| Description |
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Previously released in Europe in 2000. |
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Program notes in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian (21 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
The Devil's instrument -- Transcending the violin. |
| Credits |
Executive producer, Clive Sugars ; editor, Charlotte Tourres. |
| Performer |
Yehudi Menuhin, David Oistrakh, Isaac Stern, Fritz Kreisler, Nathan Milstein, Arthur Grumiaux, Jasha Heifetz ; Mischa Elman, Alexander Markov, Ivry Gitlis, Ruggiero Ricci, Joseph Szigeti, Zino Francescatti, Ruggiero Ricci ; Boris Goldstein, Michael Rabin, Joseph Hassid, Eugène Ysaÿe, Laurent Korcia, George Enescu, Ginette Neveu, Jacques Thibaud, Ida Haendel, Leonid Kogan, Henryk Szerying, violin ; with contributions from Ivry Gitlis, Ida Haendel, Hilary Hahn, Laurent Korcia, Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman, Mstislav Rostropovich ; Peter Hudson, narrator. |
| Summary |
Features archival performance footage and interviews, this film profiles the world of the violin in the 20th century and its most outstanding performers. ... some silent, and later resynchronised, film footage ..."--Container. |
| System Details |
DVD video; Dolby digital; mono., NTSC; 4:3 aspect ratio; coded for Region 1 (North America) playback only. |
| Language |
In English, French or Russian; subtitles in English, French, Spanish or Japanese. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Violin.
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Violin music -- History and criticism.
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Violinists -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Monsaingeon, Bruno. Director.
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Menuhin, Yehudi, 1916-1999. Performer.
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Oistrakh, David, 1908-1974. Performer.
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Stern, Isaac, 1920-2001. Performer.
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Ferras, Christian, 1933-1982. Performer.
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Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962. Performer.
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Grumiaux, Arthur. Performer.
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Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987. Performer.
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Elman, Mischa, 1891-1967. Performer.
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Markov, Alexander, 1963- Performer.
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Gitlis, Ivry. Performer.
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Ricci, Ruggiero, 1918-2012. Performer.
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Szigeti, Joseph, 1892-1973. Performer.
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Francescatti, Zino, 1902-1991. Performer.
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Golʹdshteĭn, Boris Ėmmanuilovich, 1921- Performer.
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Rabin, Michael, 1936-1972. Performer.
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Ysaÿe, Eugène, 1858-1931. Performer.
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Korcia, Laurent. Performer.
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Enesco, Georges, 1881-1955. Performer.
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Neveu, Ginette, 1919-1949. Performer.
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Thibaud, Jacques, 1880-1953. Performer.
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NVC Arts (Firm)
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Warner Music Vision (Firm)
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Idéale Audience International.
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IMG Artists (Firm)
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Sept/Arte (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Devil's instrument.
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Transcending the violin.
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| Music No. |
8573-85801-2 NVC Arts |
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