etchings set to Bach's Cello Suite no. 2. |
| Contents |
vol. 1. The music garden / directed by Kevin McMahon ; The sound of the carceri / directed by François Girard -- vol. 2. Falling down stairs / directed by Barbara Willis Sweete ; Sarabande / directed by Atom Egoyan -- vol. 3. Struggle for hope / directed by Niv Fichman ; Six gestures / directed by Patricia Rozema. |
| Note |
DVD-ROM features: interactive music scores, internet weblink, bios, production notes, discography, etc. |
| Language |
English dialogue with French or German subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Suites (Cello)
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| Genre/Form |
Music videos.
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| Added Author |
Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955-
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Fichman, Niv.
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Messervy, Julie Moir.
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Morris, Mark, 1956-
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Torvill, Jayne, 1957-
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Dean, Christopher, 1958-
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Bandō, Tamasaburō, V, 1950-
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Egoyan, Atom, 1960-
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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Suites, cello, BWV 1007-1012.
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Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.
Carceri d'invenzione.
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Rhombus Media (Firm)
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Sony Classical (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Yo-Yo Ma, inspired by Bach |
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Music garden.
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Sound of the carceri.
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Falling down stairs.
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Sarabande.
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Struggle for hope.
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Six gestures.
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| ISBN |
0738919128 v. 1 |
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0738919136 v. 2 |
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0738919268 v. 3 |
| Music No. |
SVD 89297 Sony Classical (v. 1) |
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SVD 89298 Sony Classical (v. 2) |
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SVD 89322 Sony Classical (v. 3) |
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